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Remind Me to Watch It

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I can remember the time that I spent hours scouring through TV Guide on Fridays marking off which new and old TV shows I wanted to watch for the week ahead. Then I would make lists so I could map out when I had to be in front of the TV. Most of the time I forgot to check the lists.

Some things never change. I am great at making lists for all of my activities, but rarely refer to them. I must have a “list” phobia of some kind. I guess that is why the DVR was invented.

There are many times, however, that I want to see a TV show when it first airs. I want to be part of the “in crowd” that talks about it the next day. Now I can, without preparing a list. There is a new app that will take care of it.

Called NextGuide, the new app is from Dijit, a San Francisco-based company. Dijit is a service that adds a “Remind Me to Watch It” button to a TV show’s website. Currently Fox, BBC America, and TruTV (formerly Court TV) have the feature.

The first thing you do is download the NextGuide app on your smartphone. Then visit the websites for your favorite shows, click on the button for NextGuide (usually located on the top of the site), and then you will receive reminders via email or on the NextGuide app. You decide which way you want to be reminded when you register. You will be notified 30 minutes before air time.

Don’t worry that your favorite shows are not part of this system. Dozens are being added all the time and new networks are signing contracts now.

NextGuide is a win-win for the networks as well. TV shows need increased audiences and reminders are a good way to boost traffic. I have to go now. I am busy looking for all the “Remind Me to Watch It” buttons.

TV On The Web Is Now Getting Its Own Guide

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A number of publications, including the giant USA Today, is publishing a daily guide to help Americans find the most popular TV (or video) shows on the web. Remember, the other day I told you that Jerry Seinfeld created his own TV show on the web called “Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee.” That is one of just hundreds, millions and soon to be billions of video shows on the worldwide web. Tom Hanks has also created a new online animated series called Electric City

It was just a matter of time that someone tried to organize the TV shows on the web plus all of the alternative programming sites such as YouTube, Hulu and Netflix carrying exclusive programming. USA Today is very proud to be one of the first big name newspapers that is doing this. In print, the new feature will appear on the TV listings page, and it will have its own dedicated spot online at tvontheweb.usatoday.com.

Here are some of the others available. You have to go through some of them to see what areas you may enjoy.

Be a video pioneer and search for new content. If you find anything that is worthwhile, let the rest of us know.

OVGuide is the destination site to search and discover free online high quality videos on the Web.
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MediaChannel is a unique website that is dedicated to guiding web visitors to the “best” video content that can be viewed over the Internet.

Clicker is the complete guide to Internet Television.

TV Guide.com has a download column which covers television shows available for download or online viewing.