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The division between the activities you do outside with balls and those indoors with mice is narrowing by the day. Not content with invading the realm of traditional broadcasting, eSports is now getting its very own daily recap show that'll mirror the format of ESPN's SportsCenter. Machinima is launching Inside eSports, which will air seven days a week and show off news and analysis from the world of electronic gaming. Unlike ESPN's offering, Inside eSports will be an online-only affair, which will broadcast on Go90, Verizon's nascent video network. It'll begin broadcasting in May, although you won't see many commercials and advertising for it until June -- presumably to give producers time to iron out any kinks.

According to Deadline, three different endings were filmed for this Monday's Hawaii Five-0, each featuring the reveal of a different killer. During the live broadcasts (both East Coast and West Coast), viewers will be encouraged to vote for whodunit via Twitter or the official CBS site - the winning ending for each broadcast will be aired in real-time. This could, at least in theory, lead to CBS airing a different ending in New York than in Los Angeles.

"In addition to keeping Apple at bay, DiClemente believes the studios could even survive a scenario in which cord-cutting became so pervasive that distributors were forced to do away with their bundled channel packages. That's because the broadcasters that are their primary clients wouldn't be affected. "The programs airing on the broadcast nets would maintain the reach needed to create demand for that content in later windows," wrote DiClemente."

Google+ hangouts On Air - for public figures, celebrities and users with large number of followers. Whereas the original Hangouts were limited to groups of ten, with one host and nine participants, the new version allows everyone beyond the participating group to watch the hangout as a YouTube live stream. The host can broadcast the session to specific Google+ Circles or to the public on Google+.

Google+ Hangouts On Air lets public figures, celebs, and those with large amounts of followers  to let everyone beyond the participating group to watch the hangout as a live YouTube stream. The host can broadcast the session. Obama is hosting a 45 minute live hangout to respond to pre-selected Qs from his State of the Union address

With the shift to OTT, does it matter?

Holy heck, will their be anyone left actually broadcasting TV? I wonder if this has anything to do with the Aereo Surpreme Court case?

" The interactive product will be based at www.bravotv.com/playlive, and on the Bravo Now app. Bravo details exactly what to expect in the official announcement: Live voting results are shown on-air, changing in real time during the broadcast as the audience reacts to what's happening in the show. Fans can cast votes, deciding who's hot, who's not, and an array of other interactive questions customized to what's happening on screen. For example, when the experience rolls out to other Bravo programming, questions such as, 'Which chef would you choose to cook dinner for you?' or 'Who will bring the most drama this season - the housewives…or their husbands!' could appear on screen."

"Koozoo is a platform that crowd-sources live video from public places to create a continuously broadcasting network. Members of the community can post and watch user-generated video feeds from places ranging from cafes to world landmarks. Whether you want to assess the wait time for coffee or see a real-time view of the beach, Koozoo's goal is to make "live views of the world's public spaces easily accessible to one and all." "Koozoo will usher in a new era that reads like science fiction today," said Trevor Darrell, professor at UC Berkeley in a statement. "For example, within a few years I expect Koozoo to let you take a virtual walk down the street in Tokyo or Paris in 3D, live, as you sit comfortably at home in California.""

"As the Roku figures suggest, cord-cutting is happening, so far, on a relatively small scale. For example, Nielsen reported that the number of households that have only broadband Internet and free broadcast channels increased by 631,000 in 2011. Meanwhile, 1.5 million homes ended TV service from cable, satellite, or telecommunications providers that same year."

It was a long-time coming, but last week we reported that UK-based second-screen app Zeebox finally launched in the US, where it has teamed up with a slew of broadcasters - 30 in total, including Comcast Cable, NBCUniversal, HBO & Cinemax Now, however, it seems that media behemoth Viacom is also backing Zeebox.

Periscope viewers can report comments as spam or abuse which will cause the individual comment to disappear from their screen immediately, and will prevent them from seeing other messages from that same person during the broadcast. As a result of being flagged, Periscope will then randomly select a few other viewers to vote on whether or not they also agree the comment is spam or abuse or if it looks okay.