September 29, 2021
Is the streaming entertainment industry ready for the next generation of fans?
As September draws to a close and the final quarter of the year looms, there’s…
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September 29, 2021
The Right To Play
The results of Epic Games’ lawsuit against Apple are in, they lost eight counts to…
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July 7, 2021
Making a Play for Connection, Competition and Co-Creation: Where Could Gaming Go Next?
A year of stay-at-home mandates, quarantines and new routines forced the many sectors relying on…
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July 7, 2021
What does the future hold for video game live streaming?
Some of us streamed series; lots of us streamed video games. At one point last…
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July 7, 2021
Has the time finally come for good video game adaptations?
Historically the relationship between video games and films has not always been an amicable one,…
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May 18, 2021
A Netflix series not intended for bingeing…
Mental health and wellness tech has taken off in recent years, using apps, in particular,…
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April 29, 2021
Listen Up – Podcasts
The podcast business is booming. The number of podcasts on Spotify has more than tripled…
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March 29, 2021
Why do I have so many headphones, and what do they say about me?
When you look around your Working from Home set-up, how many pairs of headphones can…
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March 29, 2021
What does it mean to be a home audio brand in a category that Amazon has it’s sights set on?
Alexa once again appeared in the limelight in a SXSW panel discussion this year. The…
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February 23, 2021
The changing face of exercise: how tech is changing the way we move
The exercise industry has been shaken up over the last 12 months leaving us with…
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February 23, 2021
Brand disruptors – a lucky hand or a quick draw?
We are into a new year, and as our resolutions fall like snow onto muddy…
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January 27, 2021
Strava saw huge growth in 2020, but where next?
Competitive social media or premium athletic tracking? Or something else? We’ve seen the Strava 2020…
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January 27, 2021
Why we’re all subscribers now
Driven by necessity I hardly need to say this but didn’t the world look different 12 months…
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December 15, 2020
Apple Arcade Revisited: Xbox, mobile and cloud gaming
Apple and Microsoft collaborating? In 2020, anything’s possible. On the back of adding Apple TV…
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December 15, 2020
TVE’s 2020 Tech Tales
It’s December and 2020’s nearly done – finally! In a year where tech’s played a…
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November 25, 2020
Ho ho ho – How Tech will keep us jolly safe this Christmas
So, here it is. The Christmas festive season is upon us. But the Grinch has…
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November 13, 2020
Are Content Creators where the money’s at, or is it the Prosumers more broadly?
Firstly, what’s a Content Creator? Take, for example, a YouTuber who creates, edits and produces…
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October 27, 2020
What’s really at the heart of the new Apple Watch Series 6?
‘I believe, if you zoom out into the future, and you look back, and you…
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October 26, 2020
Game on: Gaming is going next level
The masks are off, the game-face is on… it’s time to play. The time is…
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October 26, 2020
QR codes the sequel
I’m not saying ‘I told you so’ because the sad circumstances that have brought about…
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September 14, 2020
3D Audio finally has a purpose, thank you PlayStation 5
PlayStation has recently released their first advert for PlayStation 5. The ad focuses on a…
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July 28, 2020
Disney+ X Hamilton; Were you in the room where it happened?
Most people know July 4th for the American celebration of Independence Day, however this year…
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July 21, 2020
Consumer segmentations should tell you the “why” not just the “what”
In the world of big data, it’s tempting to think that every problem can be…
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July 16, 2020
To Sequel or Not 2 Sequel ?
That is the real question
“Oh great… a sequel”. Truthfully, how did you say that in your head? With excitement…
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June 12, 2020
Less haste, more speed
“Superfast, Lead at Speed. How pace can drive performance” by Sophie Devonshire and reviewed by…
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June 2, 2020
The Accelerating Privacy Debate and What MedTech can do about it
Covid-19 is rapidly accelerating the debate around privacy and personal data. For years, it has…
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May 1, 2020
Remote working: giving us the human perspective
In the days of lockdown, as I sit on conference calls, I’m conscious that clients…
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May 1, 2020
Why 8D is making (sound) waves in the music market
Recently I was forwarded on a message on WhatsApp which read: “Listen to this song with…
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May 1, 2020
Stay calm and stream on
All sports and events are cancelled; all bars and restaurants are boarded up; and (mostly)…
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March 31, 2020
Connectivity in the age of COVID-19
The largest remote working experiment that the world has ever seen: COVID-19 is putting Tech…
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February 25, 2020
What to look out for at SXSW 2020
We’re now nearly 3 months into 2020, which means it’s time for the first SXSW…
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February 24, 2020
2020 Vision: Hindsight
Well, we’ve reached the end of February and if you still have your 2020 strategic…
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February 24, 2020
Millennials are procreating; getting our heads round Generation Alpha
Newsflash: Millennials aren’t that young anymore. And they’re also not the most digitally savvy either.…
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January 29, 2020
New year, New you, New tech: Our highlights from CES 2020
#2020Vision #NewDecadeNewMe – with the New Year comes new hashtags as we all look to…
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October 30, 2019
TVE Real Talk: What’s A.I. anyway?
Artificial Intelligence _ Voxpops from The Value Engineers on Vimeo.
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September 25, 2019
Thinking BIG, playing small – Minecraft tops 100 MM players
Minecraft continues to build on the blocks of its creative heartland, announcing that it now…
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September 25, 2019
Apple Arcade: is this the Future of Gaming?
At $152bn a year, gaming is the most profitable form of entertainment in the world.…
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July 31, 2019
The Subscription Hunger Games; who wins, who loses?
In our recent study we found that 2/3 of respondents were currently signed up to…
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July 31, 2019
Stitch Fix: A Subscription or a Prescription?
I’m an avid subscriber. I love trying new beauty products so I have a Beautypie…
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July 2, 2019
Is the VR bar the new arcade?
VR is at early stages of adoption, and as a result is facing the expected…
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June 25, 2019
Subscription Services Fact Pack: Everything you need to know
Subscription services are spreading to an ever wider variety of categories, and continue to grow…
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June 25, 2019
Subscriber or member?
From music, to food, to fashion, to laundry tablets, subscription services are sprouting up across…
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June 4, 2019
Pokemon Sleep: a strange brand fit or a wellness revolution?
In the summer of 2016, try as you may, Pokemon Go was unavoidable. Even if…
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June 4, 2019
‘Peak subscription’ is coming
Spotify. Netflix. Amazon Prime. Oddbox. Apple Music. These are the subscriptions currently live in my…
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May 30, 2019
When the Huawei dust settles, where will consumers stand?
Huawei is the second biggest phone manufacturer in the world (bigger than Apple). It has…
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May 20, 2019
Would you let Alexa order your medication?
“Alexa, order my meds” Amazon’s acquisition of American online pharmacy company PillPack at the end…
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April 16, 2019
Voice Activation Interviews and Insights.
The TVE tech team wanted to better understand how Voice Activation is fitting into people’s…
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April 4, 2019
Pain Relief and the Death of OTCs
“But is there real innovation in your category?” is never a question you want to…
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March 26, 2019
Top 5 takeouts from SXSW 2019
Robots aren’t going to steal our jobs It’s official: Robots are here to make our…
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March 14, 2019
SXSW Newsflash: Why tech will save the wine industry
The wine industry is still on the up but data from the US shows it…
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March 14, 2019
SXSW Newsflash: By next year we’ll all be using QR codes
I’m not kidding, the funny little square thing that nobody ever really used except for…
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March 12, 2019
SXSW Newsflash: Esports is real sports, what the traditionals can learn
In a world where the viewership of the League of Legends grand final is the…
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March 12, 2019
SXSW Newsflash: Technology empowers patients like never before
This health tech session was optimistically titled ‘Next Gen technology inspires healthier lifestyles’. The panel…
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March 11, 2019
SXSW Newsflash: Video Games aren’t Killing our Kids
One of the most impactful points from day 1 was made by Joanne Strober of…
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February 7, 2019
Alexa – what’s stuck?
We’ve reached a point with in-home assistants where their presence in our houses and offices…
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February 6, 2019
Fitbit fear, can we all please just chill the f**k out!
In January this year, The Times published an article telling us that our Fitbits are…
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January 16, 2019
Smart homes win centre stage at CES 2019
The dust has settled in Las Vegas and the tech world is breathing a sigh…
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January 14, 2019
My grandad, Alexa and me
I’m a 26 year old woman and I don’t have an Amazon Echo. This Christmas,…
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January 14, 2019
CES 2019 and the rise of cloud gaming
CES 2019 has brought with it the same raft of new gaming products; new mice,…
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January 10, 2019
The Value Engineers react to Black Mirror: Bandersnatch
Watch this video to see how a few of our Engineers reacted to Netflix’s Bandersnatch.…
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January 10, 2019
Driving innovation through CES
“Hey Alexa, book me a flying Uber …” The roundabout of hype that is CES…
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January 9, 2019
What counts as a robot now anyway?
If you google search ‘Robots at CES’ what do you expect to pop up? My…
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January 8, 2019
CES shows the power of 5G connectivity beyond the smartphone
After a slightly lacklustre showing in 2018, pundits across the floor at CES have named…
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January 7, 2019
Hey CES, show us the future of gadgets and technology
Roll up, roll up… the hi-tech, neon-lit, bass-drumming circus is in town. CES kicks off,…
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November 28, 2018
Are brands thinking about Black Friday too late? Watch our video for more…
This Black Friday TVE hit the streets to get a close encounter with the sales…
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November 14, 2018
‘The invention of the ship was also the invention of the shipwreck’: technology beware…
At the entrance to the V&A’s exhibition ‘The Future Starts Here’ you are greeted by…
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November 9, 2018
The iDoctor will see you now…
Is the Apple Watch a health product or a tech product? What about Fitbit? A…
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November 5, 2018
Medical femtech is a giant leap for womankind
For so long, the advent of technology has been pitched as a way to transform…
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November 5, 2018
Three’s mission to prove #PhonesAreGood
Many people find themselves in a quandary these days when it comes to their smartphones.…
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November 5, 2018
Who watches the Watchmen? Good hacking question.
Who’s watching your Vital Statistics? It certainly doesn’t feel like the big data companies are…
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November 5, 2018
Breaking Down the Walls: Cross-platforming entertainment
“Build the wall! Build the Wall! BUILD THE WALL!!” Whatever. Even the frothing chants of…
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October 1, 2018
eSports; an introduction
I’ve never been a gamer, or at least not a very good one. But there…
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October 1, 2018
Here comes the bride…the grand union of AT&T and Time Warner
With the merger between AT&T and Time Warner finalised, we’ve been thinking; is the splurge…
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October 1, 2018
Apple’s conservative content: a market niche or a missed opportunity?
Mangled zombie corpses, gratuitous swearing, and graphic sex scenes: in an age that is saturated…
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August 31, 2018
Why it’s good to play dumb in the arrogant world of tech
The world of tech has every right to be arrogant. We live in a time…
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August 31, 2018
“Fortnite, I want my money back…”; gaming & the world of esports
For a “free-to-play” game Fortnite’s Battle Royale generates boatloads (or treasure chest-loads) of revenue, encouraging…
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August 31, 2018
THE NEW CONTENT MODELS
In the first quarter of 2018, Netflix serviced more than 7.5 million new customers. You…
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August 31, 2018
4G 5G 6G… Why should I care
Now think about the moment you bought your first 4G enabled phone. How did it…
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June 25, 2018
What can we learn from DAZN’s success? An exclusive interview with Sarah Beattie
This week we’ve exclusively spoken to Sarah Beattie, VP PR, Comms & New Markets at…
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June 22, 2018
World Cup on PSVR: Our wishlist for 2022
We’ve had fun in the office this week, trialling BBC’s FIFA World Cup streaming on…
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June 22, 2018
Well I know when you’re around, ’cause I know the sound of your brand
A musician by training, I’ve always been interested in how sound can be used to…
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June 21, 2018
How addicted are we to our mobile phones?
I heard a new word recently: nomophobia. As much as it sounds like it, it…
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May 21, 2018
What Should Marketers Be Asking Of Big Data?
What’s the big data dream for marketers? It’s a question worth asking because it hasn’t…
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May 18, 2018
Hats Off to Marvel
Does not contain spoilers** Infinity War was supposed to be the end. Far from it.…
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May 17, 2018
Bundle the Bundle Part 2: Go Binge with Three
In our Bundle the Bundles Part 1, we looked at how bundling bundles could offer…
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May 17, 2018
Bundle the Bundles Part 1: Sky’s Irresistible Proposition
There has been some blue sky thinking at Sky: the company is describing their latest…
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May 17, 2018
What is the Next Chapter for Storytelling in Games?
Last month I went to this year’s London Games Festival and attended one of the…
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April 12, 2018
SXSW: Superficial Sparkles Just Won’t Cut It In Content Marketing
Never one to shy away from an inflammatory opinion, Mark Ritson called bullshit on ‘content…
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April 11, 2018
Can Thinking Of Yourself As A Tech Brand Keep You Caged? Don’t Forget; The Sky’s The Limit.
In some of our previous thinking, we told you to remember the significance of the…
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April 11, 2018
ESports Is Growing: Who Wants In On The Party?
This morning I Googled ‘lol’ expecting the top results to tell me that this was…
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April 11, 2018
Don’t Just Count My Steps, Protect Them
I am currently in the middle of a three month secondment with our New York…
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March 20, 2018
Change Is Coming; Innovating For A New Media Consumer
One would have to have been living under a rock for the last five years…
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March 15, 2018
How Will Cloud-Based Gaming Disrupt the Hardware Industry?
French start-up Blade’s recent launch of desktop-as-a-service Shadow in the US has made waves. It’s…
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March 14, 2018
Confessions of a Tech Early Adopter: To Apple Watch Or Not?
I’m a self-confessed early adopter of tech. I can’t resist getting my hands on the…
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March 14, 2018
Behold, The Next G!
We’ve been hearing rumours of its coming for a while now, but what does that…
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March 14, 2018
There’s an App for That: An Eclectic Mix of Services in the Palm of Your Hand
Picture this: You’re in the cinema, three quarters of the way into the latest…
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February 28, 2018
Bowling, Bingo or VR: Do We Need to Reframe the Market for Virtual Reality?
When we talk about VR, we most often do so in the context of the…
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February 19, 2018
How Citymapper Uses Data To Perfect Transport Solutions
Citymapper has a clear mission that it shouts loud and proud: “make cities easier to…
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February 16, 2018
Wearable Tech; Is It Capitalism At Its Best and Worst?
There’s an interesting part of Paul Mason’s book, Postcapitalism, in which he claims capitalism’s great…
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February 16, 2018
Time To (Amazon) Go; How Can Brands Stand Out?
The irony of queuing to go into the new Amazon Go queue-less store seems to…
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February 15, 2018
The Miracle Of Mirai; No Two Disruptions Look The Same
“The motor industry should stop fiddling about with its pointless batteries and its hybrid-drive systems…
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February 9, 2018
BrandLords: The Role Of Brand In The Smart Home
In five short years, the smart home assistant has grown from a niche idea championed…
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