Tag: TV

• App review: Meerkat

  The other day is saw a discussion about whether Meerkat will or won’t last. Meerkat is a simple video app which lets people stream live to their Twitters. It launched about two weeks ago and has been talked about (and used) a lot since. Let’s do a quick review of the app: How did the app…

  marcabraham

  March 11, 2015

  Digital Content, Digital Publishing, Gamification, Online Trends, Social Media, Startups, Technology

  content, design, startup, streaming, technology, TV, video

• How supermarkets are becoming entertainment platforms

  Over the past year or so supermarket giants such as Sainsbury’s and Tesco have started venturing into entertainment content. A good example is supermarket giant Tesco which acquired We7 (digital music) and Blinkbox (video on demand) last year. Its UK competitor Sainsbury bought online entertainment platform Global Media Vault and Anobii (eBooks) around the same time. I wondered about…

  marcabraham

  May 20, 2013

  Amazon, Digital Content, Digital Strategy, eCommerce, Online Trends, Product Management, Technology

  Amazon, cross-platform, eCommerce, Lovefilm, Netflix, streaming, TV

• zeebox – the value is in sharing and discovery

  Like music, TV is another traditional medium that has gone social. Forget about ‘just’ watching a show on TV’ that is only half the fun nowadays. Watching something on telly is one thing, but the conversation around it on  social media such as Twitter and Facebook is pushing the way in which we consume TV…

  marcabraham

  June 6, 2012

  Digital Content, Social Media, Startups

  content, cross-platform, discovery, Rdio, socialmedia, Spotify, startup, TV

• How smart is Smart TV?

  I have been interested in Smart TV for a while now and I think it is an interesting area to look into. First of all, because it is TV and, despite what some people might think, TV still drives an enormous part of how we consume content. Secondly, the integration between telly and the Internet is likely…

  marcabraham

  April 21, 2012

  Digital Content, Online Trends, Technology

  Smart TV, TV

• Amazon is really getting into interactive TV

  Back in January, Amazon acquired Lovefilm to strengthen its position in the online video market. It has now bought Pushbutton a London-based digital agency specialised in interactive television content and services for new platforms such as Internet Protocol Television (IPTV), internet-enabled TV sets and tablets. Pushbutton counts the linkes of Sky, BBC, Virgin and Microsoft among its clients…

  marcabraham

  September 10, 2011

  Amazon, Digital Content, eCommerce, Technology

  Amazon, eCommerce, Lovefilm, Netflix, TV