Chris Anderson predicted broadcast TV would die, but it didn’t. Social media is the new watercooler He reports one executive’s comment that social media is the new watercooler, providing the vehicle to share cultural references and keeping the shared viewing experience alive. Live events are a common example of traditional TV and social media working in harmony, [...]

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Samsung’s new Smart TV makes your telly look like an iPad – programmes and services displayed as neat square apps ready to be summoned in a click. But has television (and more pertinently the television industry) finally embraced digital and social technologies to enhance the viewing experience? TV’s path to embracing the web has not [...]

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