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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.

Due to the large volume of news generated by the IFA, IBC and CEDIA trade shows--and because the [itvt] editorial team has been working on TVOT NYC Intensive 2011--we are covering stories in this issue in round-up/summary format. We anticipate that it will take us several days 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.

Due to the large volume of news generated by the IFA and IBC trade shows--and because the [itvt] editorial team has been working on TVOT NYC Intensive 2011--we are covering stories in this issue in round-up/summary format. We anticipate that it will take us several days 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.

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:

Norwegian interactive TV technology provider, never.no, contacted [itvt] Tuesday to let us know that it plans to highlight a new Synchronized Companion App framework--that syncs iPads and other tablets, PC's and smartphones to the action on the TV screen--for its flagship Interactivity Suite (IS) at the 2011 NAB Show in April.

Norwegian interactive TV technology provider, never.no, has secured its first deployment in the Middle East. The company said Monday that Al Aan TV, a Dubai-based "infotainment" network that targets a female demographic, has deployed its Auto Dialog System and Interactivity Desk to enable audience interaction via Twitter. According to the company, its technology allows Al Aan TV to quickly and automatically "harvest," sort, respond to and broadcast moderated tweets from viewers.

Due to the large volume of news generated by the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), which took place last week in Las Vegas, we are covering stories in this issue in summary/round-up form. Our regular news coverage will return shortly.

[itvt]'s daily news coverage went on hiatus October 18th in order to allow our editorial staff to work full time on TVOT NYC Intensive. This issue contains a round-up of some of the major interactive TV-related news stories that have broken since then. Due to the volume of news we are covering in this issue, our summaries of each item are somewhat more abbreviated than usual (note: extensive background information on most of the companies and technologies covered in this issue can be found by using itvt.com's search functionality). We apologize for any inconvenience to our readers.

Due to the large volume of interactive TV-related news generated over the past few days by the IFA and the run-up to 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.

Here is a round-up of some other interactive TV-related stories we are following:

Here is a round-up of some other interactive TV-related stories that we didn't have room for in this issue:

Norwegian interactive TV software company, never.no, announced Monday that its flagship Interactivity Suite is a key technology component of SWRV, the new 24/7 interactive music video network that was launched earlier this year by multiplatform programmer, Music Choice. The network--which is currently available to Cox digital cable subscribers in New England and Virginia on Channel 900 and to Cox broadband subscribers nationwide (note: Music Choice says that the network will be rolled out by multiple operators to millions of homes across the US in the coming months)--offers a line-up of interactive TV shows that, among other things, allow viewers to submit content, vote for and rate videos, and take over entire programming blocks.

Norwegian interactive TV software company, never.no, has provided some more information on what it calls the "milestone expansion" of the functionality of its flagship Interactivity Desk solution (note: for an account of how the solution's expanded functionality is being used by Norwegian broadcaster, TV2, see the article published on itvt.com, April 7th). According to the company, the solution can now be used by broadcasters of all sizes as a central hub for acquisition and aggregation of multiple incoming feeds and sources, including social networks, viewer opinions, and background data from internal and external sources.

Norwegian interactive TV software company, never.no, said Tuesday that Norway's largest commercial broadcaster, TV2, has deployed its Auto Dialog System, Interactivity Desk and Dynamic Content Scheduler technologies behind-the-scenes, in order to create a single management hub for one-click publishing of digital content, regardless of its source or destination. The company says that the same technologies are also enabling TV2 viewers to use their mobiles and laptops to make live, real-time contributions during sports broadcasts and talk shows.