Smart Screen News Headlines
Monterosa Claims First End-to-End Second Screen Broadcast Platform (Rapid TV News)
Second screen TV technology specialist Monterosa Productions has announced the commercial launch of its LViS Studio platform for creating and deploying apps to enhance sport, enter... More
The State of the Second Screen: Will TV Companion Apps Proliferate or Dwindle? (Engadget)
If you let the rows of 3D and 4k displays lining the halls of CES paint a picture of the future of television, you'd be missing a vital component. Tucked away inside a pair of ball... More
The ‘Second Screen’: Finally Ready for Prime-Time (Reuters)
Television makers, networks and movie studios are embracing the tablet and developing original content and software to drive audience interaction and new advertising revenue after ... More
Social TV: GetGlue Calls Off Deal with Viggle (Ad Age)
GetGlue called off its deal to merge with Viggle on Sunday, saying in a blog post that the two will remain independent. "Today we've decided that GetGlue will not be merging with V... More
Digitalsmiths Expands Relationship with Time Warner Cable to Deliver Personalized Search and Recommendations (CNBC)
Digitalsmiths, the leader in personalized video discovery technology, today announced that Time Warner Cable expanded its relationship with the company. Time Warner Cable will inte... More
CES: Second Screen is Focus of Future of Television Panel (Variety)
The topic was supposed to be "The Future of Television" at a panel at the Variety Entertainment Matters conference on Thursday, but if this discussion is any indication, the future... More
CES: Women, Baby Boomers are Enthusiastic Second Screeners (Variety)
With so many TV networks embracing the second screen to interact with viewers of their shows, the big question is, what exactly is the demo that turns to mobile devices while stari... More
With Cable-Cutting On the Rise, So is Mobile Streaming Live TV (PC World)
Big, shiny HDTVs are generally among the major stars of CES, and this year is no exception. But in our always-connected lifestyle we'll occasionally want to take our TV content wit... More
Programmers’ Second-Screen Love Affair Threatens TV Ad Effectiveness (Media Post)
There has always been an unnamed conflict of interest within the historic television business model, because a program’s ratings stand in as a surrogate for commercial ratings --... More
Kwarter Raises $4 Million to Build Pioneering Second Screen Platform for Brands and Broadcasters (Sacramento Bee)
Kwarter, Inc. has raised $4 million in a Series A round led by T-Venture for its mission to create an end-to-end second screen solution for brands and broadcasters. Kinetic Venture... More
CES: Second-Screen Apps Central to Multiplatform Efforts (Broadcasting & Cable)
Executives from a number of major programmers and studios stressed the growing importance of second-screen applications and experiences for their multiplatform strategies during va... More
Audible Magic Introduces ACR-Enhanced Features for Slingbox Companion App First Introduced at CES (CNBC)
Audible Magic, the leader in automated content recognition (ACR) solutions, announced that Audible Magic’s Smart ID ACR system will be embedded into the Slingbox hardware platfor... More
Flingo Samba Blurs Line Between First and Second Screen Viewing (Smart TV Radar)
The problem with ‘second screen‘ viewing, according to Flingo’s Ashwin Navin, is that it is a “disjointed experience of second screen apps, which don’t really mesh with t... More
KIT Digital Content Solutions Rebrands as “utd. by Content” (Streaming Media)
KIT Digital Content Solutions has a new corporate identity that sees the company rebrand as utd. by content. "The move is the final stage of the transition from being an integral p... More
Red Bee Engaged for Smarter Metadata for Samsung Smart TVs (Rapid TV News)
In a bid to make its range of smart TVs even smarter, Samsung has selected Red Bee Media to provide rich metadata services for its new range of connected TVs across 13 European mar... More
ConnecTV Announces New Ad Network with “Second Screen” Experience (Broadcast Engineering)
ConnecTV, based in Emeryville, CA, is launching a new kind of advertising network that will enable brands to enhance their television commercials by delivering a second-screen expe... More
DG and Audible Magic Unveil Synchronized Ad Service at CES (PR Newswire)
DG, (NASDAQ: DGIT), the world’s leading ad management and distribution platform, and Audible Magic, the leading provider of automated content recognition (ACR) technologies, toda... More
Samsung, Panasonic Take on Social TV at CES (Washington Post)
There was a time when TV check-in apps like Viggle and Get Glue seemed edgy and cool. But the latest talk from the Consumer Electronics Show promises to push social TV way beyond a... More
CBS Super Bowl ‘Second Screen’ Stream to Include Alternate Cameras, DVR Functionality (Engadget)
With the heavy responsibility of handling the Super Bowl XLVII livestream, CBS is focusing in on what football fans really want: commercials. Well, that, and real-time statistic up... More
Cox Goes All-In with Second-Screen App Strategy (MediaPost)
The battle for the second screen gets hotter at the Consumer Electronics Show this week as cable and satellite service providers try to get a piece of the action. Cox Communication... More
