Interacting with social media while watching TV drives a 9% increase in program engagement. Viewers accessed social media an average four times during a half-hour program, for a cumulative 26% boost in program engagement.
More than three-quarters of respondents -- 77% -- say they are using a computer/laptop or other devices while watching TV, according to Accenture. This is up 16% -- around 60% -- from a year ago.
Xbox Reveal event actually achieved a record-breaking viewership in the process where there was more than 8.45 million people who tuned in to watch the Xbox Reveal event within the first 24 hours, where it actually managed to hold its own against one of the top-most concurrent streamed events ever.
Volkswagen's Start-Stop engine technology, through a Google Chrome Store App, using facial recognition technology to detect when someone looks at or away from the screen. This is linked through the app to YouTube, so that any video you are watching automatically pauses if you look away from the screen!
Thirty-five percent of America's 170 million fans are using mobile devices to follow sports, which is up from 21 percent in 2011 and reflects overall web trends; 23 percent of these are using mobile to watch video
"These 240 Hz panel sets have a 1080p AQUOS LED display, and built-in Wi-Fi, as well as Sharp's SmartCentral connected TV hub. They support HTML5 and Flash, so it's kind of like surfing the web on your computer. Along that same line, a multi-screen experience will let you watch TV and browse the internet at the same time."
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.
The CW app will offer viewers the option of watching new episodes of its programs the day after they air on television. And unlike on other services such as Hulu, you don't have to authenticate with a cable or satellite TV subscription before gaining access to all those new shows, either.