TV

HBO's Jim Lampley: 'This is the first post-Twitter Summer Olympics' - Posted May 2, 2012
As viewers ready their smartphones and laptops for this year's Summer Olympics, should NBC shift the way they broadcast their games? HBO's Jim Lampley, the voice behind a record 14 Olympic broadcasts and some of the biggest boxing matches in his... [AllTwitter]

58 Percent Of People Would Rather Give Up Social Networks Than Their TVs [INFOGRAPHIC] - Posted April 25, 2012
As much as we are a tweet- and status update-addicted society, we'd give up our social networks if we had to, especially if it meant saving our TVs. A new study suggests that people still love their TVs more than Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and the rest, choosing to save the tube... [AllTwitter]

Startup Aims To Finally Make "TV Everywhere" A Reality - Posted April 23, 2012
For years television distributers have been talking about the idea of "TV Everywhere"--services that let viewers watch all of their favorite channels on any device, from their TV sets to the web to their mobile devices. However, thanks to legal issues, uncooperative networks and other issues, TV Everywhere has gotten... [SocialTimes.com]

13 To 34 Year Olds Average 4 To 5 Other Activities While They Watch TV - Posted November 17, 2011
Last week we shared a new study that revealed that 80 percent of viewers multitask while watching TV. Today we've got an even more surprising multi-media multitasking statistic for you. According to a ne... [SocialTimes.com]

Youtoo Apps for Android & iPhone: Ticket to 15 Seconds of Fame on National Cable TV Channel? - Posted November 17, 2011
Youtoo is more than just a cable TV channel where you can find old TV shows like Batman, Green Hornet and X-Files. It is, as their slogan says, social TV. The release of the new Youtoo iPhone and ... [SocialTimes.com]

i.TV for Android Beta Release Available for Public Testing - Posted November 8, 2011
i.TV for the iPhone and iPad has been a well-regarded free TV guide app. It provides local TV show listings, the ability to bookmark favorite shows, schedule TiVo DVR recordings, search for shows online (iTunes, Hulu and Netflix), access to reference information about shows on iMDB and Wikipedia, and news about... [SocialTimes.com]

Twitter Integration With New Panasonic TV Is The Best Yet [PICS] - Posted November 7, 2011
There are a few TVs on the market that offer social media integration, including Panasonic's Viera line. However, the newly upgraded Viera features one of the most seamless integrations with Twitter we've seen yet, encouraging you to tweet your predictions for America's next biggest thing or you all-caps shouts of "GOALLL!"... [AllTwitter]

Reach News Junkies on the Second Screen - Posted October 27, 2011
Today's viewers aren't just watching TV as a solitary experience. Whether it's the iPad, an Android tablet, or even the new Kindle Fire, tablet d... [10,000 Words]

Fox's "The X Factor" Is First-Ever TV Show To Open Up Voting To Twitter - Posted October 27, 2011
It seems like every month there's another indication that Twitter is moving closer and closer to the mainstream. This week, Fox and Twitter announced that Fox's "The X Factor" would allow viewers to cast their votes for their favorite contestan... [AllTwitter]

Take Mobile Advantage of Twitter TV Show Tweeting Advice - Posted October 27, 2011
Social network upstart Google+ has been promoting celebrity activity on its network since it left its private beta testing phase this past summer. While celebrities have been on and using Twitter for a couple of years now, Twitter is not just sitting back passively. They are activity partnering with shows like... [SocialTimes.com]

New Social Platform Lets You "Friend" & Interact With Your Favorite TV & Movie Characters - Posted October 5, 2011
Have you ever wished that you could be friends with the characters from your favorite movies and TV shows in real life? Until recently this was impossible--after all, these characters don't actually exist outside of the TV shows and movies you love. But SocialSamba... [SocialTimes.com]

World's First Social TV Network Wants To Put You On Television - Posted September 28, 2011
Until now, social TV has been about sharing and talking about your favorite TV shows online, but Youtoo is taking the idea of social TV to a whole new level, offering to actually put social networkers on TV. Youtoo just launched th... [SocialTimes.com]

Regularly Scheduled Programming Coming To YouTube In 2012 - Posted September 27, 2011
YouTube has big plans for 2012. According to The Wall Street Journal, they'll be getting into the regularly scheduled programming biz, launching at least a dozen new curated channels with regularly scheduled content spanning theme... [SocialTimes.com]

Fav.tv Makes It Easy To Follow TV Shows On Your Smartphone - Posted September 13, 2011
Fav.tv is an online TV guide site that just launched both on the web and with free iOS and Android apps. Unlike other TV apps that follow Foursquare's check-in model, Fav.tv focuses on making it easier for one to follow their favorite programs. As I am writing this post I can only... [SocialTimes.com]

Trendrr Partners with Twitter and the Weather Channel - Posted August 16, 2011
A recent article reports that Twitter has partnered with the Weather Channel "to push weather related tw... [semanticweb.com]

yap.TV for iOS: A TV Guide With a Twitter Twist - Posted August 15, 2011
yap.TV is a free app for the iPhone and iPad that provides a visual guide to what's on TV in your area. To this, the app integrates viewer (app user) generated polls, live chats and Twitter streams. The app asks you to identify which TV content provider you use (cable, satellite, etc.).... [SocialTimes.com]

Vroman's Bookstore to Appear on Parks and Recreation TV Show - Posted August 15, 2011
Vroman's Bookstore, an independent bookstore in Pasadena, will be appearing on season four of the NBC series, Parks and Recreation. According to ... [GalleyCat]

Dijit Universal TV Remote Control for iPhone Now Shows Which TV Shows Facebook Friends Like - Posted August 12, 2011
Griffin Technology's Beacon is a piece of hardware that provides a gateway between an iOS device (iPhone, iPad and iPod touch) and home entertainment electronics. It does this by taking commands fromt he iOS device via Bluetooth and translating it to IR (infrared) signals used by most consumer electronics for remote... [SocialTimes.com]

CW Network Full Episode Streaming Video App Designed Only for the Small iPhone Display - Posted July 13, 2011
NBC only provides streaming video clips which, while someone unsatisfying, provides a good way to sample programs like late night TV talk shows (Jimmy Fallon, for example) which fit well into the clip format. ABC Player provides streaming for full episodes. Both look and work well on the iPad. And... [SocialTimes.com]

Bluefin Labs Hopes To Breach the Semantic Barrier Between Social Media Comments and TV Content - Posted June 30, 2011
Here's what Bluefin Labs is trying to capture for mass media content providers, be they media companies or brands: The word-of-mouth about TV shows and commercials that has migrated to the social media space. It wants to make visible the feedback loop that is very evident in live human communications -... [AllTwitter]

Shazam Raises $32 Million To Expand Into Interactive TV Advertising - Posted June 22, 2011
Shazam, the mobile music app that made it big by letting users find out new and interesting songs, has raised $32 million in VC funding. The current round of funding was led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Institutional Venture Partners. Prior to this round, Shazam raised... [SocialTimes.com]

TV Show 'Covert Affairs' Takes To Twitter To Run Alternative Plotline - Posted June 14, 2011
The CIA operatives in the USA Network show Covert Affairs are turning Twitter into an internal communications feed, running a mission to Budapest 140-characters at a time. In an innovative merger of TV and Twitter, you can follow along with the characters from Covert Affairs as ... [AllTwitter]

Tips to integrate hashtags into daily news coverage - Posted June 14, 2011
I may be dating myself here, but I remember when Twitter didn't automatically link @usernames and when #hashtag was a workaround to make disjointed streams of updates easier to find in their clunky search engine. Well, Twitter has done a good job of integrating those ideas of its users to make t... [10,000 Words]

Roku to Bring Angry Birds to TV - Posted June 2, 2011
Angry Birds, the game that invaded smartphones, tablets and PC is now coming to TV this summer. Roku, a company which sells set-top boxes that stream videos from Hulu Plus, Netflix, and Amazon Instant Video onto your TV screen, has anno... [SocialTimes.com]

NBC seeks to partner with local, non-profit news organizations - Posted May 24, 2011
NBC announced it's looking to expand on its successful partnership with the non-profit, investigative news site Voice of San Diego to markets beyond California. Its looking for similar set-ups in other markets where the complany owns local TV stations, including potentially New York City ; Los Angeles ; ... [TVSpy]

Twitter Users Complain that News of Osama's Death Interrupted "The Apprentice" - Posted May 4, 2011
As jaw-droppingly unbelievable as this article's headline is, it's true: dozens (and likely more) of Twitter users took to the network this week to complain that the news of Osama Bin Laden's death interrupted the TV show they were watching. And, while we don't have a sarcasm detector handy, many... [AllTwitter]

No Watching ESPN On iOS For Comcast Subscribers - Posted April 7, 2011
You probably have heard of people who have cancelled their cable TV service because they watch television via the Internet. Every time that I hear about someone who doesn't subscribe to cable or satelite I say to myself, I could never do that because I watch sports. Today I realized that... [SocialTimes.com]

Semantic Movie, TV "Taste Engine" Jinni Enjoys New Funding, Plans Added Services, and Explains Why It Can Be More Helpful Than Facebook's Like Button - Posted January 21, 2011
2010 ended on a down note for VC funds. Word came this week that 2010 represented the fourth consecutive year of declines and the slowest annual period for venture capital fundraising since 2003, according to Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). T... [AllTwitter]

WMUR Partnering with CNN for Debate Coverage - Posted December 15, 2010
WMUR is once again partnering with CNN to cover a presidential primary debate in New Hampshire. The debate, which is scheduled for June 7, will bring together Republican presidential hopefuls. Joining WMUR and CNN in covering the contest will be local newspaper The New Hampshire Union Leader. "WMUR is pro... [TVSpy]

Catch Biz Stone on CNN's Reliable Sources This Sunday - Posted December 10, 2010
Biz Stone, Twitter co-founder and media darling, will be making an appearance this Sunday on CNN's Reliable Sources. You can catch Stone talking about the journalism industry with host Howard Kurtz live this Sunday on Kurtz' Rel... [AllTwitter]

NHL Taps NFL Exec Charles Coplin For Top Content Post - Posted August 31, 2010
The National Hockey League has tapped Charles Coplin to be executive VP of content. Coplin joins the NHL from the National Football League, where he had been VP of programming. In his new role Coplin will be charged with overseeing all med... [SportsNewser]

Shaquille O'Neal Wants a Sketch Comedy Show - Posted August 23, 2010
This needs to happen. In an interview with Broadcasting & Cable editor-in-chief Ben Grossman, newly minted Boston Celtic ... [SportsNewser]

Which Sports Teams or Leagues Could Start Their Own TV Network? - Posted August 18, 2010
The New York Yankees have one. So do the New York Mets. Major League Baseball, the NFL and NBA all have one as well. Yes, if you are a powerful sports brand, there is a good chance you have your own television network. But there are still some brands that are... [SportsNewser]

Morning Reading List 07.20.09 - Posted July 20, 2009
Good morning FishbowlDC! Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line. Happy Birthday to CNN's ... [FishbowlDC]

Morning Reading List 07.09.09 - Posted July 9, 2009
Good morning FishbowlDC! Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line. Happy Birthday to ... [FishbowlDC]

Morning Reading List 07.01.09 - Posted July 1, 2009
Good morning FishbowlDC! Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line. What we know and what we're reading this Wednesda... [FishbowlDC]

Morning Reading List 05.26.09 - Posted May 26, 2009
Good, rainy morning Washington! C-Bass is kickin' it in the Caribbean this week so you're stuck with me. Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line. Here's what we're reading this Tuesday morning... TV |... [FishbowlDC]

Morning Reading List 05.13.09 - Posted May 13, 2009
Good morning FishbowlDC! Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line. It is day 114 covering the Obama administration a... [FishbowlDC]

Morning Reading List, 09.03.08 - Posted September 3, 2008
Good morning Washington. Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line or let us know in the tips box below. We've got your morning mix of media Muesli after the... [FishbowlDC]