Social TV continues global push with new startup TunedIn
Updated: 2012-04-30 06:22:39
THE HOME OF SOCIAL TV Home Charts Leaderboard Second Screen Apps Research TV Jobs Events About Popular : now What TV viewers are doing on their tablets study Social TV continues global push with new startup TunedIn Posted by Cory Bergman on April 29, 2012 Tweet The US and the UK have become competitive social TV markets with a growing list of second screen apps vying for attention . And now the social TV wave is spreading in Germany with the launch of Tweek.tv and now with TunedIn a Berlin-based startup that just rolled out the 2.0 version of its iPhone app . TunedIn aspires to connect audiences by bringing viewers together in a collective viewing experience , 8221 explains Justin Scull , co-founder and CEO . First in Europe , and then in the US as . well The well-designed app combines a
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THE HOME OF SOCIAL TV Home Charts Leaderboard Second Screen Apps Research TV Jobs Events About Popular : now What TV viewers are doing on their tablets study What TV viewers are doing on their tablets study Posted by Cory Bergman on April 27, 2012 Tweet It seems like we’ve been publishing a couple TV-tablet studies every week you can catch up in our social TV research section and today Nielsen published part two of its tablet study , which breaks it all down by demographic . You may remember the first study that found 45 of US tablet owners are using the device daily in front of TV . Today , Nielsen answers the question , what are they doing on their tablets And how does it change across demographic groups To the : chart The data isn’t terribly surprising : email is the top activity , men
, THE HOME OF SOCIAL TV Home Charts Leaderboard Second Screen Apps Research TV Jobs Events About Popular : now What TV viewers are doing on their tablets study Latin Music Awards attracts double the tweets , ratings bump Posted by Cory Bergman on April 27, 2012 Tweet It’s not just the marquee events on English-language TV that are attracting bigger social TV numbers : last night’s Billboard Latin Music Awards sparked nearly half a million tweets in both Spanish and English more than double last year total , Twitter said It doubled the social activity score of American Idol for the night , according to Trendrr numbers . And NBCU said the Telemundo show delivered the best ratings in its 14-year history , up 16 over last . year Trendrr helped power the social integration for the Telemundo
THE HOME OF SOCIAL TV Home Charts Leaderboard Second Screen Apps Research TV Jobs Events About Popular : now What TV viewers are doing on their tablets study Inside look at Travel Channel’s new Layover Guide’ app Posted by Natan Edelsburg on April 27, 2012 Tweet With the summer approaching , you’re probably thinking about your summer travel plans , how to find something unique and what app or website might be the best tool to help you along the way . Last month , the Travel Channel launched their first ever travel guide app for iPad , iPhone or , iPod Touch called Travel Channel Layover Guide With Anthony Bourdain . 8221 At 1.99 the app is designed to help anyone , create their own Bourdain-inspired excursions , 8221 according to the release . The app is infused with exclusive content from
THE HOME OF SOCIAL TV Home Charts Leaderboard Second Screen Apps Research TV Jobs Events About Popular : now What TV viewers are doing on their tablets study Social TV highlights from the MTV upfront Posted by Natan Edelsburg on April 26, 2012 Tweet A packed Beacon Theater in NYC enjoyed a fun MTV upfront that highlighted a slew of new and returning programing built for a Twitter and Facebook generation . The presentation started off highlighting that MTV both broke a Twitter record with Beyonce at the VMAs , has over 100 million viewers and 100 million Facebook likes as we learned earlier this week from President Stephen Friedman and has been covered as the number one social TV network . Here’s how social TV will play an even bigger part of MTV’s programming and initiatives for the next .
THE HOME OF SOCIAL TV Home Charts Leaderboard Second Screen Apps Research TV Jobs Events About Popular : now What TV viewers are doing on their tablets study GetGlue partners with NHL for the playoffs via in-app integration Posted by Natan Edelsburg on April 26, 2012 Tweet Whether you’re a hard core GetGlue user who loves every opportunity to get a sticker and check in , or you’re one of the skeptics who doesn’t think their current strategy will lead to anything big in the future , you can’t deny their impressive partnerships . Storify recently added GetGlue to their platform , and the social TV company has recently launched a partnership with the NHL that includes an integration with their NHL GameCenter 2011-2012 app for iPhone and iPad The race to the Stanley Cup is now in full force