Thursday’s Must-Reads for Social TV Industry
Every day we comb through hundreds of links to create a noon report on news for the Social TV industry. Let us know what you think over on Twitter where we are @socialTVDaily.
TV Ratings
For Tuesday, ‘Parenthood’ Matches Season High, ‘Raising Hope’ Jumps, ‘Happy Endings’ Steady
As The Voice nears its finale, Tuesday’s results show was steady with a 3.5 rating among adults 18-to-49. NBC’s new entry this week, Take It All, actually was up from its Monday debut. The game show rose a tenth of a point to a 2.3 rating in the demo. At 10 p.m., Parenthood was up two tenths of a point to match its season high of a 2.0 rating in adults 18-49. NBC averaged a 2.6 and 8.1 million viewers.
Read the article, via Hollywood Reporter http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/tv-ratings-parenthood-matches-season-401241
Programming
- ‘Game Change’ leads Golden Globes’ TV nominees
HBO’s “Game Change” took the lead on the TV front Thursday morning as the nominees for the 70th annual Golden Globe Awards were announced. The political drama was followed closely by Showtime’s “Homeland.”
Read the article, via LA Times http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/tv/la-et-st-golden-globe-nominations-tv-20121213,0,4795344.story
- Golden Globes Mostly Dwell on Cable, Jilt Broadcast Fare
The broadcast networks were snubbed entirely in categories such as best actor in a drama series and best actress in a TV film. HBO led among all outlets with 17 nominations, far ahead of runner-up Showtime, which had seven. Among the broadcast networks, ABC had five while CBS, NBC and PBS had four each and Fox just two.
Read the article, AP via KOLO TV http://www.kolotv.com/entertainment/headlines/Golden-Globes-Mostly-Dwell-on-Cable-Jilt-Broadcast-Fare-183365601.html
- The 10 Best Web Series
From epic sci-fi to single-cam comedy shorts, 2012 was a great year for the web. Hulu and Netflix have even jumped into the game with the latter launching five new series in 2013 (including Jenji Kohan’s Orange Is the New Black and the return of Arrested Development). Cutting the cable is only getting easier as the quality of offerings are finally catching up to their diversity.
Read the article, via Paste Magazine http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2012/12/the-10-best-web-series.html
Hardware
- Apple Moves Closer to Making TV Set
Two people said Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., which assembles the iPhone and iPad, has been collaborating with Japan’s Sharp Corp. on the design of the new television for several months. “It isn’t a formal project yet. It is still in the early stage of testing,” one of the people said.
Read the article, via Wall Street Journal http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323981504578174532274021230.html
- Amazon Cloud Player arrives on Roku, Samsung Smart TVs
Amazon’s cloud music service is now available on Roku and Samsung Smart TVs, offering the ability to stream your own digital music tracks without needing to keep a separate computer running. For Roku, it’s a solid response to Apple’s iTunes Match service, which offers cloud storage and streaming for $25 per year. The release comes on the same day Amazon added an Amazon Instant Video app to the iPhone and iPod Touch as well.
Read the article, via Cnet http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-33199_7-57558990-221/amazon-cloud-player-arrives-on-roku-samsung-smart-tvs/
Social Media
- Social TV’s Top 10 Moments For 2012
Michael Humphrey, a Forbes contributor, does a top 10 list of Social TV events this year, picking (spoiler alert) NM Incite’s acquisition of Social Guide as the No. 1 event of 2012. What say you? Hit us at @socialtvdaily on Twitter.
Read the article, via Forbes http://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelhumphrey/2012/12/13/social-tvs-top-10-moments-for-2012/
- ‘Sin City Rules’ has Twitter chirping
Lana Fuchs, the latest queen of mean, is taking some hits on Twitter. The acid-tongued fashion designer lost 2,000 Twitter followers in a day, after her debut in TLC’s “Sin City Rules.”
Read the article, via Las Vegas Review-Journal http://www.lvrj.com/news/-sin-city-rules-has-twitter-chirping-183316861.html
Of Interest
- New York Daily News Gift Guide for TV Lovers
Great selection of gift for people who just love TV.
Read the article, via NY Daily News http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/holiday-gift-guide-2012/gift-guide-2012-tv-lovers-viewers-article-1.1219206
Sports
- PBR signs exclusive TV agreement with CBS Sports
PUEBLO, CO – The Professional Bull Riders and CBS Sports have signed an agreement that makes CBS Sports and CBS Sports Network the exclusive television home of PBR, beginning in 2013. The agreement extends CBS Sports’ deal with PBR, which began in 2012 and made CBS Sports Network PBR’s primary television partner.
Read the article, via KTVQ http://www.ktvq.com/news/pbr-signs-exclusive-tv-agreement-with-cbs-sports/
- Discovery moves into sport with a 20 Percent stake in Eurosport
Discovery is moving into sports programming, paying $170m for a 20 percent stake in Eurosport, with an option to take a controlling stake in the European company in two years.
Read the article, via The Guardian (UK) http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/dec/13/discovery-sport-stake-eurosport
Advertising
Old Navy: GIF Diva
Old Navy’s presence during VH1′s popular Divas concert on Sunday night will include pricey 30- and 60-second spots during the cable channel’s telecast. At the same time, there’s a potentially fun digital component to point out.
The retailer is sponsoring a GIF photo booth on the red carpet and backstage at show, which will take place at Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium. In a nutshell, the technology takes photos and creates limited-motion GIFs of those in the booth.
Read the article, via Adweek http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/old-navy-gif-diva-145908
Latin Market
Miniclip and Univision target Spanish speakers with U.S. online game site
Miniclip and Univision Communications are announcing today that they are launching a co-branded online game property aimed at Spanish-speaking audiences in the U.S.
Neuchatel, Switzerland-based Miniclip,an online game operator, and Univision, today said they will launch Univision Juegos by Miniclip. The deal means that Miniclip’s library of more than 800 games will be available to Univision.com’s online users.
Read the article, via Venturebeat more at http://venturebeat.com/2012/12/13/miniclip-and-univision-target-spanish-speakers-with-u-s-online-game-site-exclusive/
