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Interactive TV News Round-Up (V): Touchtv, iPad, LG, Time Warner Cable

Submitted by tracyswedlow on January 22, 2012 - 8:53pm
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--SkyGrid Launches Touchtv Multichannel App for iPad, Says Will Launch on LG Connected TV's in Q1
--Time Warner Cable Launches iPhone/iPod touch Version of its TWC TV Streaming App

Due to the large volume of news generated by the recent 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.

DISH Network CES News Round-Up

Submitted by tracyswedlow on January 16, 2012 - 10:56pm
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--Launches Whole-Home HD DVR Solution with 2,000-Hour Storage Capacity
--Adds VOD Streaming Support to DISH Remote Access App for iPad
--Partners with Thuuz on Google TV App that Offers Sports Fans Alerts Based on "Excitement"
--Signs Multiplatform Distribution Deal with Univision
--Gives Prospective Subscribers "TV Everywhere" Access to a Selection of its Programming
--Expands On-Demand Access to HBO Programming
--Adds 3,000 On-Demand Children's Titles to its Blockbuster @Home Entertainment Package

DISH Network generated a fair amount of news over the past couple of weeks at CES and beyond. Here is a round-up of recent major announcements from the company:

TV Guide Shops Rich Media Ads for iPhone, iPad and Android Apps

Submitted by Steve Donohue on December 14, 2011 - 3:21pm
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- A&E Touts Stephen King's 'Bag of Bones' on all TV Guide Digital Properties

TV Guide is beginning to pitch media buyers cross-platform ads that can run on TVGuide.com, in addition to rich media ads that it will distribute through apps it has built for Apple's iPhone, iPad and mobile phones running Google's Android platform. 

Looking to drive viewers to the premiere last weekend of its Bag of Bones miniseries, A&E was the first sponsor to buy what TV Guide described as a "cross-platform morph overlay execution." A&E ran ads on all of TV Guide's digital properties, and it also transformed the TV Guide logo as part of an ad that took over its home page. 

Time Warner Cable Launches TWC TV App for Android Tablets

Submitted by Steve Donohue on November 29, 2011 - 6:49pm
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-- App Turns Tablet into Remote Control; but doesn't Support Live Streaming


Time Warner Cable launched an app Tuesday that lets subscribers with the Samsung Galaxy or Motorola Xoom tablets to use the devices as a remote control and to set remote DVR recordings. But its TWC TV app doesn't allow subscribers to watch live video on the tablets – a feature the cable MSO already offers through apps it has developed for Apple's iPad and iPhone. 

Time Warner Cable said the app is designed to work on any tablet that runs the Android 3.0 Honeycomb platform.  

Interactive TV News Roundup

Submitted by Steve Donohue on November 25, 2011 - 1:42pm
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-- LG Launches Museum App for Connected TVs

-- Singapore's MediaCorp to Test 'Toggle' Interactive Video Service

-- Microsoft Buys VideoSurf for $70 Million

-- Bravo Expands 'Watch What Happens Live' Schedule

-- Comcast to Stream Live Video to iPad and Xoom Tablets

Interactive TV News Roundup

Submitted by Steve Donohue on November 22, 2011 - 3:05pm
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-- Big 10 Network Launches iPad App

-- Synacor Sets Initial Public Offering

-- CableLabs Opens San Francisco Office

-- Logik Deploys Oregan Networks Browser

Announcing the Schedule of Sessions for TVOT NYC Intensive 2011

Submitted by tracyswedlow on November 17, 2011 - 8:45pm
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Announcing the Schedule of Sessions for TVOT NYC Intensive 2011


[itvt] is pleased to announce the schedule of sessions for the second annual TVOT NYC Intensive (Monday, December 5th, at 730 Third Avenue in Midtown Manhattan). A PDF version can be downloaded here.

Interactive TV News Roundup

Submitted by Steve Donohue on November 16, 2011 - 8:52pm
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-- Humax Teams with Opera on Hybrid Set-tops

-- Ono Deploys TiVo’s Hybrid DVR

-- Cox to Deliver Live TV Channels through iPad

-- Verivue, itass, RGB and Verimatrix Market Integrated TV Everywhere Solution

-- PlayJam Lands Slot on Western Digital Media Players

Interactive TV News Roundup

Submitted by Steve Donohue on November 8, 2011 - 5:49pm
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-- Umami Launches Companion App for iPad

-- GameTree Hits 250,000 Downloads

-- Minerva Buys OTT Software Developer TVBLOB

-- RCN Deploys TiVo DVR with Four Tuners

-- Harmonic Releases ProMedia Capture Engine 

Interactive TV News Roundup (Part 2)

Submitted by Steve Donohue on November 1, 2011 - 8:03pm
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-- WSJ Live Expands to Apple TV, Google TV, Roku

-- Time Warner Cable Nears Completion of Android App

-- Bright House Launches iPad App

-- Panasonic Bundles Social TV Apps with Viera HDTVs

-- TiVo Names Capitol Hill Veteran Wymer Communications Director

DirecTV, Bloomberg Stream Live Video through iPad Apps

Submitted by Steve Donohue on October 29, 2011 - 10:59am
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-- DirecTV Subscribers Must be Within WiFi Range of Set-top; Bloomberg Offers Video Everywhere

DirecTV and Bloomberg Television launched upgrades to their free apps for Apple's iPad which allow users to watch live video on the mobile devices. 

Interactive TV News Roundup

Submitted by Steve Donohue on October 24, 2011 - 5:30pm
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-- iTunes Creator Helping to Develop TV for Apple

-- Shelby.tv Builds Apps for iPhone, iPad

-- DirecTV Adds Recommendation Engine to Interactive Program Guide

-- NCTC Expands into TV Everywhere Authentication 

-- Nintendo Lands Hulu Plus for 3DS, Wii

-- Alticast Partners with Icareus

Interview: Geoff Katz on the Primetime Emmy Engineering Awards

Submitted by tracyswedlow on October 23, 2011 - 10:07pm
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FX Cashes in on 'Sons of Anarchy' Buzz with T-commerce iPad App

Submitted by Steve Donohue on October 23, 2011 - 4:11pm
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-- Companion App Lets Viewers Buy Clothing Worn by Cast Members

FX may be the first cable network to make tcommerce the focus of a companion app for a TV series, building an app for Apple's iPad that allows fans of hit program Sons of Anarchy to buy jewelry, clothing worn by cast members and other merchandise. 

The "SOA Gear" app is scheduled to launch Nov. 1, coinciding with the debut of episode nine of the FX show. The app uses automatic content (ACR) technology to deliver content to the iPad that is synched with the broadcast, showing viewers which products that are available in various scenes. 

Viewers that buy Sons of Anarchy Blu-ray discs will also be able to watch content that is synched to the program, thanks to BD-Live technology. 

Redesigned iPad app for The Weather Channel Features interactive 3D images

Submitted by Steve Donohue on October 21, 2011 - 11:55am
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-- TWC signs Westin Hotels to sponsor app

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The Weather Channel launched a major upgrade for its app for the iPad, adding a 3D interactive globe with a spinning map view that allows users to track weather at various locations around the world.

The app, which was ranked Friday afternoon as the 12th most popular free app at Apple's iTunes Store, allows users to save up to 10 favorite locations. Users with an iPad 2 will see 3D background images on their home screen change to match local conditions. The app also contains a section with HD video submitted by users, in addition to video from programs on The Weather Channel. 

TVOT NYC Intensive

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