Category Archives: Television

Today’s Google Doodle celebrates Doctor Who 50th anniversary with character-based game.

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Stefano

Believe it or not, Doctor Who has been traveling around on TV for half a century, since it was first aired in 1963. 50 years means obviously nothing to a Time Lord as the Doctor… Today Google celebrates the 50th … Continue reading →

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Concept commercial: how Apple though 1997 would be as seen from 1987…

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Stefano

This is actually computing archaeology… Here comes a concept commercial (never aired, AFAIK) from Apple with a very curious forecasting of 10 years from… 1987. This is how John Sculley (along with all the guys running Apple those days) imagined … Continue reading →

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Wacky Races-inspired TV Commercial Ad by Peugeot 208 GTI

Posted on May 26, 2013 by Stefano

You may remember Wacky Races cartoon from the 60s (or you may not). Now, in 2013, Peugeot Brazil is releasing this Wacky Races-inspired TV commercial ad, made by Young & Rubicam with Partizan advertising agency, for its brand new Peugeot … Continue reading →

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iPhone 5 fever? Jimmy Kimmel shows how much people get fooled by an old iPhone 4!

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Stefano

Looks like people get really crazy about iPhone 5! ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel shows in this footage on the road, how much people can be fooled by thinking they’re using a real iPhone 5!

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London 2012: James Bond escorts The Queen to the Olympics Games opening ceremony

Posted on July 28, 2012 by Stefano

Ok, I’m a James Bond/007 long-time fan, but this video by BBC gets the real Crown (!) for the London 2012 Best Promotional Video ever (IMHO)! Forget about boring TV ads, old-style promotional video reels: this is the kind of … Continue reading →

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London 2012 Olympic Games: opening ceremony, media coverage and… plenty of smartphone and tablet apps!

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Stefano

London 2012! Opening ceremony will start today at 9PM (London time) at the Stratford Olympic stadium, well-known director Danny Boyle is in charge of directing the show. Friends at theiFile.com have just released a post including all official London 2012 … Continue reading →

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Facebook + CNN = total coverage of 2012 election – the dawn of a digital democracy?

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Stefano

As Mashable reports Facebook is teaming up with CNN to socialize coverage of the 2012 election, as the social network aims to become a “second screen” for political coverage. The new experience, “America’s Choice 2012,” will encourage Facebook’s 160 million … Continue reading →

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Back from 1984: Apple’s Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak (and John Sculley) in a GhostBusters video – fighting IBM

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Stefano

Who said Steve Jobs had no sense of humour? Take a look at this Apple‘s 1984 Ghostbusters spoof video where Steve Jobs, Steve “Woz” Wozniak and former Apple CEO John Sculley appear and fight, as BlueBusters, IBM world-invasion plans. The … Continue reading →

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TNT Channel viral video: they really know advertisement, just “push to add drama”!

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Stefano

Belgian TNT Channel used this spot and I guess it’s really crazy, sheer genius! [Via TNT TV Belgium]

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Social TV: ConnecTV announces March Madness: basketball will never be the same – social

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Stefano

I love Social TV! I guess it’s the next big thing putting together all tech stuff: mobile + social media + TV. USA Social TV company ConnecTV, has announced its March Madness line-up of innovative content features for the biggest … Continue reading →

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