Twitter to Launch Own TV Series
According to this article from the BBC, a TV series based on Twitter is being developed.
The show will use the social networking site as the basis for interactive competitions, involving celebrities and Twitter users.
The unscripted series is currently being developed by two production companies in the US.
“It captures what’s best about Twitter,” Reveille Productions’ Noah Oppenheim said, “and it’s a compelling TV show in its own right.”
The ‘micro-blogging’ service, which allows users to post ‘tweets’ of up to 140 characters, was launched in 2006.
It’s now one of the fastest-growing social networking sites, and numbers celebrities Ashton Kutcher, Jonathan Ross and Stephen Fry as regular users.
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US Internet Video Viewing Up 50 Percent
US television consumption is on the rise, on every platform available, according to a new report from The Nielsen Company. Monthly time spent watching video on the Internet grew especially quickly, up over 50 percent since the first quarter of last year.
Nielsen’s quarterly “Three Screen Report” looks at Americans’ media consumption habits, and this latest edition reveals that the average American watches a staggering 153 hours of TV every month at home, a 1.2% increase from last year.
The Internet video-watching numbers are dwarfed in comparison: the 131 million Americans who do watch video on the Internet watch an average of only about three hours of video online each month (both at home and at work.) However, this figure is still significantly higher than the average hour and 57 minutes people spent watching Internet video each month, during the same time period last year.
The 13.4 million Americans who watch video on mobile phones watch on average about 3 ½ hours of mobile video each month, but figures for mobile video watching were not tracked at this time last year, so one can’t examine how and whether that figure is greater than during the same time in 2008.
Nielsen credits “strong brand marketing” and big news events like the Super Bowl and the Presidential Inauguration with the strong growth in online video-watching during the first-quarter of 2009. They forecast continued growth in Internet video audiences, as more people get broadband Internet connections and computer hardware with better video-streaming capabilities.
The report also forecasts growth in mobile video consumption, with more and better mobile content available, and the rise of the mobile web as a viewing option. A more detailed explanation of Neilsen’s “Three Screen Report” can be found here.
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PPMA Conference 2009 profiled on Public Sector HR Podcast show #018
Public Sector HR Podcast show #018 was released last week, with a special show recorded at the recent PPMA Conference in Manchester.
The theme of the conference was Purpose, Passion and Performance with a focus on how to drive an organisation through the downturn and into the future. There was a wide variety of speakers, from a range of organisations and the highlight of the event was a session given by Leadership and HR guru, David Ulrich.
Throughout the three days, I caught up with a selection of the speakers, starting with the incoming PPMA President, Gillian Hibberd.
To listen to the show click here and to check out previous shows visit www.publicsectorhrpodcast.co.uk
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Yudu CEO Richard Stephenson profiled on Business Ears podcast show #038
Business Ears show #038 was released on Wednesday and features an interview with Richard Stephenson CEO and majority shareholder of Yudu Media – the online publishing network accessed in over one hundred and eighty countries worldwide.
Nurtured by Richard since 2003, the business that has grown into Yudu comprises two websites:
- yudupro.com – a site aimed at professional publishers, key clients include The Financial Times and Metro
- yudu.com - a site that allows user generated content such as e-books, e-magazines, music and photos to be published free
In the interview Richard, who can be described as an ambitious and impatient entrepreneur with global experience, talks us through how he is building Yudu into one of the most dynamic businesses at the forefront of media convergence…and he also shares some of his top business tips for good measure!
You can listen to Richards’s interview here and to check out previous shows visit www.businessears.co.uk
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