Broadband Content Bits: April 10, 2006: Jersey Docs; Akamia; German BBC

DeVito, Freeman ink deal for broadband docu channel: Danny DeVito has become the first artist to create a channel on the broadband entertainment service ClickStar. He has unveiled Jersey Docs, a showcase for documentary programing from around the world…DeVito will provide the artistic direction for Jersey Docs, while ClickStar will handle acquisition, delivery, marketing and other business functions.
High-def TV not ready for Net’s prime time: While Hollywood and the consumer electronics industry are gambling on new HD video formats and televisions, there may not be enough room in the Net’s pipes or in the servers offering video streams to make HD videos, which can require twice as much broadband capacity as traditional videos, a regular part of the Internet viewing experience.
YouTube content with video presence online: A profile of, who else, YouTube…
Akamai rebounds amid multimedia boom on Web: It has 150 new jobs in engineering, sales, marketing, and finance, and wants to fill them with top college graduates and seasoned professionals.
Germans get online view of BBC: Subscribers will be able to rent a range of programmes, including Big Cat Diary, Life in the Undergrowth and How Art Made the World, for an introductory price of just รข

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