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Top Executives Converge for Inaugural Live TV: L.A. Event
By Chris Tribbey Ken Kerschbaumer, executive director of editorial services for New York’s Sports Video Group (SVG) said there’s been a surge in ratings for live Los Angeles b... More
Quality vs. Quantity: A Multiscreen Debate
By Chris Tribbey William Frantz, business development manager for Qualcomm, got straight to the point Oct. 21 during a discussion about entertainment and multiscreen at the Digita... More
Experts: Rethink the Idea of ‘Second Screen’
By Chris Tribbey Judy Johnson, director of product innovation for Dallas-based app developer Bottle Rocket, thinks a lot of people are approaching the idea of the second screen co... More
Wolk Takes Over as 2nd Screen Society Chairman
By Chris Tribbey Alan Wolk, the former global lead analyst for Piksel, has taken on the role of chairman for the 2nd Screen Society (S3), succeeding S3 founder Chuck Parker. Par... More
Second Screen Theme Emerges at Warner Media Camp
By Chris Tribbey The start-up media and entertainment businesses featured at Warner’s second annual Media Camp accelerator program all had something different to offer: facial r... More
New S3 Research Paper Tackles Casting, Names Top Second Screen Apps
By Chris Tribbey If done right, “casting” just might be the “killer” app the second screen world has been looking for. That’s one of several suggestions found in an ex... More
Endemol Beyond CEO: Embrace the Digital Madness
By Chris Tribbey Will Keenan, president of Endemol Beyond USA, who oversees the launch of new digital ventures in the U.S. and is building a network of genre-focused premium chann... More
Social TV Summit Hits L.A.
By Chris Tribbey The Social TV Summit, an executive conference focused on social media and how it affects content on TV, online and on the second screen, returns tomorrow to Los A... More
Brightcove CTO to M&E Companies: Go Where the Customers Go
By Chris Tribbey If you want to engage sports fans on the second screen, you need to know how they’re trying to access the content. That’s according to AJ McGowan, chief techn... More
NFL Anticipates Second Screen Importance; Akamai Proves it
By Chris Tribbey As America’s most profitable pro sport, the NFL has little incentive to disrupt its legacy broadcast (and multi-billion dollar business) model. But according to... More
ITA Seeks Insight on Interactive Ads
By Chris Tribbey A new industry survey from the Interactive Television Alliance (ITA) is asking for those in the know to weigh in on their interactive advertising experiences. Th... More
Cable Show Attendees Talk Multiscreen
By Chris Tribbey Not too long ago, delivering content was pretty simple for pay TV providers. Not today, according to attendees at the annual Cable Show event. “Multiscreen... More
Save the Date for 2nd Screen Summit: Sports in NYC on June 24
The 2nd Screen Summit returns to NYC during CEA’s CE Week (June 23-27) with a special focus on sports entertainment, broadcast and advancing the second screen fan experience. P... More
BroadbandTV Show Keynotes Announced
By Chris Tribbey The state of broadcast TV, the future of apps and the second screen, the role of over-the-top devices and the progress of TV Everywhere. The best and brightest f... More
LG Electronics Offers Open-Source, Multiplatform Software Development Kit
By Chris Tribbey LG Electronics is looking to expand the second screen experience for not only its smart TVs, but also some of the biggest CE devices available in the market today... More
Report: Sports Helps Push Second Screen Value
By Chris Tribbey Renaud Fuchs, director with the 2nd Screen Society, A&M and a former head of strategic marketing and VP of commercial development for Technicolor, looks at sp... More
Twitter Exec: Amplify Allows for a ‘Marketer’s Dream’
By Chris Tribbey Mike Park, senior manager of Twitter Amplify, shared some of the success stories of Twitter during the 2nd Screen Sunday event at the National Association of Broa... More
2nd Screen Society Preps for NAB
By Chris Tribbey The exhibits and main keynotes of the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show may be kicking off April 7, but for those making their living in the world o... More
New Samba Hire: We in ‘Golden Age’ of TV
By Chris Tribbey Sandy Shanman, Samba TV’s new chief revenue officer, chose to join the company this week for one simple reason: innovation. “I guess what attracted me more t... More
Akamai, NBC Talk Sochi Success
By Chris Tribbey By every measurable account, NBC’s second-screen presentation of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics was a major success. But it sure wasn’t easy, according to NBC... More