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"Here at TechCrunch, we've heard Twitter is reaching out to TV producers and showrunners to find out ways that it can further integrate with the TV experience. That could mean Twitter-based voting, in the case of some competitive reality shows. It could also mean introducing interactive elements in scripted shows that viewers could use to unlock new content or web experiences. For what it's worth, Twitter is hiring for a role just like this: One of the positions listed on its jobs site is a "Manager of TV Relationships" position based in Los Angeles. The purpose of the job is to act as a "Twitter ambassador/evangelist to TV celebrities," getting them to tweet more during their own shows and just in general. But the goal also to work with high-profile showrunners and producers to find ways to integrate Twitter into their programming. One listed responsibility is to "manage and execute a volume of creative content plays with TV talent, such as live tweeting of shows, talent Q&As, and other creative uses of Twitter.""

Users can tag TV shows, which will pull up content on the show such as trivia, cast bios and merchandise. It is within this feature, that Shazam is seeking to increase consumer engagement by allowing them to tag the TV show to find out what the cast are wearing, and then link them directly to an online store.

Interesting news in the live events and instant shopping front from some upcoming Gucci and Burberry executions.

Toyota Corp.'s Lexus is gearing up for the fourth season of its TV One show, "Verses and Flow." The new season of the show designed to reach African-American consumers, which will premiere in August, will feature performances by artists including K. Michelle, Candice Glover and Ruben Studdard. Acting as a producer of content allows a brand to reach consumers in an organic way.

This app has been out for a month, and the charts like this coming out of it already (seem) useful. This is one face of "signing in to your tv." IntoNow - one show tagged per second, 17 tags a second during primetime. 57% are time-shifting; not time-shifted content = news, sports, events (3 duhs), and also cooking/reality shows (?). Users tagging TV shows 79% vs. 14% for movies

environmental web show by GE showing a relatively unbranded look at developing electric cars daily 9.21

The first, 60-second instalment of the "cinematic cat-and-mouse caper", which surrounds a rapper's attempts to reach a secret gig, will air during The X Factor and invite viewers to vote for what he and his stunt-driving female companion should do next by tweeting. The votes will be instantly counted to determine which version of the second instalment should air later in the show. After another vote the conclusion will air during The X Factor results show on Sunday evening.

Bravo today announced a Connected TV app to unite viewers and advertisers with "Top Chef" and other popular shows on the second screen. Features include: Videos (Discovery, Playlist) Show Schedule Episode Descriptions Photo Galleries Polls & Games "Bravolebrities" Profiles New Content Inbox Social Sharing

The centerpiece is "The Million Second Quiz," NBC's new live competition series. The show is being marketed as the first fully convergent TV experience, where viewers will be able to watch a 24/7 live stream and play along at home in real time. Contestants first compete online before being selected to appear on air.

"They say each generation is more digitally savvy than the next. As younger generations begin to produce TV for major networks, the social platforms they grew up with are beginning to become the focus of how they create content. ESPN has just launched its first major late night show on ESPNU called UNITE."

a new talk show on tmblr shot entirely with iphones

Schedules showings of current shows on hulu to watch with friends and fans and chat within the site.

The video, entitled 'What's a VIDEO worth?' is designed to show just how big online video has become, how big it is expected to grow and why brands would be remiss not to hop on the online video bandwagon.  Just a few of the statistics that companies and brands will find hard to ignore in the video are as follows: 68% of viewers share video links (and sharing means more promotion for your brand!) More than 50% of the videos on YouTube have been rated or include comments from the community (which means a brand new way to engage with your customers!) Having a video on the landing page of your website makes it 53% more likely to show up on the first page of a Google search (and who doesn't like higher ranking in search results?) The average user's visit to a text and image-based website lasts only 43 seconds; for a website with video, the average visit lasts 5 minutes and 50 seconds (ding! ding! ding!) Customers that watch videos of products or services are 85% more likely to make a purchase (ka-ching!)

""As social media began to grow, it was a natural progression," Mr. Greenstein said. Late last month Sirius announced a new show, "Politics Powered by Twitter," that revolves around the politics being discussed in tweets. That show and now the BuzzFeed partnership have encouraged other social outlets to express interest in working with the company, Mr. Greenstein said. Sirius will handle all ad sales for the program, although it will debut without commercials. The companies declined to discuss terms."

BSkyB's upcoming over-the-top internet TV service could create a new post-subscription ecosystem for pay-per-view and pay-as-you-go TV shows.

chipotle is back with a show called "farmed and dangerous" which talks about the issues of industry farming

According to Nielsen's figures, 93 percent of those who have downloaded apps in the last 30 days say that they would be willing to pay for games; compare that to news, at 76 percent. Overall, a whopping 64 percent of downloaders said they had downloaded a game-showing how, while games can be considered niche content by some, they are, at the end of the day, more mainstream than even weather apps:

Online retailer Amazon and toy company Mattel's HIT Entertainment have partnered together to bring HIT Entertainment's popular children's cartoon Fireman Sam exclusively to the online retailer. Amazon will show episodes of Fireman Sam via streaming and will also have them available for download in Amazon Instant Video, Prime Instant Video, and FreeTime Unlimited. Amazon will also show related merchandise, including toys, ebooks, games, apparel, footwear, lunch boxes and more.