Watching television 看电视 Cracking the screens 分开的屏幕 Media bosses hope mobile devices will help, ratherthan hurt, television 媒体老板希望移动设备能够帮助而不是伤害电视业 IN THE television business, as at buffets, people crave seconds. 电视业务,就像自助餐,人们渴望快捷。 A series is deemed a success if it is renewed for another season. 如果能一个赛季续约就被认为是一系列的成功。 The industry is currently obsessedwith the second screenmobile phones and tablets that people play with while they watchTV. 该行业目前无法摆脱于第二屏幕-他们在看电视时玩手机和平板电脑。 Around three-quarters of American internet users regularly fiddle with a mobile devicewhile watching the gogglebox. 大约四分之三的美国互联网用户经常边玩手机边看电视。 Media executives are abuzz working out how to turn this distraction into profitabletransactions. 媒体高管们正在讨论如何将这种分心转成有利可图的交易。 Twitter, a social-media firm which published its filing on October 3rd for an initial publicoffering, has big ambitions for little screens. |