Residential Software (tablet/smartphone apps)
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| March 11, 2014
Winner
ESPN – Fantasy Football App
The ESPN Fantasy Football app is like crack for fantasy league addicts, offering new features like live auction and snake drafts, including access to Mock and Live Draft Lobbies. Now iPhone, Android and yes, even Windows Phone users can download the free app and instantly manage their teams and rosters, follow matchups with FantasyCast live scoring, access news and videos from ESPN Fantasy analysts, view and post messages to league message boards and more, with ESPN Insiders even getting exclusive access to injury, substitution, trade, and scoring alerts. On NFL Sundays, usage has been up triple digits over the last year. As we said: It’s crack.
Honorable Mentions
Cisco Systems – Contour from Cox
A box with Contour navigation becomes a gateway to automatically generated program recommendations tailored to individual users within the household. And that’s a box anyone can live with.
Time Warner Cable – TWC TV App
TWC’s slick app melds live viewing with select TVE and on-demand content, with remote control and remote DVR capability. What’s not to love?