Monday’s Social TV Must-Reads (Feb. 11)
Laissez les bons temps rouler!
It’s the day after the Grammys and day before Mardi Gras. Good times!
The Northeast US is still dealing with the remnants of the weekend blizzard and, no doubt, the Weather Channel is enjoying a #socialTV lift from its decision to name big winter storms.
This is what you should know today: The Grammy Awards bested last year’s social media interactions, but came in lower in the overnight ratings. We archived the best Grammy tweets from our real-time coverage here.
Who won the TVHackfest in San Francisco Friday? We got it.
In sports, a savvy tweeter says there’s a new best golfer in the world, the Big East may ink with NBC, Apple may have an OLED TV guru hired, as well as our daily picks in advertising, technology, people, awards, content, Twitter, Facebook sports and the Latin Market.
So, take a read and let us know what you think!
Top Stories
Comparing Twitter mentions of #Nemo, blizzard, and snowpocalypse, via Topsy.com. Nemo was most mentioned, by a long shot
- With Twitter, Facebook And Instagram, No One Was Snowed In Alone After ‘Nemo’
As people across the Northeast awaited plow trucks, looked for flights to resume or simply tried to kill time as the storm passed, they plucked away on their smartphones and tablet computers to document just about every inch of the snowfall.
Read the article, AP via HuffPo http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/11/twitter-snow_n_2659911.html
- East Coast storm brings blizzard of social tweets and posts
Although winter storms are not named officially like hurricanes, the Weather Channel has given this one a name: Nemo.
Read the article
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9236650/East_Coast_storm_brings_blizzard_of_social_tweets_and_posts
TV This Week
- On TV this week, Feb. 11-15
First day of Westminster dog show on Monday (CNBC), the U.S. State of the Union speech on Tuesday, “The Americans” on FX on Wednesday, “Zero Hour” premieres on ABC on Thursday, and “Shark Tank” returns to ABC on Friday.
Read the article http://www.tampabay.com/features/media/on-tv-this-week-feb-11-15/1274673
- This Week on Twitter and TV
Twitter blog lists the shows and actors who are tweeting about their shows. It’s sweeps, you know. Some of you may remember Genie Francis on ABC’s General Hospital. She’s on Twitter (@geniefrancis).
Read the post, via Twitter http://blog.twitter.com/2013/02/this-week-on-twitter-feb11.html
TV Tonight
’2 Broke Girls’ on CBS
Caroline (Beth Behrs, left) and Max (Kat Dennings) meet a famous rapper (2 Chainz) on “2 Broke Girls” at 9 p.m. on CBS after “HIMYM” at 8. “BET Honors 2013″ includes Halle Berry and Chaka Khan in recognizing African Americans in music, literature, entertainment media, service and education at 9 on BET.
Read the article, http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-mondays-tv-highlights-2-broke-girls-on-cbs-20130208,0,3473154.story
Awards, not Named Grammy
BAFTAS shine for BBC, but honours go to ITV’s Mr Selfridge
BBC1′s coverage of the 2013 BAFTA film awards enjoyed its biggest audience for a decade on Sunday, but was still not enough to beat ITV1′s Mr Selfridge.
Read the article, http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2013/feb/11/baftas-bbc-itv-mr-selfridge
People
Twitter ad pioneer looks to shake things up as a new venture capitalist
Read the article http://upstart.bizjournals.com/entrepreneurs/hot-shots/2013/02/11/twitter-ad-pioneer-looks-to-shake.html
Advertising
- Facebook Lays Groundwork for Ad Network Off the Social Site
The companies are expected to announce as early as this week a deal that sends Atlas — the ad server Microsoft acquired in its $6.2 billion aQuantive deal in 2007 — to the social-networking giant, according to industry executives familiar with the plan.
Read the article http://adage.com/article/digital/facebook-positioned-facebook-ad-net-atlas-buy/239713/
- Agencies pitch ANA on TV commercial ratings options
The ANA wants ratings data showing how many people watched a single advert, rather than the average of commercial minutes as currently reported by Nielsen.
Read the article, http://www.research-live.com/news/news-headlines/agencies-pitch-ana-on-tv-commercial-ratings-options/4009181.article
Technology
- Gabe Newell: PC-to-TV Streaming Will Soon Be Standard
Valve Software boss Gabe Newell, in the DICE Day 2 keynote, “A View on Next Steps,” said last week that PC-to-TV streaming will become standard on future TV sets and will even pave the way to cheap, high-quality PC gaming in the living room.
Read the article http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Gavbe-Newell-DICE-Summit-Piston-Steam-Box-Three-Tier,20981.html
- Former OLED Expert for LG is now Working for Apple
A report from the OLED association says that Apple has wooed James (Jueng-Gil) Lee, a semiconductor and display technology expert who has had a stint at LG Display, Samsung and now-defunct flat-panel design company Candescent Technologies. The hiring has not been confirmed by Apple.
Read the article http://thepointdaily.com/former-oled-expert-for-lg-is-now-working-for-apple/126200/
- Smart TVs have a serious communication problem
So far manufacturers seem to be trying to solve it by addition of mediocre interaction schemes. Perhaps they would be better served by making one, at most two, controls robust and high quality, with as little overlap as possible.
Read the article http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/02/smart-tvs-have-a-serious-communication-problem/
- 75% of US households have HDTV
That’s up from 23% five years ago. Findings are based on a survey of 1,252 households throughout the US, and are part of a new LRG study, HDTV and 3D TV X.
Read the article http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2013/02/11/75-of-us-households-have-hdtv/
Content
YouTube to launch new television app via Freesat
Freetime internet-connected TV box (UK) will host new app allowing viewers to browse site using smartphones.
Read the article http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/feb/11/youtube-launch-tv-channel-freesat
Sports
- Facebook data shows football fan statistics across the US
Facebook’s most recent data collection case study show various regions in the US and what football team had the most fans in a particular region of the country.
Read the article http://www.slashgear.com/facebook-data-shows-football-fan-statistics-across-the-us-11268807/
- Dale Earnhardt Jr., Richard Petty riff on sport
Richard Petty, NASCAR’s first seven-time champion, and Dale Earnhardt Jr., the son of the only other driver to accomplish the feat, talk to USA Today.
Read the article http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2013/02/10/dale-earnhardt-jr-richard-petty-nascar-sprint-cup/1906855/
- Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies 2013
- List of Top 10 http://www.fastcompany.com/most-innovative-companies/2013/industry/sports
- The NBA http://www.fastcompany.com/most-innovative-companies/2013/nba
- Top 10 Entertainment Companies http://www.fastcompany.com/most-innovative-companies/2013/industry/entertainment
- Why Facebook and Twitter aren’t on the list http://www.fastcompany.com/most-innovative-companies/2013/why-facebook-and-twitter-are-not-most-innovative-companies
- Poulter: Snedeker is the best golfer on the planet right now
Europe’s Ryder Cup hero Ian Poulter said Sunday on Twitter: “Sneds [Brandt Snedeker] is officially the best golfer on the planet right now.” Snedeker posted a two-shot victory Sunday at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
Read the article http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/11/sport/golf/golf-snedeker-pebble-beach/
- Sources: Big East gets NBC offer
NBC Sports Network verbally offered the Big East between $20 million and $23 million per year for six years to acquire the league’s media rights, sources told ESPN. Meanwhile, the Big East’s Catholic 7 schools are closing on a deal with Fox Sports, according to sources.
Read the article http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/8932681/sources-big-east-catholic-7-close-reaching-media-rights-deals
Latin Market
- Fox News’s Ailes: Latino audience a ‘tremendous business opportunity’
Fox News chief Roger Ailes sees the Latino audience as a “tremendous business opportunity.” Latinos primarily get their news from Spanish-language networks like Telemundo and Univision. When it comes to English-language cable news, the Latino audience is up for grabs: Fox News, CNN, and MSNBC all average fewer than 100,000 Hispanic viewers during prime time, according to Nielsen, a fraction of the roughly two million people who tune in to Univision’snewscast, “Noticiero Univision.”
Read the article http://www.newrepublic.com/article/112364/fox-news-latino-roger-ailes-courts-hispanic-viewers
- Eyeing SOTU rebuttal, Univision employee lashes out at Rubio
A Univision employee has drawn unlooked-for attention to the bilingual US TV network after calling Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) a “loser” and a “token slave boy” on a Rubio staffer’s Facebook page.
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