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Included in a series of updates to the video player on the Web version of Hulu, the video streaming company drastically increased the native size of the video player for all users. http://www.digitaltrends.com/social-media/hulu-increases-size-of-web-video-player-by-55-percent-improves-face-match/

Hulu increases size of Web video player by 55 percent, improves Face Match

BBC developing iTunes clone to sell television programming

http://www.digitaltrends.com/web/bbc-developing-itunes-clone-to-sell-television-programming/ As more television viewers look for content through online sources rather than specifically timed broadcasts, the BCC is reported to be developing software similar to iTunes for purchasing shows. According to a report from Paid Content , the BBC is working on a competitor to iTunes for UK viewers that’s currently named Project Barcelona. Similar to the pricing found on iTunes, new television shows could be downloaded for £1.89 per episode which comes to approximately $2.98.

Apple’s rumored iTV ‘the biggest thing since the smartphone,’ says analyst

The father of the iTV rumor, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster, says the rumored Apple television set is real, it's game-changing, and it's coming out this year. Few people on this planet currently know whether Apple plans to release its own television set. http://www.digitaltrends.com/home-theater/apples-rumored-itv-the-biggest-thing-since-the-smartphone-says-analyst/
http://mashable.com/2012/02/06/super-bowl-xlvi-social-tv-stats/

Super Bowl Breaks Social TV and Broadcast Records

Super Bowl XLVI was not only a big hit with broadcast viewers, it also excelled in the social TV space. Hollywood news site Deadline reports that 111.3 million Americans tuned in to watch the New York Giants defeat the New England Patriots.
http://mashable.com/2012/01/12/mlb-fan-cave-social-media/

How Two 'Cave' Men Brought Major League Baseball Into the Social Media Age

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How Social Media & Social TV Will Change Super Bowl 2012

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/how_social_media_social_tv_will_change_super_bowl.php This year's Super Bowl will be more social than ever before. With the rise of social TV and the first-ever 2,800-square-foot social media command center, fans who have trekked down to Indianapolis and people at Super Bowl parties across the country can now opt to have a super-connected experience. This marks the first time that the NFL has partnered with a Super Bowl host city.

Nuance Announces Voice-Controlled Dragon TV [VIDEO]

This CES Video is presented by Wendy’s , where $1 gets you more. http://mashable.com/2012/01/12/nuance-dragon-tv-ces/
People today are sharing to social networks while they're watching TV. They're communicating with friends in real time (chatting, IM, tweeting) and asynchronously (commenting and posting).

Is There A Future For Social TV?

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http://www.tuaw.com/2011/11/13/logitech-drops-google-tv-leaving-apple-tv-as-dominant-player/

Logitech drops Google TV, leaving Apple TV as dominant player | TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Logitech Chief Executive Guerrino De Luca says his company's dance with Google TV was a "big mistake" and says it will stop producing the set top box.
The Mashable Media Summit on Nov. 4 at the Times Center in New York City attracted professionals in digital, tech, advertising, sales, marketing, mobile and publishing from all over the world. The Future of Social Media Pete Cashmore, founder and CEO of Mashable , speaks on the future of social media, its current landscape and what trends to expect for 2012.

The Future of Social TV [VIDEO]

Occupy Wall Street could be occupying your television this weekend. Supporters chipped in more than $6,000 to a crowdfunding campaign that will put a video of protesters explaining their objectives in the commercial lineup of cable television channels.

Occupy Wall Street Ads Hit TV This Weekend

Is Facebook the way to go for new web originals? — Online Video News

Last Tuesday marked the premiere of two very different web series — a teen-skewing action comedy produced by a major studio and an independent sci-fi thriller — but one big thing in common: Both chose to debut exclusively on Facebook. Aim High, created by Heath Corson and Richie Keen and produced by McG for Warner Bros.

Social TV Just Got Real With Hulu On Facebook | TechCrunch

Hulu does TV shows better than just about everyone. In fact, other than YouTube, Hulu attracts the highest level of engagement of any web video platform (with the average web viewer watching an average of 3.2 hours a month). That being said, Hulu has never done social particularly well.