What is the point of dropping a couple of Benjamins on a tablet if you cannot watch video on-the-go? Although much fuss was made from Cupertino’s reluctance so as to add Flash to its line of iOS devices, the kings of content (read: networks) are still scheming up the right way to port the prime time eye candy in your portable slates. Shoring up that streaming divide are a trio of latest apps from NBC, TNT and TBS that deliver full episodes of the networks’ fodder for your iPad , albeit with some authentication required . Unlike other premium mobile video services , these three apps come for free. So, go ahead and hit up the source below to get your SVU to head.
NBC EXPANDS THE NBC.COM APP FOR iPAD TO INCORPORATE FULL EPISODES AND UPDATES THE NBC LIVE APP WITH MORE CONTENT
The NBC.com App for iPad Now Includes Full Episodes and The NBC Live App for iPad Will Feature “The Office,” “The Sing-Off,” “The most important Loser” and “Chuck” As A part of Its Social Co-Viewing Experience
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. – September 9, 2011 – NBC has announced that its popular NBC.com app for iPad now offers fans full episodes — mirroring the web experience.
Additionally, the network’s co-viewing application, the NBC Live app, has upgraded with quite a lot of key new features, including the power to observe movies, play games and scroll through photos without ever leaving the app. With these new features the NBC Live app is decided to make the broadcasts of “The Office,” “The Sing-Off,” “The most important Loser” and “Chuck” unique and interactive experiences.
The announcement was made today by Vivi Zigler, President, NBCUniversal Digital Entertainment.
“We’re thrilled to give our fans full episodes via our NBC.com app. Now the app truly reflects the deep fan experience that we have got created online at NBC.com,” said Zigler. “And our fans are going to like the most recent update to the NBC Live app which now offers them more content, better access and a special social television experience.”
Moreover full episodes, the NBC app for iPad, which launched in June 2011, gives fans access to content from their favorite shows and lines akin to thousands of videos and highlights, exclusive photo galleries, recaps, games and news, making all of it customizable from the myNBC dashboard.
The NBC Live app is a different companion-viewing tool that gives a true time social experience where users can engage with fellow fans in a moderated social stream, and engage with exclusive content synced to the on-air broadcast while they watch their favorite shows on television.
The NBC.com app and NBC Live app can be found at no cost from the App Store on iPad or at www.itunes.com/appstore.
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