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Overview
never.no is a software company based in Norway used to create social television solutions for realtime audience engagement. Their software is used to aggregate user-generated and geolocated content from social media sites to include in programming, as well as synchronize companion apps to allow viewers to interact with their television.

The company was founded in Oslo, Norway in 1999. Its office locations include Oslo, New York and Manchester. Their software is used by broadcasters in Europe, The United Kingdom, Australasia and North America, including: BBC, Al Jazeera, Univision, Music Choice, Viasat, TV2 Denmark, TV2 Norge, TV Norge, CBC, Etisalat, Voice of America and Danmarks Radio.

Products
never.no's flagship product, the Interactivity Suite has three main components: Auto Dialogue System, Interactivity Desk and Dynamic Content Scheduler.

Other products include Prompter, an iPad app for TV presenters to work with social content. In November 2012 never.no announced a multiscreen product Sync which synchronizes broadcast advertisements to a second screen device.

Vizrt Partnership
never.no software is designed to work with Vizrt broadcast graphics system. The companies have both exhibited at media events such as IBC, NAB and CABSAT. In March 2012, Vizrt and never.no announced a partnership agreement for integrated Social TV solutions.

never.no and Vizrt software is used by Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR), Univision and CBC.

Other Partnerships
never.no software has support for several broadcast graphics providers including ORAD, PixelPower, VidiGo, HEGO and Chyron.

Companies using never.no software

 * BBC's series ‘Up For Hire’ used social media content sent in by television viewers on an in-studio display. Viewers' comments were displayed on air and TV hosts could interact with the content.
 * BBC used never.no software for social interaction during their Eurovision Song Contest broadcast.
 * Al Jazeera English uses the Interactivity Suite to incorporate social media in their television broadcast.
 * MTV3 uses never.no to enable Social TV for IIHF hockey championships, Big Brother Finland and election broadcast.
 * Univision used never.no and Vizrt to enable social interaction for their broadcast of the 2012 US Elections
 * Nelonen uses never.no for their 'So You Think You Can Dance' broadcast to allow the audience to 'clap' to vote for their favorite contest.
 * Voice of America uses the never.no IS and Chyron graphics to incorporate social media into its broadcast.
 * Viasat Sport use the Interactivity Suite and broadcast add-on Harris RTX™ to display Facebook and Twitter on air, and synchronize a Facebook poll during live broadcasts.
 * CBC uses the never.no framework to enable Social TV for its program ‘Power and Politics’.
 * Music Choice uses never.no software for its SWRV program.
 * TV2 Norge used the never.no framework to develop a companion app for the 2011 Tour de France.
 * Mess TV/TV Norge built an interactive program that allowed viewers at home to connect and communicate with hosts of the program.
 * TV Norge used the never.no IS for the Norwegian Big Brother so viewers could chat and send MMS photos to be displayed on air.
 * TV2 Denmark's coverage of the Royal Wedding, included audience participation via SMS, MMS, Facebook comments and Facebook Polls.
 * TV2 Denmark used never.no software during the 2011 Danish Election Debate.
 * TV2 Sports harvested social media comments for their program ‘Fotball Extra’.
 * Active Loop Television ran a photo-based competition on large outdoor screens during the 2011 Fis Nordic World Ski Championships.
 * Music Choice uses never.no software for its SWRV program.
 * TV2 Norge used the never.no framework to develop a companion app for the 2011 Tour de France.
 * Mess TV/TV Norge built an interactive program that allowed viewers at home to connect and communicate with hosts of the program.
 * TV Norge used the never.no IS for the Norwegian Big Brother so viewers could chat and send MMS photos to be displayed on air.
 * TV2 Denmark's coverage of the Royal Wedding, included audience participation via SMS, MMS, Facebook comments and Facebook Polls.
 * TV2 Denmark used never.no software during the 2011 Danish Election Debate.
 * TV2 Sports harvested social media comments for their program ‘Fotball Extra’.
 * Active Loop Television ran a photo-based competition on large outdoor screens during the 2011 Fis Nordic World Ski Championships.
 * TV2 Denmark's coverage of the Royal Wedding, included audience participation via SMS, MMS, Facebook comments and Facebook Polls.
 * TV2 Denmark used never.no software during the 2011 Danish Election Debate.
 * TV2 Sports harvested social media comments for their program ‘Fotball Extra’.
 * Active Loop Television ran a photo-based competition on large outdoor screens during the 2011 Fis Nordic World Ski Championships.
 * TV2 Sports harvested social media comments for their program ‘Fotball Extra’.
 * Active Loop Television ran a photo-based competition on large outdoor screens during the 2011 Fis Nordic World Ski Championships.
 * Active Loop Television ran a photo-based competition on large outdoor screens during the 2011 Fis Nordic World Ski Championships.
 * Active Loop Television ran a photo-based competition on large outdoor screens during the 2011 Fis Nordic World Ski Championships.