[Phil Lelyveld comment: this echoes the ETC's Hyper-Personalized Entertainment Offer project (aka Big Data / Metadata)]
Amazon is boosting its R&D work into digital media, including “interactive digital services” for consoles, smart TV, tablets and other mobile devices, with a new Digital Media Innovation Hub opening in the UK. The new 47,000 sq. ft. center in Central London will pull together software engineers, UI experts and graphic designers, who will likely be responsible for not only bringing Amazon’s site up to date, but for developing the next-gen Kindle Fire tablet interface and software for the much-rumored Kindle smartphone.
Read the full story here: http://www.slashgear.com/amazon-digital-media-innovation-hub-will-push-next-gen-content-delivery-23239738/