Changes are afoot in the world of on-demand TV and video that could not only impact the viewing patterns of early adopters and the masses, but bring about a seismic shift in advertising revenues which are today mostly TV-driven. In fact, I am fairly certain that the masses will get there sooner than expected, if … Continue reading »
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CES. Smart TVs, Las Vegas and the missing porn stars
The Consumer Electronics Show was in full swing last week. Armed with my loyal Canon 350D, my Ray Ban glasses and a bit of a hangover I also showed up in the outskirts of Las Vegas hoping to catch a glimpse of the latest gadgets and new technologies first hand. TV seems to come out … Continue reading »
Christmas TV ad controversy. But don’t worry, Santa will probably still come …
I saw this video all about Christmas TV ads (via @JulietDuV). And most amusing it is too. Give it a play. It mentions, of course, the controversy around the John Lewis Christmas 2011 ad. An absolute cracker (IMO) using The Smith’s song, “Please, Please, Please, Let me Get What I want”. Perhaps I should have … Continue reading »
‘Turning the couch potato in to the golden egg’
Yesterday I attended the 3rd annual Future TV Advertising Forum – lots of future gazing and not all from a UK perspective but some good stuff relevant for us and our clients nonetheless. In terms of Europe, the UK is leading way with emerging TV formats – we can look to the US to … Continue reading »
Same old stories – the joy of repetition
As reality entertainment season reaches its peak, we find IACGMOOH striding into its 10th consecutive year, while X-Factor and Strictly are mid way though their 8th and 9th instalments respectively. You’d be forgiven for wondering where original and new TV content will emerge from to challenge the domination of the Autumn juggernauts, as they roll … Continue reading »
Alan Turing, hero
On Monday night, I watched a preview of a forthcoming Channel 4 film called World’s Greatest Codebreaker (typical Channel 4 programme title. Possessive noun - Superlative Adjective – Noun). It was the story of the life and work of Alan Turing, the man who cracked the Enigma code in the Second World War and saved us from being beaten by … Continue reading »
Do Churned and Nu Vibe have more in common than they’d like to admit?
Now I like X Factor as much as the next man but I’ll be honest – I haven’t seen the Yeo Valley ad yet. Well at least not on X Factor. I’ve looked it up on You Tube naturally but I think that’s probably because of the interest around the campaign in the industry I … Continue reading »
