» Shazam to power up to third of Super Bowl ads
Jan 29, 2012 5:44 PM from Lost Remote
Anyone who\'s unsure that brands are interested in spending on social TV should take a hard look at the work Shazam has executed since launching “Shazam for TV” last year. Next week, as many as one-third of the Super Bowl ads will have some Shazamable component, the company says . Three ..
» Comcast reveals social TV plans in patent application
Jan 29, 2012 5:08 PM from Lost Remote
A patent application obtained by the site FierceCable reveals that Comcast is planning to add a number of social TV features in its program guides that are staples of many second-screen apps. For example, viewers could receive notifications when their friends are watching a particular show, see tre..
» The Oscars go social with Shira Lazar’s ‘What’s Trending’
Jan 27, 2012 12:26 PM from Lost Remote
The Oscars producers are finally figuring out that you don\'t necessarily need young hosts to be hip on the social web. The team behind the Oscars seems to be developing simple and effective ways to partner with already existing influential communities. First a video in partnership with Funny or Die..
» How CBC’s ‘Cover Me Canada’ leveraged social voting [Interview]
Jan 27, 2012 10:09 AM from Lost Remote
I recently wrote that a television property has yet to exist where the voting was solely on social. I was delighted when Tessa Sproule , CBC\'s Director of Interactive Content tweeted at me to tell us about the social voting “ Cover Me Canada , a reality elimination music show,” that air..
» Social TV app Viggle launches with real-life rewards
Jan 26, 2012 12:39 PM from Lost Remote
Earlier this month, we previewed Viggle , a new social TV app that\'s the brainchild of former American Idol exec Robert Sillerman. Today, Viggle hit the iTunes Appstore (iPhone right now), and we gave it a spin. Viggle is based on rewards — not badges or stickers — but gift cards from A..
» Networked Insights analysis of the State of the Union
Jan 26, 2012 11:55 AM from Lost Remote
Twitter and Mass Relevance put out some very interesting data the State of the Union, and now social TV data company Networked Insights has provided us with a deeper analysis of what social comments can tell us about the president\'s TV broadcast to the nation. Social TV data continues to be fascina..
» MRG Market Leader Report Shows Industry Moving to Multiscreen Display and Hybrid Transmission with Cloud Configurations
Jan 26, 2012 6:30 AM from Digital TV News
The Fall 2011 IPTV Market Leader Report from MRG, Inc. is now tracking over 934 IPTV Operators globally, an increase from 913 just six months ago, and revealing over 50 million IPTV subscribers worldwide.
» Barbados’ Multi-Choice TV Selects Conax for Secure Roll-Out of Digital TV Services
Jan 26, 2012 4:28 AM from Digital TV News
Conax has announced that it has been chosen by Multi-Choice TV of Barbados to secure their roll out of digital TV services. In addition to the new Multi-Choice TV contract, Conax has secured 2 new contracts in the region in the last few months.
» Making movie trailers on TV more social, meet MoviePal
Jan 25, 2012 5:16 PM from Lost Remote
Social-savvy TV junkies usually scoff at the idea of watching commercials. DVRs, Netflix, iTunes and the on-demand culture have made TV commercials for much scripted content, irrelevant. There is an exception though when it comes to movie trailers. Trailer and film junkies get hooked up Apple\'s tra..
» Top five reasons to attend #TVnext 2012
Jan 25, 2012 5:12 PM from Lost Remote
While I\'ve yet to hear an agency present itself solely as a social TV shop, Hill Holliday has definitely built itself an impressive backbone of thought leadership in the space through the work of Mike Proulx and Stacey Shepatin who authored a brand new Social TV Book , that\'s coming out soon. Proul..
» ATIS Creates Solution to Securely Authenticate Devices and Subscribers Across IPTV Networks
Jan 25, 2012 3:30 PM from Digital TV News
ATIS has released a solution to securely identify and authenticate computers, TVs and other devices for connection into IPTV networks to enable video and other multimedia content to flow freely to users wherever they want it on the device of their choice.
» Most-tweeted moments of the State of the Union (infographic)
Jan 25, 2012 9:36 AM from Lost Remote
Twitter has put together an infographic analyzing the tweets from last night\'s State of the Union debate. It counted 766,681 tweets that referenced the State of the Union or one of its hashtags, as well as 548 tweets from members of Congress. The top moment was President Obama\'s joke, “I gues..
» Installed Base of Connected Devices to Reach 1.34 Billion in 2016
Jan 25, 2012 9:30 AM from Digital TV News
Driven primarily by the success of digital TVs, satellite STBs, video game consoles, and Blu-ray disc players and recorders, In-Stat forecasts that the connected device installed base will grow from 256.8 million units in 2011 to 1.34 billion units in 2016.
» Bluefin Labs lands $12 million round, ‘huge’ year ahead
Jan 24, 2012 1:47 PM from Lost Remote
Another investment in the social TV space: the social TV data company Bluefin Labs just closed a $12 million series B round led by Time Warner Investments. Bluefin measures conversations around TV shows and commercials, and then sells that data to programmers, distributors, agencies and advertisers..
» Social TV startup ‘TV Dinner’ launches with funding
Jan 24, 2012 11:57 AM from Lost Remote
Another social TV company has entered the second-screen space aiming to create a “refreshingly unique real-time experience,” according to their release . New York-based “TV Dinner” ( for iPad ) is focusing on a big gaming element for the second screen. They\'re launching with..
» 10 most retweeted comments of the South Carolina debate
Jan 24, 2012 11:15 AM from Lost Remote
Brooklyn-based SocialGuide published their findings on the ten most retweeted comments from last Thursday\'s Republican debate. For the debate, they tracked close to 400,000 comments from over 100,000 unique users, making it the second most social program according to their charts. Another interesti..
» 100 Million Hybrid STBs to Ship in 2015
Jan 24, 2012 8:30 AM from Digital TV News
As television services begin employing applications that are internet-connected, In-Stat sees hybrid set top boxes emerging as a key growth driver for the global set top box industry, with 100 million hybrid STBs shipping in 2015.
» Shanghai HDIC Picks Tensilica’s HiFi Audio DSP for DTV SoC
Jan 24, 2012 7:30 AM from Digital TV News
Tensilica® has announced that Shanghai High Definition Digital Technology Industrial Corporation (HDIC) has selected Tensilica\'s HiFi Audio DSP for its digital television (DTV) SoC (system-on-chip) for the Chinese market.
» Amino Selects Celeno Wi-Fi for Connected IPTV Set-Top Boxes
Jan 24, 2012 2:30 AM from Digital TV News
Amino Communications (AIM: AMO) has announced that it has selected Celeno Communications to provide a range of wireless products that complement Amino’s range of award-winning IPTV set-top boxes (STBs).
» STMicroelectronics Reports 2011 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Financial Results
Jan 23, 2012 4:30 PM from Digital TV News
STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has reported results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2011. Fourth quarter net revenues decreased 10.3% on a sequential basis. Net revenues for the full year 2011 decreased 5.9%.