Thursday’s Must Reads
We are developing content concepts for a daily newsletter. Following are our picks for today’s must-read articles for those in the social TV industry. Let us know your thoughts and suggestions at @socialtvdaily on Twitter.
Wishful Thinking, or Knowledge?
- Time Warner’s CEO Hopes Apple Makes A TV
In an interview at Business Insider’s IGNITION conference, Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes was asked what he thought about Apple making a TV.said that he hopes Apple makes a TV and applauded Apple for being a great device company. “I hope they do. I think Apple is a great device company. They bring good interface and navigation skills.” says Bewkes.
Read the article, via Cult of Mac http://www.cultofmac.com/203391/time-warners-ceo-hopes-apple-makes-a-tv/
- Comcast Roundup, via Technically Philly
Nice gathering of news about Philly’s Comcast
Read the article, http://technicallyphilly.com/2012/11/29/72b-for-a-decade-of-tv-rights-in-pro-sports-paid-for-by-half-your-cable-bill-comcast-roundup
Notable
- HBO: “Technology remains the major catalyst for change in the TV business”
Q&A with Bob Zitter, EVP and CTO of Home Box Office (HBO), on the role technology plays in changing the television business, the “end of linear broadcasts”, and his plans for the ‘HBO GO’ service.
Read the article, via IPTV News http://www.iptv-news.com/2012/11/hbo-technology-remains-the-major-catalyst-for-change-in-the-tv-business/
- Xbox: Broadcast model has evolved
“Linear broadcast models are not broken but they’re not the only show in town. Critically, a channel lives not just on an EPG, it lives on a variety of different social media platforms,” says Robin Pembrooke, VP productions and solutions at online video distribution firm Rightster.
Read the article, via C21 Media http://www.c21media.net/archives/94641
TV News
- Thursday’s TV Highlights
Who will buzz? Tonight’s TV highlights.
Read the article, via LA Times http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-thursdays-tv-highlights-the-big-bang-theory-cbs-20121128,0,971028.story
- ‘Charlie Brown Christmas’ wins ratings fight
Wednesday night’s annual telecast of A Charlie Brown Christmas won the 8 p.m. hour for ABC. The Peanuts gang’s 47-year-old special — the most popular of the franchise’s animated programs — delivered 8.9 million viewers and a 2.9 adults 18-49 rating. That performance outdrew CBS’ Survivor: Philippines (10.4 million, 2.7 rating) and Fox’s The X-Factor (8.1 million, 2.8) among adults 18-49.
Read the article, via Inside TV http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/11/29/charlie-brown-christmas-survivor-ratings/
Innovation in Retailing and TV
- Interview: Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen on Littlewoods’ Facebook TV show
UK retailer Littlewoods pioneering in interactive TV with a show on Facebook. Christmas special has 5,000 streams and a reach of 3.9M. Retail Week has an interview with one of the hosts of the show.
- See its Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/littlewoods
- See the show page at http://www.littlewoods.com/littlewoodslive
- Read the article, via Retail Week http://www.retail-week.com/companies/littlewoods/laurence-llewelyn-bowen-on-littlewoods-facebook-tv-show/5043354.article
- Twitter would be ‘poorer’ without TV, according to UK sales boss Daisley
Sixty per cent of Twitter’s UK users use it while watching TV and Twitter would be “poorer” without TV, according to Bruce Daisley, its sales director.Speaking at Twitter’s Tune in with Twitter event in London today, Daisley claimed the social network has a “phenomenal” relationship with TV, stressing that Twitter is “a layer” that exists alongside TV, rather than a competitor to it.
Read the article, via Mediaweek UK http://mediaweek.co.uk/news/1162286/Twitter-poorer-without-TV-according-UK-sales-boss-Daisley/
- TV Personalities and Twitter
Matt Lauer is OK with ‘Today’ show viewers’ gripes on Twitter, but admits, he rarely pays attention
New York Daily News TV editor writes about Today Show host Matt Lauer and Twitter after Thanksgiving, when users of the microblogging site commented on everything from Lauer’s mispronunciation of a popular Gershwin song to his aging appearance. “
Lauer on Twitter: I’m not on it enough to know,” he said of the negative comments. “I’m really not. I don’t pay enough attention to it.”
Read the article, via The New York Daily News http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/matt-lauer-afraid-angry-tweets-article-1.1210020?localLinksEnabled=false
- Weatherman’s fiancee stages naked coup of his Twitter feed
A former weatherman couldn’t have forecast his latest scandal, in which his fiancé took over his Twitter account while he was sleeping and unleashed a barrage of racy messages for his fans.
Read the article, via New York Daily News http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/weatherman-fiance-takes-twitter-asleep-post-sexy-pictures-article-1.1208817
