{"id":643880,"date":"2013-02-26T00:01:42","date_gmt":"2013-02-26T05:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/?p=614359"},"modified":"2013-02-26T00:01:42","modified_gmt":"2013-02-26T05:01:42","slug":"social-studios-turns-your-facebook-feed-into-a-tv-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/643880","title":{"rendered":"Social Studios turns your Facebook feed into a TV show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lots of startups have tried to take the videos your friends share on Facebook and turn them into some kind of social video programming, but no one has quite done it like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.socialstudios.tv\/\">Social Studios<\/a>. The Los Angeles and Israel-based startup has teamed up with actress Noa Tishby \u00a0to actually produce an <em>Entertainment Tonight<\/em>-like show that features videos, status updates and photos from your Facebook timeline.<\/p>\n<p><em>Your Show<\/em>, which launched Monday night, may not have the most compelling title, but the idea behind it is interesting: Social Studios CEO Anat Amibar told me Monday that she got the inspiration for the show when a colleague of hers bought a smart TV a little more than a year ago. They tried out the TV\u2019s Facebook app and immediately thought that this concept can be done better. \u201cFacebook on a smart TV is like an old mobile version of Facebook stretched to 55 inches,\u201d Amibar said.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the company&#8217;s video demo:<\/p>\n<p> <span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='604' height='370' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p1kYBaBfnHU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;%23038;fs=1&#038;%23038;showsearch=0&#038;%23038;showinfo=1&#038;%23038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;%23038;wmode=transparent' frameborder='0'><\/iframe><\/span> <\/p>\n<p>At the core of the company\u2019s offering is a Facebook app that takes data from your news feed, mixes it with pre-produced segments featuring Tishby, and spits it out as a\u00a0video lasting around seven minutes. Videos shared by your friends are teased, and Amibar told me that viewers always have an option to watch the entire clip, or jump to a post to dive in deeper.<\/p>\n<p>She also said that the company has already recorded dozens of clips with Tishby to give the show a different look and feel every day, and added: \u201cOf course, the content itself is different every day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So how does watching <em>Your Show<\/em> feel like? I got to play with the latest episode, personalized to my news feed, on Monday, and have to say that I couldn\u2019t quite make up my mind about it. The novelty factor was fun, sure, but I can also see this getting annoying pretty soon. And do I really need a human host if all she does is segue in vague terms to some photo my cousin posted online?<\/p>\n<p>However, I could see this kind of programming become part of something bigger. What if the show actually presented you with real entertainment news, only to mix in some personal news every now and then? Or what if you got a news program that\u2019s interrupted by curated hyperlocal videos?<\/p>\n<p>As for Social Studios, Amibar told me that the company is already thinking about additional show formats, but she wouldn\u2019t tell me what those will be about. She did reveal that her team is currently working on an iPad app, and that there are plans to bring the Your Show experience to smart TVs, possibly with help from outside partners.<\/p>\n<p><em>This story was corrected 9:45pm to clarify that Noa Tishby is not an employee of Social Studios, but rather an advisor to the company and contributor to the show.<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/stats.wordpress.com\/b.gif?host=gigaom.com&#038;blog=14960843&#038;%23038;post=614359&#038;%23038;subd=gigaom2&#038;%23038;ref=&#038;%23038;feed=1\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?iu=\/1008864\/GigaOM_RSS_300x250&#038;sz=300x250&#038;%23038;c=838164\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?iu=\/1008864\/GigaOM_RSS_300x250&#038;sz=300x250&#038;%23038;c=838164\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related research and analysis from GigaOM Pro:<\/strong><br \/>Subscriber content. <a href=\"http:\/\/pro.gigaom.com\/?utm_source=video&#038;utm_medium=editorial&#038;utm_campaign=auto3&#038;utm_term=614359+social-studios-turns-your-facebook-feed-into-a-tv-show&#038;utm_content=jroettgers\">Sign up for a free trial<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/pro.gigaom.com\/2012\/12\/connected-consumer-2013-how-2012-laid-the-groundwork-for-change\/?utm_source=video&#038;utm_medium=editorial&#038;utm_campaign=auto3&#038;utm_term=614359+social-studios-turns-your-facebook-feed-into-a-tv-show&#038;utm_content=jroettgers\">How consumer media will change in 2013<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/pro.gigaom.com\/2012\/10\/what-the-shift-to-the-cloud-means-for-the-future-epg\/?utm_source=video&#038;utm_medium=editorial&#038;utm_campaign=auto3&#038;utm_term=614359+social-studios-turns-your-facebook-feed-into-a-tv-show&#038;utm_content=jroettgers\">What the shift to the cloud means for the future EPG<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/pro.gigaom.com\/2012\/10\/connected-consumer-third-quarter-2012-analysis-and-outlook\/?utm_source=video&#038;utm_medium=editorial&#038;utm_campaign=auto3&#038;utm_term=614359+social-studios-turns-your-facebook-feed-into-a-tv-show&#038;utm_content=jroettgers\">Connected consumer third-quarter 2012<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img width='1' height='1' src='http:\/\/gigaom.feedsportal.com\/c\/34996\/f\/646446\/s\/28f4af05\/mf.gif' border='0'\/><\/p>\n<div class='mf-viral'>\n<table border='0'>\n<tr>\n<td valign='middle'><a href=\"http:\/\/share.feedsportal.com\/viral\/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&#038;title=Social+Studios+turns+your+Facebook+feed+into+a+TV+show&#038;link=http%3A%2F%2Fgigaom.com%2F2013%2F02%2F25%2Fsocial-studios-turns-your-facebook-feed-into-a-tv-show%2F\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/res3.feedsportal.com\/images\/emailthis2.gif\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td valign='middle'><a href=\"http:\/\/res.feedsportal.com\/viral\/bookmark.cfm?title=Social+Studios+turns+your+Facebook+feed+into+a+TV+show&#038;link=http%3A%2F%2Fgigaom.com%2F2013%2F02%2F25%2Fsocial-studios-turns-your-facebook-feed-into-a-tv-show%2F\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/res3.feedsportal.com\/images\/bookmark.gif\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/da.feedsportal.com\/r\/158873261661\/u\/49\/f\/646446\/c\/34996\/s\/28f4af05\/a2.htm\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/da.feedsportal.com\/r\/158873261661\/u\/49\/f\/646446\/c\/34996\/s\/28f4af05\/a2.img\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/pi.feedsportal.com\/r\/158873261661\/u\/49\/f\/646446\/c\/34996\/s\/28f4af05\/a2t.img\" border=\"0\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/OmMalik?a=Sljj_K-93P8:a4Ecv5KL5rQ:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/OmMalik?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/OmMalik\/~4\/Sljj_K-93P8\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lots of startups have tried to take the videos your friends share on Facebook and turn them into some kind of social video programming, but no one has quite done it like Social Studios. 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