Blog Archives for the tag tv

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Hermione Way of The Next Web to Star In New Bravo TV Show

The news is out, today the world has heard about a new reality TV show being made for US TV network Bravo about Silicon Valley, starring a cast of seven…

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Roku Launches Its First Android App

We’re big fans of the Roku streaming box that aims to replace cable TV around here. It starts at just $49.99 and lets you watch Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Instant Video,…

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Latest Google+ TV Ad is a True Personal Story

If you watched The Grammys last night, you might have seen a new commercial for Google+ called “New Dad”. I was doing dishes at the time and wasn’t watching the…

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Apple To Air Two New Siri Ads

In the tradition of themed ads from Apple, such as the ones for FaceTime that featured grandparents seeing their grandkids for the first time, the company has been whipping up…

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Super Bowl 46 Saw 13.7M Related Tweets

Not only was Sunday’s Super Bowl the most viewed sporting event ever on television, it was the most viewed television program ever with a whopping 111.3M viewers. That’s pretty impressive…

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Revision3 Had a Huge 2011 With 800 Million Views

Revision3, the Internet TV network, posted some hefty numbers to cap off its successful 2011. While its flagship show Diggnation decided to end its run, the company added a myriad…

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Ubuntu Unveils 'TV For Human Beings" Project

CES is the land of gadgets and everyone seems to be getting into the act. Today, Ubuntu unveiled something it’s referring to as “TV for human beings’. The operating system…

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Google+ Promo With Bill Walton and Friends

Google has been rolling out promos on TV and web for Google+, and they’re actually kind of cute. This one is no exception. In it, former NBA players Bill Walton,…

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Survivor Producer Teams Up With ACTV8 For Social TV

Audience participation has come a long way in television, with Twitter doing wonders for ratings and interaction. Technology are jumping on the bandwagon for this trend, and apparently successful television…

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Can Apple remain magic? Maybe

Apple has been a runaway train since its release of the iPod. People from 10-70 years old are carrying some sort of Apple device in their pockets these days. Remember…

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PBS to air Steve Jobs - One Last Thing

PBS has announced that the station will air an hourlong Steve Jobs documentary entitled “One Last Thing” on Wednesday November 2nd at 10pm ET. The documentary will feature interviews with…

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How Media Check-in Apps Will Change TV

Last night I watched a Canadian slacker comedy movie called Weirdsville. Do you care? Probably not, but if you were following me on media ‘check-in’ services Miso or Get Glue…

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Apps on your TV: The Possibilities

2011 looks set to be the year that Internet-connected TVs become truly mainstream. There’s a lot more potential here than just downloading movies and watching Hulu on a big screen,…

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Is 99 Cents To Little To Rent?

You have to hand it to Apple, they really do push the mold. On the heels of their 99 cent rental announcement for the Apple TV, a firestorm of executive babble…