Google Chromecast takes on TV Jump to media player Google's Chromecast is a device which plugs into your television, allowing users to stream content like web video and music wirelessly from a mobile device or laptop.
Then there's the rise in episodic interactive entertainment, driven by the success of the Bay Area's Telltale Games, whose takes on TV's "The Walking Dead" and "Game of Thrones" feel more like spinoff chapters of the popular series rather than a game-y interpretation.
In last year's Rowling-free list, the second- and third-placed books (by Victoria Hislop and Marina Lewycka) were both R&J-backed debuts, and the older generation of novelists seemed to have vanished, as if scared to take on TV-promoted whippersnappers.
Yesterday was supposed to be the day that live Web video streaming took on TV broadcasting.
Between making appearances and running his law firm, he gave me the inside scoop on what it takes to get on TV and radio for free.
Samsung still plans to show off a forthcoming Google TV model at the Consumer Electronics Show, while Vizio will demonstrate its take on Google TV in private demonstrations.
The film has been billed as an "edgy, raunchy and hopefully funny as all hell" take on the TV show about a group of lifeguards working in Los Angeles.
For years, the media industry has speculated, somewhat worriedly, that big tech companies wanted to branch out, to take on the TV companies – to acquire rights to premium content.
Rather than speculate, I decided to visit a few people at the CES booths of Samsung, Sony and LG in order to get their take on Smart TVs.
An offbeat take on the legendary shops of TV comedies.
