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US IPTV Operators Want to Exploit Multiscreen (Broadband TV News)

IPTV operators in the US are turning up the heat with multiscreen TV, content discovery and social networking, according to market research firm Infonetics Research. The company co... More

Aol’s New Connected TV App Helps Distribute Video Further (Lost Remote)

Aol continues to invest in the future of TV. They’ve recently launched a new version of their connected TV app that will be available for Samsung Smart TVs, Rokus, Sony TVs and T... More

Inside MTV’s Multiplatform Video Music Awards Experience (Hollywood Reporter)

MTV has long prided itself on keeping on the cutting edge of social programming, integrating Twitter and other forms of interactive participation into many of its broadcasts. This ... More

CBS Debuts Its Annual “CBS Fall Preview” Primetime Special and Its First-Ever Second Screen Experience, “Fall Preview Plus,” on Monday, Sept. 10 (Zap2it)

CBS FALL PREVIEW, a primetime special previewing CBS's new fall lineup, hosted by Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs of the breakout hit series 2 Broke Girls, will be broadcast Monday, Se... More

yap.TV Snags Former NBC/Comcast VP Todd Brown to Help Expand its Second Screen TV Platforms globally (The Next Web)

yap.TV, the startup that lets broadcasters and content owners manage their own second screen experience, is pushing ahead with monetizing its platforms with the announcement that i... More

Social TV Scorecard: The 10 Most Social Industry Sectors (AdAge)

The Olympics, of course, completely dominated social media for much of the late summer. In doing so, they also skewed our understanding of the typical social-media footprints of bi... More

Best Practices for Building User-Friendly Connected TV Applications (Reel SEO)

So I started doing some research to compile what I could on making apps for the connected TV platform. I tried to find all the API guides and docs I could find as well as some basi... More

KIT digital’s Social Program Guide Shortlisted for the CSI Awards (KIT digital)

We are proud to announce that KIT digital’s Social Program Guide (SPG) has been shortlisted for the CSI Awards in the Best Social TV technology, service or application category. ... More

TV Guide.com’s New iOS App: Social TV for the Mainstream (GigaOm)

Christy Tanner is a little bit like the Marissa Mayer of social TV. Tanner, who is the EVP and GM of TVGuide.com and TV Guide Mobile, has a huge audience – but most of those user... More

Mobovivo Releases Companion App For AXS TV Fights (Mobovivo)

Mobovivo and AXS TV announced the official release of the AXS TV Fights iPhone and iPad Companion App, which is now available in iTunes. AXS TV, the largest independently owned and... More

The Rise and Rise of Second Screening (Newsline)

The rise of 'second screening' - the use of other screens, such as laptops, smartphones and tablets while watching TV - is a source of excitement and concern for many in the TV and... More

Samsung to Fund and Distribute Winner of NYTVF’s Second Screen Challenge (CableFAX)

The New York Television Festival (NYTVF) recently announced a partnership with Samsung that will provide indie producers an opportunity to develop an original short series and an a... More

WWE Launches First App, Jumps into Top 10 on iTunes (Lost Remote)

One of the major social TV players, WWE has recently launched their new app. iOS and Android devices will be able to use this second screen TV app that “activates during Monday N... More

Social TV Guide Yap.tv Goes Global (C21 Media)

US-based social TV service Yap.tv has added four new language options and rolled out into 19 new countries in Europe, Latin America and Canada. The custom TV guide, which integrate... More

J:COM, Japan’s Largest Cable Operator, Launches TV Everywhere to 2.5 Million Customers Using Concurrent’s MediaHawk™ VX (EE Times)

Concurrent, a global leader in video and media data solutions, announced that Jupiter Telecommunications, the largest multiple system operator (MSO) in Japan, has deployed Concurre... More

S3 Announces Participation at Industry Events in San Francisco and Hollywood

In addition to the 2nd Screen Society (S3) event being held on September 8th in Amsterdam (click here for details) S3 announced today their participation in two upcoming industry e... More

We All Have Multiple ‘Second Screens’ (PC Advisor)

The London Olympics will be remembered for many things, but the Big British Sports Day had a few world class British winners: Jess Ennis, Mo Farah and the BBC amongst them. Auntie ... More

GetGlue Gets An Update (NYConvergence)

NY based social TV startup GetGlue has overhauled its check-in app and has become a full-blown, personalized guide for TV and over-the-top video, letting users find content they’... More

Beyond Spoilers: What the 2012 Olympics Taught Us About Multi-Screen Media in the Twitter Age (Huffington Post)

The spoiler police would have you thinking that the NBC network's time-shifted coverage of the London 2012 Olympics was the broadcasting scandal of the century, as medalists became... More

‘Renewed’ App Launches with TV Show Survival Predictions (Lost Remote)

We love uncovering individuals launching social TV projects on the side out of passion. Andrew Fernandez, an iOS developer from New Jersey, has launched Renewed, the latest social ... More

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