Episode 26 • • 5:48 - 9:41
26: Feeling Fat?
Oprah Winfrey, Harpo Productions, Video Conferencing in Media
Skype reportedly secured a deal with Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Productions to integrate video conferencing into television programming. The discussion critiques the use of low-quality webcams in professional broadcasts, citing past failures at Tech TV where amateur video connections looked "cheap and crummy." The trend is characterized as a marketing gimmick to sell webcams rather than a programming improvement.