... model on the Twitter datasets, the authors are able to analyse the flow of thousands of tweets and compare them with topics discussed in the televised debates. Findings – The paper finds that the same topics are discussed on Twitter as on TV, but “the debate about the debate” or Meta talk tweets...

...; the first time this has been shown on public television. The “Google Generation” is a popular phrase that refers to a generation of young people, born after 1993, growing up in a world dominated by the internet and mobile devices. They have been born digital. According to Wikipedia (2010) the phrase has...

...Jorge Caldera‐Serrano Purpose This paper endeavours to show the possibilities for thematic description of audio‐visual documents for television with the aim of promoting and facilitating information retrieval. Design/methodology/approach To achieve these goals different database fields...

...Barrie Gunter; Jane Hancer Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand how, why and what citizen‐focused services local authorities might consider and deliver on digital interactive television (DiTV). In trying to make interaction with local government more joined up and easier...

... by user/journalist requests, so that the documentation service is adapted to such information needs. Research limitations The management method displayed is only valid for medium and large television companies. This derives from the complexity and cost of human resources and time dedicated...

... on the Internet as the key platform for online public service delivery, digital television may eventually become the platform of choice. Television's wider penetration and familiarity gives it an edge over the Internet. A number of pilot projects and initiatives have been instigated by Government to explore...

...Gavin McWhirter This article is a summary of a report which looks at the potential of using television sets at hospital bedsides to provide patients with access to health information. The report was jointly commissioned by The Department of Health (DoH) and National Health Service (NHS) Direct...

...Barrie Gunter; David Nicholas; Paul Huntington; Peter Williams Presents research that was designed to explore the early take‐up of a pilot digital interactive television (DiTV) health information service (Living Health) by cable television subscribers in Birmingham, UK. Log data indicated real‐time...

...David Nicholas; Paul Huntington; Peter Williams; Barrie Gunter Provides a summary of a Department of Health funded research study investigating performance and impact of four pilot digital interactive television services in the consumer health field. These were launched in various locations...

...Paul Huntington; David Nicholas; Peter Williams NHS Direct Digital was available to almost exactly the same number of users in both Hull and London via two different transmission DiTV companies: Kingston Interactive Television (KIT) and HomeChoice. This paper employs metrics based on server...

...Deborah Thompson; Peter Williams; David Nicholas; Paul Huntington City University and the University of Sheffield have been commissioned by the Department of Health to evaluate the use of digital interactive television as a source of health information. The aim of this study was to evaluate access...

...David Nicholas; Paul Huntington; Peter Williams; Barrie Gunter During an evaluation of a digital interactive consumer health television channel (NHS Direct) on Kingston Interactive Television the prominence of the channel’s menus regarding the interactive element of its service diminished...

...Charles Oppenheim; Margaret Turner An investigation of what happens when fans take material related to popular TV science fiction/fantasy programmes without permission, give the copyright holder full credit, and use it to promote the show from which they have taken the material. The web sites...