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DirecTV and Viacom Feud Goes Public

Posted by on Jul 12, 2012 in New Media, Television | No Comments
DirecTV and Viacom Feud Goes Public

Jersey Shore and Spongebob fans were dealt a low blow this past Wednesday when the dispute between Viacom and DirecTV resulted in the very public pulling of channels like Nickelodeon, MTV, VH1 and Comedy Central. The blackout is the result of a failure to determine how much money DirecTV will pay Viacom for channels that have become household ...

What Is ‘Social TV’?

Posted by on May 21, 2012 in Blog, New Media, Social Media, Television | No Comments

http://adage.com/article/the-media-guy/hype-things-social-tv/234134/ -What is Social TV “Millions of people are now partaking of the “dual-screen” experience — watching TV while using a smartphone (or tablet) to share (primarily on Twitter and Facebook) their thoughts about what they’re viewing and to “check in” to shows (on services like GetGlue and Viggle). The result: a massive and rapidly expanding ...

It’s About the Content

A recent article from AdAge Digital entitled, ‘AOL Touts New Scripted Series and Celeb-Fronted Video Content at ‘NewFront’’ discusses AOL’s intent to bring scripted digital content in the form of short episodes to AOL viewers. The videos will range from 5-7 minutes and use the likes of well-known celebrities such as Heidi Klum and Jennifer ...

iPad Magic

Isn’t technology wonderful? The versatility of an iPad provides almost no need to go to a magic show anymore. In the below video, watch Charlie Caper and Erik Rosales give a presentation on Stockholm using killer visuals. Via Big Geek Daddy

TV and Tablet Interaction

Airplane reading.  This supports the THINK non-preroll approach where ads are inserted “TV style” making a TV/ Tablet interaction even more seamless.  Yet another approach that’ll make THINK in sync with what America wants. And for your Tablet/TV reading pleasure: AdAge Digital Article: Sony’s Bob Wiesenthal: The Future of TV Is the Tablet MediaPost News ...