Q&A: Hulu CTO Richard Tom on the future of television It’s rather stunning to think that Hulu was just a germ of an idea five years ago. Obviously, the entertainment… Read More
Channels as apps? How Apple could reinvent television The reports of Apple’s attempts to come out with a new television product just got a little more interesting. The… Read More
Mini-documentary: ‘A symphony of computer coding’ at KING5 online news hackathon A while back we covered the buildup to (and dustup over) the “Hacking Seattle News” event organized by KING-5. The goal of… Read More
Microsoft tries to reinvent TV ads in Xbox Live overhaul Microsoft’s overhauled Xbox Live dashboard, rolling out this week, marks the start of a new effort by the company to change… Read More
Q&A: How Comcast is adjusting to our changing TV habits How are people actually using the web and mobile apps to interact with traditional television content? What’s next for the… Read More
Why KING TV is hosting a hackathon, with a $10k prize Seattle’s KING-5 is doing something unusual later this month, or at least something unusual for a regional television station. It’s… Read More
Andy Rooney targets Bill Gates in 2nd best rant in PC history As much as Andy Rooney might have turned himself into a caricature over the years, he is an iconic crank,… Read More
Bill Nye tries to convince Fox News that science isn’t politics On certain cable news channels these days, it seems like every story is a chance to subtly (or not-so-subtly) score… Read More
Despite uproar, Netflix expects price overhaul to pay off Netflix’s quarterly results today are being closely watched for the impact of the customer outrage over the price hikes recently… Read More
Poll: Time to dump Netflix? Netflix caused an uproar among its users today with a change in its subscription plans that boils down to a… Read More
Dude, where’s my TV station? Michael Dell buys Seattle’s KFFV Michael Dell has emerged as the winning bidder of Seattle-area TV station KFFV TV. The Seattle Times, which first reported… Read More
WiFi over TV spectrum: Microsoft tests ‘white spaces’ in U.K. Microsoft and a large group of companies in the U.K. are launching a new trial of wireless Internet transmissions on… Read More
Your TV is ringing: Comcast to offer Skype video calls in HD Skype this afternoon announced a partnership with Comcast to bring video calls to more television sets — signaling that it… Read More
Xbox plans Live TV, YouTube, Bing search, hints at DVR Microsoft this morning confirmed plans to offer a live television service to users of its Xbox Live service, and hinted… Read More
How sex columnist Dan Savage ended up in a Google Chrome television ad Viewers of the TV show “Glee” this week were treated to a couple of surprises during one of the commercial… Read More
Comcast iPad app adopts Microsoft media technology In a bit of cross-lake collaboration, Microsoft is now working with thePlatform, Comcast’s Seattle-based tech subsidiary, to integrate some of… Read More
How Microsoft would get people to watch commercials Today’s nomination for Wackiest Microsoft Idea of the Week is a newly surfaced U.S. patent application with this head-scratching title:… Read More
Podcast Rewind: Hanson Hosein on SxSW, iPad 2, NYT paywall Our guest this past weekend on the inaugural GeekWire Podcast was television news veteran and gadget aficionado Hanson Hosein, director… Read More
Netflix dominates digital movies … but where’s Amazon.com? A new report today from the NPD Group market research firm offers up some fascinating details on the digital home… Read More
Surgery meets social media: Robotic procedure to be webcast, tweeted Yes, even the operating room has a hash tag now. Aiming to promote its latest robot-assisted surgical technology, Swedish Orthopedic… Read More
