Watchwith and Gracenote Announce Live Television Sync-to-Broadcast Platform Offering

Watchwith and Gracenote Announce Live Television Sync-to-Broadcast Platform Offering PR Newswire AMSTERDAM, Sept. 7, 2012 - Watchwith Related Content Syndication Platform Integrates with Gracenote's Entourage™ Automatic Content Recognition Solution AMSTERDAM, Sept. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- IBC 2012 -- Watchwith® and Gracenote® today announced Gracenote's Automatic Content Recognition (ACR) platform, Gracenote Entourage™, has been pre-integrated with the Watchwith related content syndication Platform. The combination of Gracenote and Watchwith technologies gives broadcasters and content distributors a means to develop companion apps that can sync second-screen devices with broadcast programming and deliver scene-level, related content. With Gracenote Entourage's ACR capability pre-integrated into the Watchwith Platform SDKs, developers can create apps that easily identify what a user is watching, and unlock scene-by-scene custom content powered by Watchwith's Related Content Database™. This revolutionizes the TV experience, letting viewers sync their tablets and smart phones with main TV screens to unlock extra content, purchase featured products, get more from advertising, and interact with other viewers in real-time.