Abstract “Social TV”, described as the use of social media such as Twitter or Facebook
stimulated by TV programs, is highly topical in the television industry. Communication …

We examine how ambient displays can augment social television. Social TV 2 is an
interactive television solution that incorporates two ambient displays to convey to …

We conducted a systematic review of the applications and technical features of digital
interactive television (DITV) in the health and social care fields. The Web of Knowledge and …

The development of social TV systems has gained momentum in the past decade. However,
it is unclear how and why users use social TV. The goal of this systematic review is to …

Social television applications have emerged as a potentially valuable convergence of media
and communication, but questions remain about the utility and nature of the communication …

We report on a field evaluation of a prototype social television system (Social TV) that
incorporates lightweight messaging as well as ambient awareness of user presence on the …

Even with the rise of the World Wide Web, TV has remained the most pervasive
entertainment medium and is nowadays often used together with other media, which allow …

Past social TV (STV) system user studies usually tested a small number of trialists in lab
settings in Western countries. This Asian research took a mix method approach (interview …

Despite social TV is still a new research concept, modest advances have been made though
mostly in Western contexts with little attention being given to motivating factors of …

The advent of QoS-sensitive Internet applications such as multimedia and the proliferation of
priced performance-critical applications such as online trading raise a need for building …