James Sims

Television

  • HuffPost: Social TV Needs an Upgrade: Your Move, Apple

    HuffPost: Social TV Needs an Upgrade: Your Move, Apple

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    James Sims

    It’s time for technology to wow us consumers again. A hashtag in the corner during Glee or awarding a GetGlue badge for watching the latest Pretty Little Liars episode — that’s just social media 101. Audiences are ready to graduate to the advanced class.

  • HBO and its Logo Rule TV, and Space

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    James Sims

    In an age when television programming is scattered across what often seems like thousands of channels, the idea of one channel ruling them all is a joke. There was a time when the three networks, NBC, ABC and CBS commanded the airwaves, but those days are tucked away in the annals of TV history. Viewers…

  • ‘True Blood’ Gets a Spin-Off

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    James Sims

    HBO‘s vampire drama ‘True Blood‘ rounded out its second season with big ratings (5.1 million) and critical acclaim. With approximately 12 million viewers an episode, when factoring in On Demand and DVR, ‘True Blood’ is a smash. Series creator Alan Ball, who also created HBO’s ‘Six Feet Under,’ has bred a cult following for ‘True…