Originally published by Inc. The United Nations delegation filed into Edo Segal’s office, took their seats on the black leather couches, and got down to the business of the day: They needed something–anything–viral. Unicef’s anniversary campaign was coming up. Yoko Ono had donated the rights to John Lennon’s “Imagine.” David Guetta, the French DJ and…
Read MoreOriginally published by RadioTimes If anyone can explain the mysteries of time, space, faith and the human condition, it’s Idris Elba. Good news enlightenment seekers, the actor is the host of a new compendious online film from the BBC. Elba fronts Story of Now, a 20-part interactive documentary on BBC Taster, the corporation’s recently launched…
Read MoreOriginally published by The Guardian Luther star Idris Elba is to present a ground-breaking, interactive BBC documentary series called Story of Now that explores some of the biggest questions facing mankind about its past, present and future. Using the latest video technology, the series allows viewers to explore hours of films and information from experts…
Read MoreOriginally posted by BBC Story Of Now is a brand-new 20-part interactive series hosted by Idris Elba that explores some of the fundamental questions about the human condition and history of the world from the beginning of time to now, with experts in their field. Did the universe begin with the Big Bang? Can you…
Read MoreOriginally published by Cannes Lions Unilever Foundry and Lions Innovation have announced the final 50 startups chosen as the winners of the inaugural Unilever Foundry 50 – an initiative to find the world’s top 50 marketing technology start-ups that are innovating to help brands better connect, engage and relate with people. The final Foundry…
Read MoreOriginal article published on Editor & Publisher For a news video segment to be a truly interactive and immersive experience, you’d have to somehow step inside of your screen. But if you can’t wait till 2065 for that to happen—and don’t have a next-best-thing Oculus Rift device handy—there’s TouchCast. TouchCast is video that responds like…
Read MoreOriginally published by Digiday The Wall Street Journal firmly believes interactive video is the next generational leap in the digital news business, so it’s rolling out a new daily series to prove it. On Wednesday morning, the Journal debuted its WSJ Interactive video series. Using technology from TouchCast, an interactive video platform, the Journal’s video…
Read MoreOriginal article posted on Rolling Stone December 17, 2014 In will.i.am’s latest music video, the rapper sits behind a news desk, mouthing the words to 2012 #willpower track “The World Is Crazy.” As he does this, footage of recent events like the killing of Eric Garner appear near his head while a standard ticker rolls…
Read MoreOriginal Article Published on TechCrunch Kinsa, the company behind the world’s first app-enabled, FDA-approved smart thermometer, has today announced the close of a $9.6 million Series A financing round with participation from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, FirstMark Capital, and Andy Palmer, among others. This comes directly on the heels of the launch of a…
Read MoreOriginal Article on Rollingstone.com UNICEF has launched a new campaign, #IMAGINE, to draw attention to the challenges children face around the world and help raise money for the organization. Yoko Ono, Hugh Jackman and ABBA member Björn Ulvaeus presented it to the UN General Assembly at the 25th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the…
Read MoreWatch the Good Morning America coverageMore ABC US news | ABC World News Imagine getting to perform one of music’s most iconic songs with some of the world’s biggest stars, all for a good cause. That’s the idea behind a new star-studded video version of John Lennon’s classic anthem “Imagine” released Thursday as part…
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