--Verizon FiOS TV Launches Pandora Widget
--Vision IPTV Lets Broadcasters Deliver Video to Roku's OTT Platform
--Visiware Reveals its Exhibit Plans for IBC 2011
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:
--Netgem Launches N Cloud to Facilitate Delivery of TV Content on Connected Devices in the Home
--never.no to Showcase its New Synchronized Companion App Framework at IBC 2011
--Nickelodeon to Offer Original "SpongeBob SquarePants" Story on Twitter
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:
--SeaChange Powers VOD for Maltese Pay-TV Operator, Melita
--Softel Announces its IBC2011 Exhibit Plans
--French Broadcaster, TF1, Launches Social VOD Service on Facebook
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:
--TiVo, Samsung in Deal to Develop Advanced HD DVR --TV Genius Selected by Scottish Broadcaster STV, Collaborates with Amino at IBC --Cinemax "TV Everywhere" Service Now Available to Verizon FiOS TV Customers
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 couple of 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.
--Solution Billed as Letting Operators Deploy Advanced UI, without Swapping out Existing Infrastructure --Dreampark Reveals Exhibit Plans for IBC
Swedish middleware (cable, terrestrial, IPTV) provider, Dreampark, said Wednesday that it has supplied a frontend middleware solution to Finnish pay-TV operator, Maxisat. According to the company, Maxisat is the first Finnish operator to offer TV and OTT services using a scalable vector graphics (SVG) client, allowing for high-definition user interfaces. The frontend solution delivered by Dreampark is based on the company's Dreamgallery Next Generation platform which is based on SVG and which it says allows operators to deploy a "cutting-edge" user interface without a complicated and costly change-out of their entire TV infrastructure.
--ANT Reports Higher H1 Revenues, Lower Losses --BBC Outlines iPlayer Design Strategy --Evolution Digital to Incorporate EBIF into its DTA's --Harmonic Reveals Exhibit Plans for IBC --IMPALA Welcomes BBC's Decision to Open Source its MHEG+ Toolkit --Netgem Posts Strong H1 Financial Results --Sony Launches Qriocity OTT VOD Service in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, UK --Interactive TV Company, Two Way Media, Launches Web Game on Virginmedia.com
Here is a round-up of some other recent interactive TV-related stories that we didn't have room for in this issue:
Cloud-based interactive TV specialist, ActiveVideo Networks, has unveiled its exhibit plans for its booth (3.B20) at the IBC in Amsterdam (September 9th-14th). According to the company--which says that its technology is now available in 5 million homes--its presence at the show will revolve around "two-way services that can immediately transform legacy one-way cable networks," and will be designed to demonstrate how its flagship CloudTV platform can use processing within the network to enable operators and service providers to offer differentiating interactive and on-demand services, without incurring the cost and service disruption of customer equipment and network upgrades.
ActiveVideo Networks says that its IBC demos will showcase the ability to:
--Company Reports Higher Revenues and Profits for its Fiscal Fourth Quarter
Concurrent, a company that specializes in VOD, media data and advanced advertising solutions, said Tuesday that it will use the IBC show in Amsterdam (booth 4.B74) to unveil a new "video ecosystem" which it bills as connecting media creation, publishing and delivery service companies with consumers via a unified video delivery and data collection platform that can tap into any screen. According to the company, the solution delivers TV-quality video to any device--including TV sets, tablet computers and smartphones--and allows key media-related metrics to be captured from each screen at a census level.
--ActionView International in Deal to Offer Mixed Martial Arts Programming on Comcast VOD --Amino to Launch "Amino Solutions" Offering, Focus on OTT Solutions, at IBC --AT&T Launches Interactive TV Account Manager App
Due to the large volume of interactive TV-related news generated over the past few days, we are covering stories in this issue in round-up/summary format. Our regular news coverage will return shortly.
--Viaccess's Orca Interactive Teams with Alpha Networks to Demo turnKeyTV IPTV Solution at IBC --New YouGov Survey Appears to Show Significant Consumer Interest in Interactive TV --Report: YouTube in Negotiations to Launch Streaming VOD Service
Due to the large volume of interactive TV-related news generated over the past few days, we are covering stories in this issue in round-up/summary format. Our regular news coverage will return shortly.
Accedo Broadband--a Stockholm-based provider of interactive TV applications and content for IPTV and broadband-connected consumer electronics devices (note: the company, which was founded by telecom and media entrepreneurs, Michael Lantz and Fredrik Andersson, offers a range of applications, but is best known for its games)--said last week that it plans to unveil a range of applications that will enable TV operators to make their offering available over connected-TV/OTT devices, including Blu-ray players and HDTV sets.
--ABC Family Launches Two-Screen Social/Interactive TV App for iPad --ANT Announces its Booth Plans for IBC 2010 --AT&T U-verse TV Launches Multiview Interactive TV App for Chicago Cubs Home Games
Because the [itvt] editorial team has been on the road the past few weeks, we are covering recent news stories in summary/round-up form. We anticipate that it will take a few 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. We apologize for any inconvenience to our readers.
--Ocean Blue Announces its Booth Plans for IBC 2010 --Ooyala Launches Facebook Sharing SDK --Oxygen Extends OxygenLive Social TV Service with OxygenLive TV
Because the [itvt] editorial team has been on the road the past few weeks, we are covering recent news stories in summary/round-up form. We anticipate that it will take a few 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. We apologize for any inconvenience to our readers.
--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.
--Dreampark Announces its Booth Plans for IBC 2010 --Epix Hires Ex-Showtime Exec, Signs First-Look Deal with Albie Hecht's Worldwide Biggies --Pan-European Interactive TV Project, FASCINATE, Receives EUR 9.35 Million of EU Funding --Gotuit Powering Broadband Video Portal for Fox's "So You Think You Can Dance"
The [itvt] editorial team is on the road this week and next, 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. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience to our readers.
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!
