We’ve seen a lot of buzz about Zeebox lately. It’s a second-screen app that provides discovery, info, sharing, and the usual social TV features. So the big question is: with so many similar domestic apps, do we really need to import another one from the U.K.? What makes Zeebox worth all the hype? First, [...]
By now, you’ve undoubtedly heard of Viggle, the TV check-in app that gives you rewards for watching. In just over a year, Viggle raised enough industry interest to warrant a $70 million deal with GetGlue, but the deal fell through, and GetGlue suddenly got some snazzy (and long-awaited) updates that make it even more of [...]
With Dijit, You’ll Run out of Fingers before You Run out of Features In the small pond of universal remote apps, Dijit is already the biggest fish. In the rapidly-overflowing pond of social TV apps, Dijit can hold their own with anyone. But having recently acquired Miso, Dijit may be poised to conquer the TV-related [...]
If you have HBO and a mobile device, you should have HBO GO–the app that serves up everything HBO is cooking. But is this a full course meal or just another take-out dinner? HBO GO is available on a number of platforms, including apps for desktop browsers, set-top boxes, and game consoles. We’ll focus on [...]
Do you need some TV on your mobile device? Are you overwhelmed by all that unknown online TV programming, or hesitant to shell out for Netflix or Amazon Prime? Crackle may be the answer. In addition to providing a sleek website portal for free movies and television shows, Crackle has developed service for Smart TVs [...]
Yahoo! hasn’t been considered on the cutting edge of online services for some time, but that hasn’t stopped the company from trying. In April 2011, Yahoo! beat out Facebook and Twitter to acquire IntoNow for over $20 Million when the startup was only 3 months old. Why the intense interest from all these companies; and [...]
Sometimes really great apps for iOS and Android cost a few dollars. Often, this allows the apps to avoid ad-driven content. They may cost a couple bucks because of their specialized topics, narrow focus, or to recoup the high costs of development. Sometimes, however, the best of both worlds come together and a really great [...]
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