Social TV Dijit Media Acquires GoMiso By Alex Weprin on Feb. 1, 2013 - 3:10 PM Dijit Media, the company behind interactive TV guide NextGuide, has acquired GoMiso, the company which owns the popular TV check-in engine Miso, as well as social TV products SideShows and Quips. Terms of the deal were not disclos ...
View Post Second Screen | Social TV Sundance Channel gets social with new apps By Alex Weprin on Feb. 1, 2013 - 9:24 AM Sundance Channel is planning a fun social push tied to some of the network’s original programs. Not content to simply create a generic second-screen experience, the AMC Networks-owned channel is also trying to push users to ...
View Post Networks ‘Occupy Conan’ scheduled for January 31 By Alex Weprin on Jan. 24, 2013 - 3:26 PM TBS will air the special crowd-sourced episode of “Conan” called “Occupy Conan” on January 31st, and will also feature have Conan O’Brien blogging live during the episode. We recently wrote about the ...
Social TV Register for our social TV event before midnight and save By Alex Weprin on Jan. 16, 2013 - 9:49 AM Learn from the engagement and social media strategies of executives at NBC News, MTV, and HBO at our event, Lost Remote- The NYC Show, April 24 in New York City. Top executives will discuss the latest developments and opportunitie ...
View Post Awards | Networks Twitter unveils ‘Twitter Oscars Index’ to track Oscar buzz By Alex Weprin on Jan. 15, 2013 - 1:07 PM Twitter is partnering with Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences on the “Twitter Oscars Index,” which will be tracking talk of nominees on the social service leading up to and during the live telecast. Twit ...
View Post Networks | Second Screen An inside look at CBS’ social Super Bowl plans By Alex Weprin on Jan. 8, 2013 - 4:17 PM CBS has the rights to this year’s Super Bowl broadcast, and the network is betting big on second-screen interaction for the game. Unlike some other social efforts, CBS isn’t concerned with trying to get people to tune ...
View Post Networks CBS letting viewers decide how an episode of ‘Hawaii Five-0’ ends By Alex Weprin on Jan. 3, 2013 - 2:55 PM CBS is taking real-time social engagement to a new level for an upcoming episode of its drama “Hawaii Five-0.” During the new episode to air Monday, January 14, a professor at a local college will be murdered, and the ...
View Post Advertising/Marketing | Digital Current, the first ‘social TV network,’ sells to Al Jazeera By Alex Weprin on Jan. 3, 2013 - 11:04 AM Current TV, which launched with a user-generated social strategy that was way ahead of its time, has been sold to Al Jazeera. The network, co-founded by former Vice President Al Gore and his business partner Joel Hyatt, has fo ...
View Post Networks | Social TV Twitter, Nielsen strike deal to create ‘Nielsen Twitter TV Rating’ By Alex Weprin on Dec. 17, 2012 - 12:58 PM Twitter and Nielsen have struck a deal to create a new television ratings measurement that will gauge TV conversations on the social network. The “Nielsen Twitter TV Rating” will launch in time for the Fall, 2013 T ...
Networks | Social TV For VH1’s 2012 Divas special, a more social experience By Alex Weprin on Dec. 14, 2012 - 7:00 AM VH1 is planning a suite of social-friendly elements to this year’s “VH1 Divas” special. We spoke to VH1 senior VP of VH1 digital Dan Sacher and VP of shows and events at VH1 digital Jon Mallow about what the n ...