Written by Duncan Bell on May 10, 2016

Usain Bolt at Rio 2016: 9.58 seconds to break the internet?

A Reuters news report two days into the London Olympics four years ago reads almost like a spoof. It begins: “Sports fans attending the London Olympics were told on Sunday to avoid nonurgent text messages and tweets during events because overloading of data networks was affecting television coverage.” The warning came despite extensive contingency planning. This included...

Media

MediaTech 1.0 was about disruption; MediaTech 2.0 must be about the consumer

Forget FinTech, HealthTech and InsurTech – MediaTech preceded them all. The seeds of disruption for broadcasters and publishers were sown in the mid to...

Media

Going underground

I'm a keen app user - everything from social media and gaming to ordering pizza. And the launch of Amazon Underground has got me thinking about how the media and entertainment industry will soon be facing a subscription revolution – if it isn't already. Revolutionising the media landscape Amazon Underground is a new shopping app on Android which provides premium apps...

Diversity’s difficult dilemma

08/09/2016

Haydn Jones

For a sector contributing almost £80bn to the UK’s GDP, the technology industry needs a stronger critical mass of direction to challenge its cultural... Read more

Media for the Millennials

22/12/2015

Emily Williams

In a world where it is claimed that only 1% of advertising is compelling for millennials, and the consumption of media is accepted to... Read more

Digital identity & privacy in a non-linear world

07/12/2015

Haydn Jones

When asked to reflect on the reasons why Google is able to offer its range of search and productivity... Read more

Feeding the competition?

04/11/2015

Haydn Jones

When an industry is in the throes of disruption relationships change and organisational characteristics morph. In disrupted sectors competitors become partners and partners become... Read more