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Cogeco Launches Rovi’s TotalGuide xD and Remote Recorder Apps (Fierce Cable)
Rovi said Cogeco Cable is the first pay TV provider to launch its TotalGuide xD app for Apple's iPad, which lets subscribers browse TV listings and schedule DVR recordings with the... More
BuddyTV Forms Advertising Partnership with NCM Media Networks (Social Times)
In an effort to improve its online and mobile advertising, socially powered TV guide BuddyTV has formed a partnership with National CineMedia (NCM) Networks, the company behind the... More
Fancy that Hat Rihanna’s Wearing on TV? Shazam Wants to Help You Track it Down (The Guardian)
When a brand name becomes a verb, you know it has hit the big time. Hoover did it. Google did it. Another technology company wants us to believe "Shazamming" has entered our day-to... More
The iTV Doctor is In!: Can We Time-Shift Twitter for TV? (Interactive TV Today)
As we watch the rapid consolidation in the second-screen space, we have seen the inevitable rise of Twitter as a tool for enhanced and interactive television. And the explosion of ... More
What Does That Second Screen Mean for Viewers and Advertisers? (Ad Week)
The more screens you have, the more likely you are to engage in media multitasking. To find out what all that means for programmers and advertisers, the Time Warner Medialab conduc... More
Zeebox App Offers Second Screen and Social TV (Tech Goes Strong)
If you are looking for a second screen, enhanced interactive TV app, zeebox is loaded with features and easy to use. It's well organized making it easy to engage in social TV-chatt... More
Second-Screen Systems and Social Media Integration (Broadcast Engineering)
Interactivity across the broadcast spectrum is the new name of the game as broadcasters seek to expand — or perhaps more accurately, keep — viewers who spend increasingly more ... More
CANAL+ Spain and Applicaster Bring Game of Thrones to the Second Screen with Special Timeline-based Gamification (Market Watch)
Captivating the imagination of millions of viewers around the world, Game of Thrones, Juego de Tronos, returns for its third season on CANAL+ Spain accompanied by an engaging secon... More
CBS Launches Daytime’s First Synched Second-Screen Experience with “The Bold and the Beautiful” on the CBS Connect App (We Love Soaps)
Fans of CBS’s "The Bold and the Beautiful" can now experience the show in an entirely new dimension with an interactive second-screen experience that syncs in real-time to the sh... More
Shazam Targets Media Engagement Mega-Market (IPTV News)
UK media discovery specialist Shazam has confirmed that it is focusing its attentions on what it terms”media engagement” in the TV space, making it easier for consumers to enga... More
Canal+ Signs Five-Year Content Deal With HBO (Rapid TV News)
French free-to-air (FTA) and pay-TV group Canal+ has signed a five-year content deal with HBO encompassing all HBO's TV series. The agreement covers all Canal+ Group channels, incl... More
The Genie Is Out of the Bottle: Aereo’s Court Victory and What It Means for the TV Business (GigaOm)
A federal appeals court has ruled that Aereo’s TV-anywhere service doesn’t violate copyright law, opening the door for the startup to expand a service that lets consumers watch... More
Epix Pay-TV App Launches on PlayStation 3 (CNET)
Epix today launched an app on Sony's video game console, allowing viewers to access more than 3,000 movie titles, including "The Avengers" and "Skyfall." Epix's library of comedy, ... More
Aereo's Court Victory Puts Retransmission Consent Fees Into Spotlight (VideoNuze)
Yesterday's victory by Aereo in federal appeals court is certain to have at least one consequence: it will put retransmission consent fees into the spotlight. For those unfamiliar ... More
Nokia Risks Missing Large-Screen Boat (Rethink Wireless)
Nokia's days of spotting what phone users wanted before they knew it themselves are long over. The Finnish firm has missed a string of key developments in handset design, from clam... More
'Game of Thrones' Season Premiere Illegally Downloaded Over One Million Times (The Verge)
HBO's Game of Thrones was the most pirated TV show of 2012, and early download stats following last night's season three opener have it on track to receive that "honor" yet again t... More
Software Makes Multiple Screens Less Distracting (MIT Technology Review)
Most computer interfaces are designed to capture your attention—whether you like it or not. A new system for computers with multiple screens, called Diff Displays, responds to in... More
Smartphones, Not Tablets, Used For Most Mobile Video Consumption (Rapid TV News)
Despite the less suitable screen size, when it comes to video most activity is taking place on smartphones rather than tablets, according to Flurry. Out of the top 200 mobile devic... More
IHS: Global TV Shipments Fell 6% in 2012 (HMM)
Global TV shipments fell 6.3% in 2012, undermined by declining sales in Japan and softening demand in North America and Western Europe, according to a new report from IHS iSuppli. ... More
