For the last two years, the social TV startup Fans.tv has been powering social chats for networks like the CW. But today, it's rolling out its own consumer-facing site so fans can connect around their favorite shows. "Fans.tv moves social television beyond the check-in," said Andrew Cuccurullo, founder and CEO. We took the new site for a spin, and we asked Cuccurullo a few questions about the new product. To start, you authenticate via Facebook or Twitter...

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The US and the UK have become competitive social TV markets with a growing list of second screen apps vying for attention. And now the social TV wave is spreading in Germany with the launch of Tweek.tv and now with TunedIn, a Berlin-based startup that just rolled out the 2.0 version of its iPhone app. "TunedIn aspires to connect audiences by bringing viewers together in a collective viewing experience," explains Justin Scull, co-founder and CEO. First in Europe, and then in the US as well.

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KIT Digital, a publicly-traded company that provides video management software and services, is launching a new Social Program Guide at NAB today with the hopes of attracting cable providers to update their outdated software. "This is a white label product that lays social functionality on top of a pay-TV provider's EPG so that viewers can see what their friends are up to and then act on that information... by actually changing the channel or hitting 'Record,'" KIT Digital's Global Lead Analyst Alan Wolk told Lost Remote.

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