Tag Archives: Interactive Television

A new study reported this morning on Mediapost.com (registration required) describes a study commissioned by ESPN to study the use of DVRs by non-early adopters. The report says that 57% of people given a DVR, ultimately returned the unit because … Continue reading →

The gray lady reports today that Tivo was close to a deal with Comcast (free registration required) to put TiVo technology into Comcast’s set-top-boxes, but TiVo’s board backed out based on the recommendation of Michael Ramsey, then CEO and Chairman. … Continue reading →

DirecTV launched three ‘mosaic’ television channels on Thursday at CES in Las Vegas. The channels aggregate into one screen six or seven video signals by category, allowing a news junkie to keep tabs on CNN, CNN Headline News, CNBC, MSNBC, … Continue reading →

Today, I presented to the American Film Instititue Enhanced Television Interactive Showcase. I showed a behind-the-scenes look at ‘Crossfire Interactive,’ a project where we created a synch-to-broadcast environment on the Web which allowed users to comment on the show, participate … Continue reading →