via App Market.TV by Richard Kastelein
zeebox, the second screen, social TV app that combines temporal metadata creation and curation, a social programme guide (SPG), Twitter and Facebook integration, chat and more, was the overall winner at the Connected TV Awards 2012 today. They also walked away with the Companion Screen Prize at a ceremony at Connected TV Summit. The winners of the ‘Outstanding Connected TV Service’ category were BBC iPlayer, BBC News connected TV app, and JAZZTEL’s JAZZBOX. The three winners of the ‘Outstanding Technology Innovation’ category were DIRECTV & Samsung RUI Client/Server Solution with RVU, Accedo Application Sphere and TV App Agency Engine.