Boxfish lands on Android, has big plans for real-time TV data
Boxfish’s new Android app lets you search in real time for topics on TV. The data used to power the app could one day also make your DVR smarter. Read more »
Vubooo’s take on the second screen: Less talk, more gooooooals
Forget badges, trivia and long-winded discussions: The soccer-centric second screen app Vubooo is all about a whole lot of virtual shouting. Read more »
Dish’s new second-screen app looks good, which should worry its competition
Dish entered the second-screen game this week at CES, offering its subscribers an iOS app that combines the traditional programming grid with social discovery and remote control capabilities. It’s what a lot of startups try to do – but maybe an operator can just do it better? Read more »
Exclusive: Peel partners with Samsung to take its social TV guide app international
Peel’s social TV guide is coming to the U.K., Germany, Singapore and 18 other countries, thanks in large part due to a partnership with Samsung. Users of Samsung’s Android tablets will be able to directly change the channel of their TV set with the app. Read more »
Netflix has big plans for the second screen
Netflix is getting ready to let users control the playback on their TV with their mobile phones. The company recently added support for such AirPlay-like features to the PS3, and is now looking to extend support to a number of other connected devices. Read more »
Why Avengers super-fans should assemble for Marvel’s second-screen experience
If you saw The Avengers more than once in the theater, and still ended up buying the film on Blu-ray or DVD this week, then you are exactly for whom Marvel designed this deliciously nerdy two-screen app experience. Read more »
Dijit’s new NextGuide tries to reinvent the TV guide on the iPad
Dijit is reinventing itself as a social TV guide with a new iPad app dubbed NextGuide that mixes live TV recommendations with results from Netflix and Hulu. The app is based on lessons it learned with its previous second-screen remote control application. Read more »
NHL lets you predict the action with second screen gaming app
The NHL is jumping further into the second screen trend with what it calls the first predictive gaming app for a major sport league. The free NHL PrePlay app allows TV viewers to play along with a game by making live predictions on the action. Read more »
With Idol app, Peel gets ready to ditch its hardware
Second screen startup Peel is seeing its universal remote control hardware becoming a commodity — but doesn’t actually mind this all that much. The company is preparing for a post-hardware future with a new iOS app feature that allows real-time second screen engagement during American Idol. Read more »
Dijit releases social TV guide app for the iPad
Dijit’s new iPad app expands on mobile features that were already available by taking advantage of the tablet’s larger screen. Viewers can access local TV listings, get recommendations from their Facebook friends, and gather more information about the cast and crew of the shows they’re watching. Read more »
Gracenote readies its own second-screen platform
Second-screen apps could soon tell you which actors are on your TV screen, what products they’re consuming and which music is playing in the background, thanks to a yet-to-be launched content-recognition platform from Gracenote. The company gave us a first look at the technology. Read more »
Samsung wants to own your first, second and third screens
With its latest Free the TV Challenge, Samsung is looking to extend its influence beyond just the TV with apps that create converged experiences among multiple devices. That could improve the experience for consumers and give them reason to buy some of its other products. Read more »
Miso knows what you’re watching, no check-in required
Social TV app Miso just got a lot smarter. The application, which lets users check in and share what they’re watching on various social networks, will now be able to detect what they’re watching, as long as those users are subscribers of DirecTV. Read more »
