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Posts Tagged ‘USA Network’

Exclusive: The results from USA Network’s TheS#cialSector for Psych

The Lost Remote Show is coming to an end and after an exciting day of social TV, we have some more big news to report. USA Network’s Jesse Redniss just presented results from their big social TV initiative TheS#cialSector, their big initiative for Psych this year. Here are the results. Read more

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Social TV for the dogs: USA and Purina partner for the Westminster Kennel Dog Show

It’s been a year since USA Network innovated with their Ustream of the Westminster Kennel Dog Show. In honor of the 137th Annual Show, the network is once again bringing social TV to the dogs. We interviewed USA’s SVP of Digital, Jesse Redniss about the big event. Read more

USA’s ‘White Collar’ teams up with the FBI to solve real life crimes

As ‘White Collar’s’ Neal Caffrey and Peter Burke have demonstrated, solving crimes requires collaboration,which is why this season, the show’s fans will be able to take their crime-solving skills to the next level. USA has partnered with the FBI to unveil “Real Life White Collar Crimes,” a cross-platform experience that will feature photos and information about real unsolved cases, which fans can access through an online gallery. Read more

USA Network invites fans to create tagline for new season of ‘Psych’

USA Network is tapping into their fans to help develop the marketing strategy for the seventh season of Psych which will premiere on the network on Wednesday, February 27, at 10/9c. Through December 23rd fans were able to “ visit the Psych Tag iiit app on USANetwork.com or the show Facebook page to submit, review and rank taglines.” Read more

WWE launches first app, jumps into top 10 on iTunes

One of the major social TV players, WWE has recently launched their new app. iOS and Android devices will be able to use this second screen TV app that "activates during Monday Night Raw with live polls and content," according to their release. Less than a week since its launch, WWE is already seeing good results.

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How Huffington Post is promoting 'Political Animals' on social

We recently wrote about USA's Political Animals social TV strategy. In addition to a fake news site to generate social buzz, the network is also partnering with a real news site to capture the zeitgeist of the timely, limited-series drama. The Huffington Post, which will be launching a live video network of its own soon, has partnered with the show to allow its users to vote on real-life political animals. We interviewed Lauren Kapp, senior vice president, global strategy, marketing and communications at the Huffington Post Media Group.

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'Political Animals' uses fictional news site to engage fans

USA Network's busy summer continues with the recent launch "Political Animals", a new (limited series) political drama starring Sigourney Weaver as a Hillary Clinton-type lead navigating political and personal drama. The show's second episode premiered last night and was launched across the web with the help of social TV experts Campfire.

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TVGuide pushes into second screen with USA Network deal

In a unique social TV partnership, TVGuide.com has replicated USA Network's second-screen experience, Character Chatter, onto its site. Viewers who visit TVGuide's summer preview section can participate in real-time social conversations around USA shows like Burn Notice and Covert Affairs, just like they can on USANetwork.com. And you can bet on seeing...

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SocialSamba launches social TV platform for fan fiction

Remember SocialSamba? We uncovered the San Francisco/Minneapolis-based scripted social networking startup back in November after we wanted to learn more about the technology behind USA Network's Hashtag Killer platform for Psych. The "standard" we predicted the company would help create is coming true.

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How NBCU plans to scale social gaming across its TV brands

This week NBCU announced it was rolling out a new social gaming platform across its TV brands. Called the Universal Games Network, or UGN, the idea grew out of USA Network's success with the Character Arcade. Fans can play games, unlock content, win reward points and redeem them for real and virtual goods. And it's all connected with Facebook. We were curious how the platform will work across NBCU, so we interviewed Jesse Redniss, SVP of Digital for the USA Network brand properties.

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