Skype in Media

Dean Anthony Gratton

Dec 20, 20162 min read

Who needs Santa when you have Skype?

I couldn’t feel more festive if you covered me in chocolate, sprinkled me liberally with icing sugar and called me a Yule log! Test Drive...

Dean Anthony Gratton

Nov 30, 20163 min read

The Strange World of Skype Bots

“Fancy a pint?” my colleague Frank exclaimed and, indeed, it was that time of the day – of the week for that matter! 5pm on a Friday and...

Dean Anthony Gratton

Oct 26, 20163 min read

The Skype TX dream team

This month, I’m focusing on a true Skype dream team in terms of bringing great storytelling tools to the masses. Of course, I’m talking...

Dean Anthony Gratton

Aug 4, 20163 min read

Connecting the cows, chickens and sheep through the IoT

I’m taking a rather heavenly perspective while reflecting upon Microsoft’s vision for the Internet of Things (IoT). It seems that when it...

Dean Anthony Gratton

Jun 8, 20163 min read

Skype looks to you to Shoot the Future

Acclaimed British screenwriter Tony Jordan recently pointed out that “the urge to be entertained is a primal human need. People love good...

Dean Anthony Gratton

Mar 2, 20163 min read

Future Broadcasting: Virtual Reality or Virtual Insanity?

Let’s face it, we’re all hungry to discover the next big thing in our industry arenas, although any shift in the way things are done...

Dean Anthony Gratton

Dec 31, 20153 min read

Top five reasons 2015 has been an awesome year for Skype

Having recently joined Skype in Media as a columnist, I thought I’d sum up the wonderful year so far with Skype and Microsoft. Here are...

Dean Anthony Gratton

Dec 2, 20152 min read

Ho, ho, ho – Santa’s on Skype

I’m not much of a shopper. For me it’s far more of a chore than a pleasure, especially at this time of year when events like Black Friday...

Dean Anthony Gratton

Oct 21, 20153 min read

Going Back to the Future with Skype

Sometimes things just fall into place at exactly the right moment for seemingly no reason whatsoever, but more than often there needs to...

Dean Anthony Gratton

Sep 29, 20153 min read

ARMed for broadcast technology success

It came as no surprise when I heard the news that Cambridge born and based ARM had been presented with the IBC 2015 International Honour...

Dean Anthony Gratton

Aug 25, 20153 min read

Hold that flight, I’ve got Skype!

I remember it well: That crowded airport, the hustle, the bustle, the constant announcements broken occasionally by the sound of frantic...

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