Social TV Sling Media about to launch video portal By Kent Chapline on Oct. 2, 2008 - 6:36 AM The folks behind the Slingbox are starting to show off their upcoming video portal and sharing service, sling.com. They announced it many months ago, but now they’re inviting some Slingbox users to a private beta. Accord ...
Social TV Boston Globe launches new weekly sports tabloid By Kent Chapline on Sep. 25, 2008 - 6:38 AM Today the Boston Globe launches its new 24-page weekly sports tabloid, called OT. Beyond the obvious (which they never mention because it is so obvious), they say OT stands for “Our Town/Our Teams.” It’s going ...
Social TV Twitter redesigns By Kent Chapline on Sep. 18, 2008 - 9:12 PM Late this afternoon Twitter rolled out a new design and tweaked their technology. As they explain in their blog, they rearranged the navigation a little, added some page-customization options, and set it up to refresh posts with ...
Social TV Multi-station, multi-market analog switchoff tests planned By Kent Chapline on Sep. 18, 2008 - 8:41 PM Group station owner ION is working with cable & satellite providers and other station owners to set up a multi-market analog switchoff test for next month. So far, B&C says stations in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisc ...
Social TV Fox Sports boss not sold on streaming games By Kent Chapline on Sep. 7, 2008 - 6:19 PM Hot on the heels of NBC’s live stream of the first NFL game of the season, the head of Fox Sports says he’s not sure how much he likes the idea of streaming games. Ed Goren told Broadcasting & Cable “the bi ...
Social TV More big newspaper layoffs/buyouts announced By Kent Chapline on Sep. 3, 2008 - 9:43 PM It’s the same sad song, different sad verse. Today three newspapers announced layoffs or buyout offers that could affect more than 500 jobs altogether. Two are McClatchy papers: the Charlotte Observer, which aims to eliminat ...