Five years ago this week… Interactive video developer Sceenic was betting that watch parties would outlive the Covid pandemic, with adoption of its Watch Together software climbing from around 3% up to 15% of customers’ subscriber bases. The bigger prize was the TV set. Back in 2021, Sceenic told Faultline it had already cracked the technical challenge of bringing co-viewing to the big screen, but was waiting for operators and hardware makers to catch up. Today, Sceenic’s technology is integrated across set tops and smart TVs, while its co-viewing technology powers experiences from BT Sport and Movistar+ to YES Network, which helped Sceenic win a Technology & Engineering Emmy. RedSquid, Bango turn TV into storefront: Bristol-based RedSquid TV,…