Always at the forefront of engaging viewers over Twitter with its live events, MTV is adding a new social network for this Sunday’s 2013 Movie Awards. In advance of the show, fans are voting for the “Best Hero” category over Instagram by tagging their photos with hashtags like #votesnowwhite and #votebilbo. Read more
Looking for guidance as you job hunt? Look no further. Join our Job Search Intensive, an interactive online event starting June 11, 2013. Over four weeks, you’ll watch live weekly webcasts featuring HR professionals, career experts, and recruiters who will share best practices for landing interviews and getting hired. Register here.
The hilarious duo of Tina Fey and Amy Poehler hosted the Golden Globes on NBC last night, sparking 3.6 million tweets during the broadcast — 4.2 million overall for the last 24 hours. With a night packed full of moments, Twitter tallied the top three tweet spikes:
- Panasonic rolls out a recommendation engine for its TV sets that recognizes viewers’ faces and offers up suggestions from both viewing history and what friends are watching. Viewers can also customize a home screen, one for each member of the family. (ZDNet)
- Despite legal battle, Aereo lands $38 million in new funding and announces plans to expand to 22 U.S. cities later this year, starting in late spring. (AllThingsD)
- Second screen startups convene at CES to talk about TV’s great discovery problem. “It takes the average person eight minutes to find something to watch when they sit down,” says BuddyTV CEO Andy Liu. “You end up watching Karate Kid 3 — with commercials — and in SD. It’s what we call ‘sub-optimal.’” (TheNextWeb)
- Continuing its expansion into original content, Hulu is today offering previews of its new programming for 2013, which includes its first animated Hulu Original Series, “The Awesomes,” co-created by Saturday Night Live’s head writer Seth Meyers. (TechCrunch)
- Several social TV execs offered their predictions on a CES panel. Jack Flanagan of BlueFin Labs predicted that at least one major national TV advertiser will put a secondary requirement around social engagement on their ad buys. (CNET)
- New York-based Boxee has joined forces with system-on-chip solutions provider Sigma to move its content streaming and DVR services beyond its own dedicated hardware and into smart TVs being produced by other manufacturers. (TheNextWeb)
Next Thursday, Lost Remote is participating in an exciting social TV event at Columbia’s Business School. “TV Any-Time, Any-Where: The Evolving Multi-Platform Media Landscape,” will cover the technology and social platforms that are upheaving and changing the business today. Here are more details about the speakers and why you should come if you’re in NYC next week. Read more
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