Archive for the ‘TV Forums’ Category
Fansite of the week: Heroes-TV.com
by Lottie on October 11th 2007 at 1:25 pm
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Heroes: it's epic. People are talking about it everywhere. US, UK, water cooler or online forum, everyone wants a piece of the cheerleader. Which means that there are a lot of Heroes blogs out there on the net, and it can be difficult to sort the well-written, interesting and informative sites from the oh-look-Hayden-Panettiere-is-really-cute-in-this-episode variety. This segment is usually called Blog of the Week but Heroes-TV.com is so, so much more than a blog. It's an institution. We're talking in-depth episode guides and commentary, fan fiction, character wikis for members to update the story of each hero and a media… read more »
Embeds, embeds everywhere
by Lottie on October 9th 2007 at 5:22 pm
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One of the ways in which we're delighted to see web users embracing LocateTV in public beta is the uptake of embeds by fan sites based around specific shows and actors. We've always seen the embeds as a great strength of LocateTV, allowing bloggers and site owners to share content with their readers, be it as a permanent fixture on their sidebar or within a specific post relating to a particular actor or episode. Just a couple of sites with an embed up as a permanent 'next showing' alert include The Prison Break Blog, a lively and extremely thorough multimedia… read more »
Live long and prosper
by Lottie on October 3rd 2007 at 5:29 pm
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Our developer Pete has obviously had a busy and stressful day, because he just sent me a calculation about how much Star Trek is on TV within the current broadcast window. Watching for 12 hours every day, it would take 12 days, 1 hour and 28 minutes to watch, a pretty daunting - or exciting - figure, depending on just how much you love the good ship Enterprise and her motley crew. It does go to show how important LocateTV could be for fans of shows like this, which are on a constant roll of repeats across different networks. The… read more »
The web wakes up to LocateTV
by Lottie on October 1st 2007 at 3:53 pm
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Happy Public Beta Day, TV and film fans everywhere. As promised, everyone can now find out when and where a programme, film or actor is next showing on TV, online and DVD, specific to their region. LocateTV's search is smart, the speed is much improved and the redesigned embeds are up and running so users can share the content with their friends and readers. It's great to see the wealth of opinion already out there, especially as the site is still beta and we're still looking for lots of debate to prioritise what we change and develop for launch. Just… read more »
They just don't make em like they used to
by Lottie on September 26th 2007 at 1:37 pm
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Are you using LocateTV to find back-to-back episodes of Little House On The Prairie, making a bad week at work seem that bit more bearable? Searching for old Tom Cruise movies so you can remember how innocently iconic he was all his pre-Scientology, pre-patriarch 80s splendour? If the feedback from our private beta testers is anything to go by, LocateTV is certainly helping to fuel TV and film nostalgia. Being able to find when and where all your favourite old shows are on can provide a cultural comfort blanket to insulate you against harsh present day realities, especially when most… read more »
