Smart Screen News Headlines

Palo Alto-based Boxfish, the second-screen TV guide that squarely aims at news junkies and sports fans, landed on Android this week with an app that tells you exactly what everyone... More

Did you attend Second Screen Sunday at NAB? Unfortunately, I was not able to attend, but I was impressed that such an event emerged around NAB. I heard that attendance was fantasti... More

Zeebox has rolled out a handful of updates this week as it looks to surface fresh content within its second-screen mobile apps. Both the Android and iOS versions now display 'New' ... More

Mobile remains a fraction of ad spend for many large advertisers. It’s not that brands don’t understand the mobile revolution. They know that consumer time is splitting across ... More

A Facebook spokesperson for the project tells me “Facebook Live is something we’ll be utilizing more.” While more shoots haven’t been lined up, they should come at a briske... More

Network affiliates held their annual NAB Show meetings in Las Vegas, with discussions ranging from new programming to strategies for dealing with Aereo and expanding second screen ... More

Fox and Twitter have entered into a partnership to promote the broadcaster's programs and allow advertisers a way to reach TV audiences as they discuss the shows on the social netw... More

For years we in the press have been describing anything that is viewed away from the living room television as "the second screen." First it was the computer, then the handheld med... More

ESPN and Twitter Inc. are announcing a major expansion of their collaboration to post sports-related videos on the short-messaging service-part of a growing wave of tie-ups as TV n... More

Shaw Media will unveil a new technique for advertisers and sponsors to engage viewers, as it runs live on-screen integration as a new part of its commercial breaks. A first of its ... More

Magic Ruby, the leading provider for developing monetizable technology and applications for the second screen, today announced the debut of its Quasar Production Platform, a unifie... More

Shazam and Rdio have offered something wonderful for U.S. users as of fall 2012, providing full track streaming for tagged music via Rdio, thanks to a “Listen Free on Rdio” lin... More

Truli Media Group, Inc., parent company of Truli, a global faith-based &; family friendly media content platform and social community hub, today announced that it has signed an agr... More

Netflix has just updated its free universal iOS app, adding a new “post-play” feature and making a number of improvements to its second screen options. The updated application,... More

According to Ofcom’s survey of UK audience attitudes to the broadcast media for 2012, seven viewers in ten said they used their mobile phones while watching TV, with 41% doing th... More

British fans of the Eurovision Song Contest are used to hearing tongue-in-cheek commentary while watching the annual event, but in 2013 they'll also be able to browse the lyrics fo... More

Mobile display ad spending is growing rapidly across all segments and will nearly triple between 2012 and 2014, jumping from $1.10 billion to $3.07 billion, according to eMarketer.... More

Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres has announced a new “Check In To Win” on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” with the second-screen application Viggle (Symbol: VGGL). The “Check In... More

Dish rolled out a sizable update for its Anywhere iPad app today, allowing on the go socialites to share viewing habits with friends via Facebook and Twitter. Less socially-connect... More

USA Network is calling all Mofys -- its nickname for rabid "Modern Family" fans it's banking will tune in when reruns of the sitcom premiere in the fall. Alexandra Shapiro, exec VP... More