CES: Now you can draw on your TV set
Samsung just announced the winners of its Free the TV Challenge — a $500,000 contest to inspire developers to create apps for Samsung TV sets and Blu-ray players. The winner of the $200,000 first prize is “We Draw,” an interactive drawing game. To play, you download an iPhone or Android app along with corresponding the [...]
CES: Comcast to stream TV to tablets with social hooks
This has already been reported in bits and pieces, but today Comcast made it official at CES: subscribers will soon be able to watch live and on-demand TV from their iPads and Android tablets, wherever they have a WiFi connection. And there’s news about some intriguing social features, as well. Comcast already has the Xfinity [...]
CES: TV apps unveiled by LG, Vizio
It’s all about connected TVs and apps at CES, and the first round of announcements are out. Always we’ve said before, 3D is nice, but the race to create connected TV apps — especially when tied to mobile apps — will change the way we watch. Today, LG said its new connected TVs will feature [...]
NAB starts ‘Future of TV’ site and campaign
The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has announced a campaign it calls “The Future of TV,” a digital vision that sees TV delivered via over-the-air spectrum, to devices like the mobile TV we discussed recently. The key here is “over-the-air.” The NAB sees the future as primarily broadcast driven. Writes John Eggerton in B&C: “The [...]
Is it OK for journalists to use Facebook to apply for a job?
I received a fascinating email from Dennis Kinney, the news director of KXXV and KRHD in the Waco, TX region. (Dennis has given us permission to use the email.) He points us to a very interesting situation that happened in his newsroom. I’m a news director, which means that I’m constantly hiring, and that means [...]
CES: More mobile TV, but will you watch?
Despite the failure of Flo TV, the industry is pushing ahead with mobile digital TVs. We’re expecting to see a bunch of these at CES. RCA is coming out with a new line that will receive regular over-the-air signals as well as the mobile digital signals that use the Open Mobile Video Coalition standard. CES [...]
Internet surpasses TV for news among 18-29s
The internet is now the main source of news for those in the 18-29 year-old bracket. According to the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, the internet has, for the first time, surpassed TV as the primary news source for the demo. And, as for that “we don’t expect news viewers under [...]
CES: Miso checks into funding from Google, Hearst
The TV check-in service Miso just announced that it closed a $1.5 million round of investment from Google Ventures and Hearst Interactive Media. If you’re new to the TV check-in space, think “Foursquare for TV.” Several players like Miso, Tunerfish, GetGlue and Philo are battling it out. With the Miso app, for example, you check [...]
Today Show experiments with augmented reality
If you happen to be at Rockefeller Plaza in New York, you may see people swinging their iPhones randomly in the air. No, they’re not crazy — they’re looking for virtual objects planted by the NBC Today Show. It’s all part of an experiment with GoldRun, an iPhone app that lets you track down and [...]
Xfinity’s cool remote control program for iPad, iPhone
Comcast’s recently rebranded cable TV service, xfinity, has come out with an app for the iPad and iPhone that serves as a remote control for many of its boxes. I’ve been playing around with the app and I have to give credit where it’s due: it is excellent. The app instantly pulls up xfinity programming [...]
CES: Microsoft takes on Apple and Google TV
Microsoft is entering the set-top box competition for your TV, according to a report in the Seattle Times. Joining the ranks of Apple TV and Google TV, Windows TV looks to enter this emerging market. Microsoft is introducing the product at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this week, and several reports have pinned the price [...]
CES: Netflix to get its own button on TV, Blu-ray remotes
If you have any doubt that Netflix wants to power on-demand programming on your TV set, look no further than today’s announcement. Netflix says it has inked deals with TV, Blu-Ray and streaming device manufacturers to add a “one-click” Netflix button on their remote controls. Sharp, Sony, and Toshiba will add the button on remotes [...]
A quick post-vacation recap
Welcome back, vacationers. Here is a quick rundown of stories you might have missed on LR, including the “most tweeted.” – Cory had a wild experience using his XBox 360 to watch the bowl games. “Minority Report,” here we come. – A judge ruled you can’t use Twitter photos without permission. Important ruling. – Another [...]
Finding the time to keep up with social media
The most difficult job for anyone who works in social media these days is prioritizing your time in a space that feels like it’s moving faster than the speed of light. If you work in television, you’re likely running solo on social media, and your schedule is already packed full of Facebook, Twitter and (maybe) [...]
Fox shows top TV tweets in 2010
Twitter has already released its top trends of the year, including a television category which gave the MTV VMA’s the top slot. But now a tracking company called What the Trend has released its own top Twitter TV shows of the year. Fox takes the top two slots with Glee and American Idol, followed by [...]
Tweet briefs: Hulu, Google TV, StumbleUpon
Recent news nuggets from @lostremote: – Comedy Central in talks with Hulu about bringing back Daily Show – Vizio TV sets join the Google TV stable of partners – TV viewing continues to grow in uncertain media climate – StumbleUpon beats Facebook in referrals, says tracking service
TV apps will be key focus at CES 2011
The Consumer Electronics Show gets underway in Las Vegas later this week, and while new tablets, phones and 3D television sets will grab much of the attention, the biggest development in the television business will be the dramatic surge of internet-connected sets and TV apps. “TV manufacturers see the opportunity to provide that content built [...]
Watch ESPN bowl games by waving your hand
Watching bowl games on ESPN over the New Years has become a new experience for many Xbox Live subscribers, especially those equipped with a new Kinect. In many ways, it’s a sneak peek into the future of watching live TV. We cut the cable cord a few months ago, so we watch ESPN3 on Xbox, [...]
