Social TV
ConnecTV Acquires TweetTV To Add Real-Time Analytics To Its Social TV Platform
Both Twitter and Facebook are vying for pole position as the platform of choice for social TV engagement — the place where viewers go to quip about TV shows in real time — but there are movements among…
YC-Backed Vidpresso Offers Low-Cost Tools For Adding Tweets And Ads To Broadcast TV
Vidpresso wants to change the way that TV producers insert media into their broadcasts, with a low-cost, software-based solution that could fundamentally change their cost structure. At just $500 a…
Twitter Gets Its Chance To Prove It Can Drive TV Ratings With Comcast Tie-Up
Comcast and Twitter have just announced a wide-ranging strategic partnership that is designed to get users reading tweets about shows to start tuning in if they aren’t already. With the…
Nielsen Preps Its Twitter TV Report, While Facebook Extends Data Partnership To Foreign Networks
Nielsen is set to publish its first report with TV rankings based on data from Twitter. The report, which comes out on Monday according to the Wall Street Journal, will…
Twitter Unveils ‘Comprehensive’ Partnership With CBS For Its In-Stream Video Program Amplify
Twitter and CBS just announced what Glenn Brown, who leads Twitter’s Amplify program, called “probably one of the most comprehensive partnerships that you will see coming out of Amplify.” The…
With Trendrr Acquisition, Twitter Continues To Beef Up Its Social TV Efforts
Twitter has acquired Trendrr, a company that tracks social media engagement around TV content, as announced in a Trendrr blog post and confirmed in a tweet by Twitter. Trendrr says…
Viggle Tries To Right The Ship After Failed GetGlue Merger, Revenue Rises 88%, Registered Users Up 42% For The Quarter
Social TV and the second screen experience is quickly catching on among viewers, but the space as a whole is still nascent. While many are eager for a better social…
Layoffs And A Shut-Down For NM Incite, The Nielsen-McKinsey Venture That Works With Twitter On Social TV Ratings [Updated]
Here’s a surprise follow-up to the news this week of Twitter’s acquisition of a social media analytics firm Bluefin Labs. NM Incite — a social analytics JV between Nielsen and McKinsey that…
Twitter Confirms Purchase Of Bluefin Labs To Boost TV Analytics And Advertising Services
On the heels of impressive engagement around around this past weekend’s Super Bowl football championship, Twitter today officially confirmed that it has purchased Bluefin Labs, a social TV analytics service.…
Report: Social TV Market To Be Worth $256.44BN By 2017; Europe Taking Largest Share Now
The global social TV market is already a multi-billion dollar industry, with TV giants betting big money on second screen viewing, but the market is set for double-digit growth in…
TVGuide.com Acquires Fav.Tv To Expand Mobile App Team
TVGuide.com has acquired social TV startup Fav.Tv in what executive vice president and general manager Christy Tanner says is a straightforward talent acquisition. Plenty of startups are trying to reinvent…
Watch And Share The State Of The Union, Thanks to SnappyTV
If you’re watching President Obama’s State of the Union tonight, SnappyTV has a cool way for you to share your favorite clips with your friends — and we’re including it…
You may remember Peel as the maker of the pear-shaped hardware device which sits in between your smartphone an TV, turning your phone into a universal remote control. Today, as…
Yuwan Lets You Check into Your Favorite TV Program with Friends
Getting folks to check into apps is hard. But what would happen if we could automatically check into events – like TV shows – automatically? Today at TechCrunch Disrupt Beijing,…
