Second screen

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Channel 4: second screen experiment failed to reach scale

Channel 4’s second screen app experiment, 4Now, failed because the UK broadcaster couldn’t get the…

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Second-screen TV app Spott launches in Belgium

Spott, a Belgian second-screen app that lets users buy items they see on TV, has…

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Olympics viewers set for second-screening

Close to two third of UK viewers of the Olympics on TV will use an…

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Third of Europeans watching video on mobiles, tablets

Roughly a third of European viewers now use mobile and tablet devices to watch video…

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Technologists discuss first- and second-screen TV advancements

Executives from set-top maker ABOX42, security specialist Verimatrix and online technology specialist Zattoo joined together…

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Google updates Play Movies and TV app for Android

Google has updated its Google Play Movies and TV app for Android, offering viewers extra…

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Most OTT viewers aged 21 to 29, says SPB TV survey

The majority of over-the-top video viewers are aged 21 to 29 years old, though OTT…

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Two thirds of people use second screen while watching TV

Almost two thirds of people (64%) have used a second screen device while watching TV,…

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Four in five smart TVs now connected

One in five people now have a smart TV as their main TV set, with…

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Warner Bros France partners with Civolution on second screen app

Warner Bros France has partnered with Civolution, which will provide automatic content recognition for the…

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More than half of millennial tablet owners ‘second screen’

Some 56% of US tablet owners aged between 18 and 34 use their device in…

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Binge viewing now pervasive in UK, US

Binge viewing is now “pervasive” with 89% of UK viewers watching content in this way…

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Applicaster supports MegaFon World Cup second screen service

Russian mobile service provider MegaFon is using multiscreen technology provider Applicaster’s platform to deliver enhanced…

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France Televisions launches French Open app

French public broadcaster France Televisions has partnered with interactive and social television specialists Monterosa to…

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Standards crucial for second screen, says Sony

Second screen apps related to TV programmes face a range of challenges include the multiplicity…

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Influence of ‘second screen’ still negligible, says Ofcom

The recent phenomenon of the second screen screen has “not had a large influence of…

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Turkish cross-channel second screen app launches

Operator-focused tech firm Tagvance has partnered with content identification company Civolution and second screen specialists…

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TV4 launches second screen ad synch platform

Swedish broadcaster TV4 has teamed up with second screen technology group Widespace to launch TV4…

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Yahoo! shuts second-screen service IntoNow

Yahoo! is closing down its second-screen TV app IntoNow, less than three years after buying…

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De Agostini launches second-screen app for Super!

Italian publisher, content creation company and channel provider De Agostini has launched a second-screen app…

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Second screen still holds ‘tremendous potential,’ says new research

Second screen viewing is an “inevitable part of the future” and presents “tremendous potential” when…

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Multitaskers still focused on TV, says TiVo

Despite the rise of second-screen multi-tasking, TiVo claims that 76% of viewers remain primarily focused…

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Norway’s TV2 signs second-screen deal with Monterosa

Norwegian commercial broadcaster TV2 has signed a 12-month app deal with second-screen platform provider Monterosa….

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Zeebox ups on-demand focus

Second screen app Zeebox is looking to up its focus on on-demand viewing as ‘second…

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Social TV app Vokl TV goes live

US-based digital agency Play Action has launched a new social television app called Vokl TV. …

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Zeebox expands Digtialsmiths deal to UK and Australia

Second screen TV app Zeebox has expanded its relationship with video search and recommendation firm…

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TV3 Ireland launches second screen app

Irish commercial broadcaster TV3 has launched a second screen app in partnership with social TV…

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Optimal and Civolution launch TV ad synchronisation on Facebook

Advertisers can now implement second-screen advertising on Facebook that is synchronised with TV commercials thanks…

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Apple buys second screen TV app

Apple has reportedly acquired second screen TV app Matcha.tv, a recommendation service that combines programming…

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Zeebox ‘TV Room’ engagement passes 1 million minutes

Second screen TV service Zeebox said that its recently-introduced TV chat-room function has surpassed one…

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