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Ofcom hails return of digital ‘1950s-style’ living room

More than half of UK adults now media multi-task while watching TV, though an increasing number still view television on their main living room screen, in what Ofcom hailed as “the reinvention of the 1950s living room”. In its 2013 Communications Market Report, published today, the UK broadcast regulator said that people are still coming […]

Five times more TV activity on Facebook than Twitter

The amount of TV-related social activity on Facebook is roughly times as much as all other social networks combined, according to social TV analytics company Trendrr. The new research, which compared second screen activity on Facebook with Twitter and dedicated social TV apps including GetGlue and Viggle, found that activity related to broadcast television was […]

Deutsche Telekom puts money into social TV player Kwarter

US firm Kwarter, a startup based in San Francisco which partners with broadcasters and TV operators to build second-screen apps, has closed a new round of funding worth US$4 million with T-Venture, the venture arm of Germany’s Deutsche Telekom, and Kinetic Ventures. According to TechCrunch, the company has already partnered with major broadcasters including Turner […]