The Second Screen

The second screen is the use of another device while watching or engaging with content on one device which would usually be a TV, additional context information and content is given to the user using another device, this cna typically be a mobile smartphone, tablets or a computer screen. The second screen is exactly what it sounds like, the use of another device or screen to show additional information about the live TV show that is being shown, this can be on many devices in the form of an App or website and helps to make the TV experience more social and may also help to reduce priacy. An example of this would be Britains Got Talent with the available app giving information on the contestants when they are preforming.