Want to know why there is no Apple TV yet? Then check out Fan TV
Fanhattan introduced a flashy new TV device that promises to combine live pay TV with online streaming – but making this actually work for consumers will be challenging. Read more »
Video recommendation engine Fanhattan expands from iOS to the web
Fanhattan, which is like a TV Guide for iPad, has launched out a beta web version with new discovery and recommendation features. On the web, it offers more content recommendations from more providers — 29 on the web, compared to 16 on iOS. Read more »
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What the shift to the cloud means for the future EPG
The purpose of the on-screen guide has shifted. By connecting the guide to content-recommendation engines and advertising platforms, service providers and connected-TV device manufacturers are using the EPG as an access point for understanding consumers and reaching out to them to own the living room. Read more at GigaOM Pro »
Video: Fanhattan’s new WatchList wants to track all your movies & shows
Fanhattan’s guide to entertainment on your iPad just got a lot more useful: The app added content from new partners, including NBC and HBO, and a new WatchList feature. The idea: Add your favorite movies and shows once, and get notifications whereever and whenever they’re available. Read more »
Fanhattan adds Crackle, PBS and Lifetime
Fanhattan is trying to make it easier for users to discover content available on mobile, and soon connected TV devices. With that in mind, it has added videos from new content sources, including movies from Crackle and TV shows from PBS and Lifetime. Read more »
5 apps for finding your favorite TV shows
Consumers are using their mobile devices to figure out what to watch next, and a growing number of apps are being built to provide recommendations and help them learn what’s on TV at any given time. We’ve listed five of our favorites. Read more »
Fanhattan brings its video search app to the iPhone
Video discovery startup Fanhattan rolled out a new iPhone app that will allow users to search and navigate TV shows and movies that are available on the device. The release follows Fanhattan’s launch of an app for the iPad, which was introduced earlier this year. Read more »
Fanhattan’s iPad app makes video discovery social
Fanhattan has integrated with social networks, which will not only provide more interesting content for users to watch but will also allow them to share their interests with friends. Users can now get recommendations from their social graph, including movies and TV shows their friends like. Read more »
Next Up for Fanhattan: Building a Streaming Box?
Fanhattan just released an iPad app and is working its way onto connected devices. But instead of launching as a channel on someone else’s device, Fanhattan might try to build a device of its own, which would put it up against Roku, Boxee and Apple TV. Read more »
Fanhattan Takes Content Discovery to the Cloud
Vuze has a novel new product offering it hopes will help users browse and find the content they want on connected devices. The key to making the new offering, called Fanhattan, work is a cloud-based approach to serving entertainment information onto connected devices. Read more »
