Films on Demand, a streaming video platform used by Media Services, recently added 225 new titles to its collection, including a large number of TED Talks. Since it would be silly to list every single one, here’s a few highlights from their most recent batch… Humanities & Social Sciences Collection In Search of Genghis Khan […]
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Composer Marvin Hamlisch dies
Prolific composer Marvin Hamlisch died this Monday. Hamlisch was a media legend who won every conceivable award for his music – including an Oscar, Grammy, Tony, Emmy, Golden Globe, and the Pulitzer Prize for Music. His accomplishments are staggering; even if you don’t know his name, you may have heard pieces from one of his […]
Continue readingWhoops! YouTube accidentally pulls NASA videos
Sunday’s impressive Mars landing somehow continues to be relevant for Media Services – this time in a less fun and exciting way. NASA broadcasted live footage of Mission Control as the Curiosity rover landed, and to commemorate the occasion, they uploaded the clip to YouTube. But because of a snafu in YouTube’s copyright enforcement software, […]
Continue readingAlternative programming: The Olympics on film and television
The thirtieth Olympiad is well underway. If you don’t feel like watching gymnastics this evening, take the night off and check out one of these gold-quality videos from our collection. One Day in September — DVD 450Monty Python’s Flying Circus: Olympic Hide-and-Seek Final — HU DVD 771Olympia — DVD 1663Munich — HU DVD 2172Tokyo Olympiad […]
Continue readingFILMS ON DEMAND- New Titles by Subject ~ Two for one Friday
10,000 educational programs available for instant viewing online by AU students and faculty.Films-On-Demand is a state-of-the-art streaming video platform that makes it easy to incorporate educational programs from Films Media Group (FMG) into content management systems, online lesson plans, and distance learning courseware. FMG has been adding about 600 new titles per year. Nearly every […]
Continue readingFILMS ON DEMAND- New Titles by Subject
10,000 educational programs available for instant viewing online by AU students and faculty. Films-On-Demand is a state-of-the-art streaming video platform that makes it easy to incorporate educational programs from Films Media Group (FMG) into content management systems, online lesson plans, and distance learning courseware. FMG has been adding about 600 new titles per year. Nearly […]
Continue readingFILMS ON DEMAND- New Titles by Subject
10,000 educational programs available for instant viewing online by AU students and faculty. Films-On-Demand is a state-of-the-art streaming video platform that makes it easy to incorporate educational programs from Films Media Group (FMG) into content management systems, online lesson plans, and distance learning courseware. FMG has been adding about 600 new titles per year. Nearly […]
Continue readingVideo hack: Use InstantWatcher to browse Netflix streaming titles
The Netflix streaming catalog isn’t accessible to non-subscribers and even subscribers will find it a hassle to browse so Instant Watcher was created by a third-party developer to make that process less of a chore. The site’s design makes it look like a front for a pirate site but it’s purpose is nothing more than […]
Continue readingErrol Morris Live Streaming Event: November 6 from 3 – 4:30pm EST
BAFTA LAUNCHES “BAFTA GURU” RESOURCE WITH ERROL MORRIS EVENT Inaugural Event: First-Ever LIVE Global Stream Featuring Errol Morris, Academy Award winning Documentary Filmmaker on Sunday, November 6, 2011 from 3 – 4:30PM EST/12noon – 1:30PM PST NEW YORK, NY – November 1, 2011 — Today BAFTA in London announced the launch of the new online […]
Continue readingFilms on Demand – New titles added!
New titles from Films Media Group have been added to the following Films on Demand streaming collections. A few of the films are highlighted below: Humanities & Social Sciences Collection – 96 new titles DNA: Secret of Photo 51 – Streaming video One of the greatest scientific achievements of the 20th century was the discovery […]
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