Category Archives: Television

Pessimistic about TV Apps

Posted on January 31, 2012 by gareth

I spoke on Guardian’s Tech Weekly Today, about how I see the future for dedicated TV Apps somewhat lacking. Continue reading →

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Is Facebook Open Graph going to enable “proper” social TV

Posted on September 23, 2011 by gareth

Facebook have given us a rich vocabulary to describe media consumption, have we just social TV better than the humble hash-tag? Continue reading →

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Big things are obvious, but sometimes smaller things niggle as much

Posted on August 1, 2011 by gareth

While I love my Apple TV, I would love it more if it just triggered my TV to change channel when it powered up. Continue reading →

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Hashtags as plausible deniability from compliance

Posted on July 26, 2011 by gareth

Rather than hosting discussions themselves, when Broadcasters provide a Hashtag, are they enabling people to have the conversation, but without the compliance implications of fully associating things with your brand-name. Continue reading →

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On content consumption and twitter

Posted on May 25, 2009 by gareth

The rise of the likes of twitter make what your friends are doing more relevant to when you watch television – how can broadcasters harness this to increase the incidents of “event tv” Continue reading →

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