Archive for the ‘Mobile’ Category

Beat the Traffic a finalist in the Red Herring 100

Beat the Traffic is a finalist for Red Herring’s Top 100 Americas award, a list honoring the year’s most promising private technology ventures from the North American business region.

“This year was very rewarding,” said Alex Vieux, publisher and CEO of Red Herring. “The global economic situation has abated and there are many great companies producing really innovative and amazing products. We had a very difficult time narrowing the pool and selecting the finalists. Beat the Traffic ®shows great promise therefore deserves to be among the Finalists. Now we’re faced with the difficult task of selecting the Top 100 winners of Red Herring Americas. We know that the 2012 crop will grow into some amazing companies that are sure to make an impact.”

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FX Design Group CEO to present session at NAB

With the ever-increasing rate of change that is affecting the broadcast industry, the team at FX Design Group, led by CEO/Creative Director, Mack McLaughlin, constantly asks What’s Next, as they focus on providing broadcasters with designs that communicate successfully to television viewers. In advance of commissioning a second research study on viewers’ preferences, FX CEO/Creative Director, Mack McLaughlin has been tapped to provide his insight into the future of broadcasting at the 2012 NAB Military Government Summit. McLaughlin, along with Frank N. Magid Associates Senior VP, Marv Danielski, will provide content and commentary covering Trends, Tools and Viewer Expectations of the Next Gen Newscast.

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Interactive director comments on U_News

Jen Reeves, interactive director at KOMU-TV, posted today on her blog about U_News.

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Beat the Traffic mobile app reaches 2 million downloads

The Beat the Traffic mobile app has reached two million downloads across multiple platforms, the company announced today.

Available free on iPhone, iPad, Android and Blackberry devices, Beat the Traffic gives drivers instant access to real-time traffic conditions-including accidents, congestion and road repair delays-so they can modify their travel plans and save time, fuel and frustration.

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CNN wins a ‘Shorty’

Many television entities took home awards in the Shorty Award with CNN leading the news front. CNN won in “Best social media use for news.”

The Shorty Awards represent “the best of social media, recognizing the people and organizations producing real-time short form content across Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, YouTube, Foursquare, and the rest of the social Web.”

Hearst begins rollout of new site design

Hearst is in the process of rolling out a new site design across its station group, powered by Internet Broadcasting.

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Shooting news with the iPhone

Advancing the Story has an article talking about how to shoot news with the iPhone, or other video capable phone.

One of the more important tips:

3. Know your mic.  Figure out where the microphone is located and play around a bit to determine how to record the best sound. Generally, you will need to move in close to the source of the sound or interview.  If you’re willing to invest a little cash, you can buy external mic kits for smartphones that will improve the audio quality.

With most people having smartphones, it’s important to remember the device. Know the limitations of the medium.

AP debuts new iOS apps

The Associated Press has released a redesign of its mobile news app, AP Mobile with a new look, coverage of major stories and enhanced local news presentations from AP member newspapers and broadcasters around the country.

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Beat the Traffic to add live video, courtesy of TrafficLand

Beat the Traffic will incorporate TrafficLand’s video feeds into its Beat the Traffic 3D solution for media partners.

Effective January 1st, 2012, this partnership will allow broadcasters nationwide to supplement their traffic reports with live traffic video in addition to other real-time traffic information.

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IntoNow to power ABC debate polls

For this weekends ABC News Presidential Debate, Yahoo’s IntoNow will power the polling through its app.

The app will allow for real-time feedback for candidates and questions asked. This also marks one of the first outings for the new ABC News/Yahoo! partnership.

Lost Remote has the details.

TWC debuts iPad app with social weather

The Weather Channel recently released a new social iPad app.

Lost Remote writes, “With graphically pleasing weather displays, news and social content, a fun spinnable globe and HD video – this sure does resemble what every television station will hopefully look like in an interactive environment. On the social front, in addition to Twitter and Facebook, they’ve also integrated their own social platform iWitness so anyone can upload weather tips and sightings, which often get featured on-air.”

Philly station partners with Foursquare

NBC 10, WCAU-TV, has partnered with Foursquare, a first for a TV station.

Through the deal, reporters will update stories and check-in via the service.

Via Lost Remote