The Second Screeners Show – Episode 13 – Olympics on TV

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This week, The Second Screeners Show hosts Tim Arthur and Ryan Boyles, dish on the Olympics TV coverage, social tv app changes and much more!

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What we’re watching?

Ryan:
Rookie Blue, Matrix Reloaded, Covert Affairs

Tim:
All caught up on Breaking Bad

Favorite App Stickers of the Week

Ryan: http://getglue.com/theRab/stickers
Tim: http://getglue.com/timarthur/stickers

TV News

• Defiance.com – a genre tv series and video game? didn’t Matrix Reloaded do this already ten years ago?
• Discuss: What do we think of the Olympic coverage in social tv viewing so far?
• Why is NBC so terrible? Why don’t NBC commentators respect people or know anything?\
  • http://www.businessinsider.com/nbc-still-cant-get-olympic-coverage-right-wont-air-opening-ceremonies-live-2012-7
  • Twitter users speak out.
  • Olympics Fail Parody accounts pop up.
• Can/Should twitter censor journalists?
  • http://gigaom.com/2012/07/30/twitter-snuffs-an-olympics-critic-smart-play-or-censorship/
• Rule 40 rebellion in social media by athletes #wedemandchange
  • http://adage.com/article/digital/olympic-athletes-rebel-social-media-rules/236404/
• Discuss: Who is doing the best fan engagement through social media with Olympics watchers?
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMpYYWMzGgo
  • http://socialfresh.com/social-media-olympics/
• Discuss: Why do we have tape delay in a DVR and second screen mobile internet world? – is NBC just backward or greedy?
  • http://www.radian6.com/2012/07/social-media-crisis-management-olympics-on-nbc/
• Olympic viewing: NBC critics loud on social media
  • http://www.mercurynews.com/tv/ci_21190817/olympic-viewing-nbc-critics-loud-social-media

#RejectedOlympicEvents https://twitter.com/#!/search/%23RejectedOlympicEvents?q=%23RejectedOlympicEvents

Social TV News

• Social TV Analytics Startup Bluefin Labs Hires Former Razorfish Chief JP Maheu As Its New CEO
  • http://techcrunch.com/2012/07/25/bluefin-labs-jp-maheu-new-ceo/
• ConnecTV kicks off Watercooler social TV commentary service with Olympics experts
  • http://www.rapidtvnews.com/index.php/2012073023295/connectv-kicks-off-watercooler-social-tv-commentary-service-with-olympics-experts.html

Our Apps, Your Apps, New Apps

• Olympics apps? any good?
  • NBC Olympics app: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/nbc-olympics/id542497845?ls=1&mt=8
• Why should I subscribe to cable to have to watch Olympics online?
  • http://gigaom.com/video/cord-cutters-guide-olympics/
• Discuss: Too many Get Glue stickers for Olympics? Miso / Get Glue role reversal?
• Ryan is enjoying The Dark Knight Rises Augmented Soundtrack Experience appAR Immersion App
  • http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id542656871
• New Into_Now version 3.0: Yahoo! claims it’s “the best second screen experience ever”
  • http://ycorpblog.com/2012/07/30/intonow-07302012/
• Amazon Prime Instant Video Streaming app for iPad – a Netflix / Hulu challenger?
  • http://mashable.com/2012/08/01/amazon-instant-video-ipad-app/

Most Anticipated Movies Based On Trailers…

Man of Steel

The Great Gatsby

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