The Sharks of ‘Shark Tank’ dish in ABC News '20/20' interactive interview, powered by Rapt Media tech

by Jennifer Burak |

A few weeks ago, ABC News "20/20" anchors David Muir and Elizabeth Vargas sat down with the Sharks to celebrate "Shark Tank’s" seven-and-a-half-year journey leading up to their $100 million in deals made on the show. In the interactive interview, the Sharks of "Shark Tank" dish on their biggest regrets and best deals over the years.

ABC News producer Jeff Schneider created the interactive version to allow users to navigate the interview by selecting a topic from an interactive menu. Topics...

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Improve your Oscars knowledge! Play ABC News' interactive Oscars quizzes

by Jen Bergen |

Hollywood's biggest night, the 89th Academy Awards, is less than a week away, and ABC News has been gearing up. Part of its "Know the News" series, ABC News has created interactive Oscars quizzes using Rapt Media technology, giving players the chance to test their knowledge on everything from the nominated films to trivia about the Oscars host, Jimmy Kimmel. Check them out and play below!

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How PwC is driving internal digital awareness with interactive video

by Jen Bergen |

Generating excitement with interactive video

The eLearning Guild recently talked with professional services firm PwC to discover how the company used interactive video to support a learning and marketing program aimed at generating excitement and awareness around the ways its digital capabilities positively impact the world.

"With a large tech-savvy and client-focused population, we must provide learning that is engaging and modular," Matthew Murray, Digital Learning Leader for PwC's U.S....

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Interactive product selector video brings in-store retail experience online

by Jen Bergen |

Providing an online shopping experience that's as effective as an in-person, in-store experience, is no easy task. This is especially true when the product you're selling is reliant on the customer trying it on for themselves, like a pair of running shoes. Newton Running, a specialty running shoe company, came to us looking for a solution for that very problem.

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FUSION partners with Rapt Media, launches interactive video for investigative news

by Jen Bergen |

When it comes to creating engaging content, interactive video is a force to be reckoned with, empowering viewers by putting them directly in the driver's seat. But while the approach has picked up steam in industries like entertainment and e-learning, until now, the mainstream journalistic media had yet to embrace it.

FUSION, a joint venture between Disney/ABC and Univision, has partnered with Rapt Media to tell stories in a new way. In its new installment, FUSION has produced investigative...

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E-Learning: The Interactive Advantage

by Cody Wheat |

It's crucial for educators to understand how students are performing, yet most of their content doesn't give them the kind of feedback they really need. Static content can't allow educators to provide viewers with tailored information that's based on their situation or knowledge level. But interactive video can.

We created an interactive video to better explain how producing content that is participatory and interactive provides an incredible advantage for both the content creator and the...

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