As SXSW grows, TV is right there to help it mature. Bravo’s Andy Cohen (who we interviewed in July) brought his hit show, Watch What Happens Live down to Austin in honor of the festival. We attended last night’s show with guests Nev Schulman, Ian Somerhalder and Paul Qui. Here’s what happened live. Read more
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If the social buzz around season two was palpable, then the excitement leading up to the season three premiere of Game of Thrones has reached new heights. To capitalize on this, and to further advance the fantasy series and the genre as a whole into the mainstream, HBO and its international partners will be taking Game of Thrones on the road in the form of a touring exhibition. Read more
While we're still light years away from SXSW Interactive 2013, "panel picker" has opened and the Twitter tech scene is being taking over by requests to vote on a panel. We're excited to let you know that we've already been considered to moderate three different social TV panels being produced by MTV, Tomorrowish and Networked Insights. Please vote to make sure they happen...
Both Natan and I enjoyed a few days in Austin for SXSW Interactive this week, navigating even longer lines than last year, dodging the occasional rainstorm and searching for 3G service that actually worked. As we previewed, there were over a dozen social TV events and sessions, and we saw many more TV folks compared to last year. Here are some SXSW highlights, and we asked several social TV execs who attended for their biggest takeway from the annual event:
We kept an eye on Mass Relevance's new SXSW Social Viewer in Austin, and now the company has crunched the numbers of the bazillions of tweets sent during SXSW. They've compiled an entertaining infographic with everything from the most RT'd tweets and photos to the most-mentioned brands. By the way, a study by Simply Measured of the SXSW tweets found there was a 60% increase in tweet volume this year and 77% were sent from an iOS device.
Last year at SXSW, we discovered a handful of social TV sessions, and they were packed to the gills. This year, there are more sessions and a bigger social TV presence across the board. In fact, taken together, it's shaping up to be one of the biggest social TV events held so far. Both Natan and I will be there, and we've pulled together a social TV guide for those of you headed to SXSW later this week:
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