Investing in the Future of Television and Entertainment: Intel Corporation (INTC) and More

According to Microsoft’s entertainment and digital media president Nancy Tellem, in reference to the company challenging traditional television:

“We’re looking at all forms of content for every member of the family. So that certainly covers live events, reality, game shows, documentaries and scripted comedy or drama. We’ll cover it all. We’re figuring this out as we go. But we certainly intend to produce things with high production value, with the same breadth of storytelling that you see on traditional TV.”

Microsoft seems to be planning big things with its next generation Xbox, and expanding into television-like services (like Apple is doing, and Intel is planning to do) may fall in-line nicely with their overall ecosystem plans.

The bottom line

Ecosystems and “connectivity” amongst devices are all the rage amongst consumers going forward, and tech companies seem to be taking note. The expansion of cloud computing and the internet, along with connectivity devices, are making this a possibility. The way we access and watch television and entertainment is getting a face lift, and may soon be integrated with social media and other devices such as gaming consoles as well. 2013 will be an interesting year for many technology companies as ecosystems become increasingly important and the cloud computing and mobile revolutions ramp-up.

The article Investing in the Future of Television and Entertainment originally appeared on Fool.com and is written by Joseph Harry.

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