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For Immediate Release: October 17, 2011
BuddyTV Guide App Turns iPhone into Remote for AT&T U-verse
Subscribers
Use
iPhone and iPad for TV listings, remote control, and recommendations
SEATTLE—
BuddyTV launches the BuddyTV Guide app for the iPhone, iPod Touch,
and iPad that connects with AT&T U-verse receivers to create the
must-have remote for the living room. No more rummaging around seat
cushions to find the remote. And no need to decipher which remote
to use. BuddyTV Guide app quickly tells you what you will want to
watch based on your tastes and viewing history. Then with a tap, you
can lean back and watch it on TV.
AT&T U-verse subscribers can connect their U-verse receiver with
their iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad after after downloading the
BuddyTV Guide from the iTunes Store. Subscribers can set reminders
and receive push notifications to never miss their favorite show
again. In addition, users can favorite channels to create a
personalized TV listings view that displays only the channels they
watch most often, including HD channels.
Bill Baxter, CTO of BuddyTV, explains “By launching BuddyTV on the
flexible U-verse IPTV platform, we’re giving subscribers more
control and convenience to quickly find what they want to watch from
all their channel options. The recommendations get smarter over time
and provides users much more choice and value while leveraging the
technology and content of AT&T U-verse.”
The new BuddyTV Guide app:
- Suggests shows based on viewing history and preferences
- Integrates with Netflix instant for users who subscribe
- Provides the ability to customize the listings grid by favorite
channels
- Recommends shows that usually get buried in the grid
- Comment on Facebook and invite friends into TV chat rooms
- Changes the iPhone into a master TV remote control
The BuddyTV Guide app is a free download available at the iTunes App
Store. Native Android and Google TV versions are coming soon.
*The BuddyTV Guide remote control is compatible with Google TV
Logitech Revue, TiVo Series 3, AT&T U-verse receivers, and any
devices controlled by Logitech Revue.
Geographic and service restrictions
apply to AT&T U-verse services. Go to
att.com/U-verse
to see if you qualify. AT&T U-verse High Speed Internet service is
required to connect a qualifying device to an AT&T U-verse receiver.
About BuddyTV
Since 2005, BuddyTV has offered a fun, friendly and entertaining
guide to what’s on television-with a side of wit-and a community in
which fans can engage and interact with our TV-fanatic staff writers
and other viewers. BuddyTV publishes op-eds, slideshows and recaps
on shows; lists of the good, bad and ugly of what’s on TV; as well
as trivia, personality quizzes, fantasy TV and other games.
