--SeaChange CFO Steps Down
--SeaChange Integrates Envivio Encoders with its Infusion Advanced Advertising Platform
--Sensio to Launch 3D VOD Service for Connected TV's
--Starz Promotes New "Spartacus" Season via Social Game, Online and VOD Preview Episode
Due to the large volume of news generated by last week's 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), we are covering stories in this issue in round-up/summary format. We anticipate that it will take us several more days to process all the news from the show: so if your company has sent us a press release or briefed us on an announcement, and you don't yet see your news covered in this issue, please bear with us.
--Envivio Appoints VP of Internet Television in Bid to Enhance its OTT Strategy
--Hulu Relaunches "Facebook on Hulu"
--Immersive Media Launches 360-Degree Interactive Video App for iPhone/iPad/iPod touch
Because the [itvt] editorial team is on the road this week, we are covering stories in this edition of the newsletter in round-up format:
--Google TV Remote Control App Launched for iPhone/iPad/iPod touch
--IneoQuest, Envivio Partner on Video Quality Assurance for CDN's and OTT Services
--KIT digital Acquires Polymedia for $34.4 Million
Because the [itvt] editorial team has been busy this week working on the TV of Tomorrow Show 2011, we are covering recent news in round-up/summary form. Once again, we anticipate that it will take us a few days to catch up with all the news we plan to cover: so if your company has sent us a press release or briefed us on an announcement, and you don't see your news covered in this issue, please bear with us.
--Also Unveils New Version of its 4Caster C4 Firmware

--Report: Apple May Bring Gaming to Apple TV
--Current TV's Will Wright-Created Interactive TV Series, "Bar Karma," Premieres Tonight
--Court Lifts Stay of EchoStar Patent-Infringement Lawsuit against TiVo
--Envivio: Sales Have Doubled Due to Demand for Multiscreen Video Technologies
--Report: Google "in Final-Stage Discussions" to Acquire Next New Networks
--NCTA Denounces Google-Sony Proposal in FCC's AllVid Inquiry
--Netflix to Redesign its API
--Skype iPhone App Adds H.264 Support to Enable Video Calls to Connected-TV Devices
--Time Warner Cable Launches Standalone Whole House DVR Service for East Coast Customers
--YouView Confirms Commercial Launch Delayed until 2012
Here is a round-up of some other interactive TV-related stories we didn't have room for in this issue:
--Three More ILEC's Launch CloverLeaf Digital's Localized Interactive TV Services and Games --DTG to Offer Testing for Connected TV, HbbTV, Project Canvas --Envivio, Edgeware, Verimatrix Partner on Multiscreen TV Solution
Due to the huge volume of interactive TV-related news generated over the past few days by the IBC, we are covering stories in this issue in round-up format. We anticipate that it will take a few more days for us to catch up with all the recent news: so if your company has sent us a press release or briefed us on an announcement, and you don't yet see your news covered in this issue, please bear with us. Our regular news coverage will return shortly.
--Digital TV Labs to Launch CI+ Test Tool at IBC --Envivio Secures $15 Million in New Funding, "Strengthens" Management Team --Epix's Online Video Service Now Available to Charter Customers
The [itvt] editorial team is currently on the road, so we are covering most stories in round-up/summary form, and we anticipate that there will be some additional interruptions of our regular news publishing schedule beyond that. It will likely take a short while for us to catch up with all the recent news: so if your company has sent us a press release or briefed us on an announcement, and you don't yet see your news covered in this issue, please bear with us. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience to our readers.
--Canoe Ventures Testing Dynamic VOD Advertising --Envivio Tapped to Support Meo's New Internet TV Service --MGM Mirage Launches "Vegas Reality" Augmented Reality App for iPhone --Netflix to Use Microsoft PlayReady in "Netflix-Ready" OTT Devices --Saffron Digital Powering NBC Universal International's New Online Video Platform --Sezmi Updates its Service --Stoneroos Launches TV Guide App for iPhone/iPod Touch, Yahoo! Widget Platform
Here is a round-up of some other interactive TV-related stories we didn't have room for in this issue:
--ADB Demo's tru2way Set-Back Box with Limited DVR Functionality --Australian OTT Service, FetchTV, Selects Envivio's Delivery Platform --Report: Hulu Plus Will Not Launch This Month --Project Canvas Seeking Eighth Partner --Discovery's Zaslav Will Not Stand for Re-Election to TiVo's Board --YouTube Launches Localized South African Version of its Service
Here is a round-up of some other interactive TV-related stories we didn't have room for in this issue:
--Says It Will Shortly Launch a Dedicated iPad App --Envivio Launches iPad Support
In a posting on its corporate blog Monday, Clicker Media--the company which last fall 1) launched Clicker.com, a service which it bills as "the first complete programming guide to Internet television" and as "the first truly comprehensive, structured and unbiased resource for navigating all broadcast- and broadcast-quality programming online" (see the article published on itvt.com, November 16th), and 2) revealed that Sling Media co-founder, Blake Krikorian, had invested in it and joined its board (see the article published on itvt.com, November 9th)--announced a special "iPad Edition" of its service, to which iPad users who visit Clicker.com will be
--Deutsche Telekom, DISH Network, Google TV, Dreampark, DVB, Ensequence, Entone, Envivio, Epix, Ericsson, Espial, FCC, Freeview NZ, Frontier Communications
Since February 3rd, [itvt] Daily News has been on hiatus, while the [itvt] editorial team produced the TV of Tomorrow Show 2010--and then took a few days off to recover. This is the third of eight round-up articles, in which we are covering some of the more significant developments in the multiplatform/interactive TV space that took place during our hiatus:
--Silverlight 3-Based Solution Designed to Deliver Premium TV to PC's and Macs
Multiplatform encoding solutions specialist, Envivio (note: the company recently launched iLiveTV, a mobile video encoding and distribution solution for evaluating, developing and deploying live and on-demand video services for the Apple iPhone--see the article published on itvt.com, June 9th), announced Friday the immediate availability of what it claims is the first complete encoding and DRM protected distribution solution optimized for Microsoft's newly launched Silverlight 3 platform.
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The 2nd Annual TVOT NYC Intensive
The second annual TVOT NYC Intensive took place on Monday, December 5th at 730 Third Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. We would like to thank everybody who participated and attended for making the event a success!
Read more about the highlights - video and photos to be posted soon.
To find out about future event sponsorship and exhibition opportunities, contact us at swedlow@itvt.com or 415-824-5806
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