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2.6 WEB-BASED SYNCHRONOUS (TWO-SCREEN)<br />

A Web-based synchronous iTV application is one in which interactivity is<br />

synchronized with the broadcast of the program itself. This type of programming takes<br />

advantage of a two-screen application in which a television and a personal computer are<br />

in the same room and are simultaneously utilized by the viewer. Content is “pushed” by<br />

the network to all computers that are logged in to the application. For example, a film is<br />

being shown on television while trivia, synchronized to appropriate moments in the film,<br />

is delivered over the Web to a personal computer. Other types of content that have been<br />

delivered via a two-screen platform include dynamic voting, polling, pictures, special<br />

offers, and chat.<br />

2.6.1 Representative Example: TNT Interactive<br />

Figure 2.5 provides examples of the TNT Interactive interface.<br />

2.6.2 Affordances<br />

(a) (b)<br />

Figure 2.5 Examples of TNT Interactive Interface (a) and (b)<br />

Web-based synchronous applications take advantage of the fact that many<br />

consumers have a personal computer and a television in the same room. Statistics do<br />

indicate that viewers are increasingly actively using the computer while watching<br />

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