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LAST-CHANCE SUPER-EARLY-BIRD REGISTRATION FOR TVOT 2013!

Submitted by tracyswedlow on February 27, 2013 - 9:25pm
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Super-early-bird registration for [itvt]'s seventh annual TV of Tomorrow Show (June 25th-26th, 2013, at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco) ends at midnight tonight, February 28th.

Super-early-bird registration allows you to attend the TV of Tomorrow Show for just $775, representing a savings of $500 off the regular price of a ticket (and guaranteeing you a seat at this limited-attendance event).

Interview: Cognitive Networks' New CEO, Michael Collette, on Developing Automatic Content Recognition (ACR) Technology for Smart TV

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    • [itvt] Presents...The TV of Tomorrow Show 2013, June 25-26 in San Francisco

    Submitted by tracyswedlow on February 5, 2013 - 10:32pm
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    • TVOT 2013 Will Feature Three Tracks, Close to 200 Expert Speakers and Panelists, and the Presentation of the 10th Annual Awards for Leadership in Interactive and Multiplatform Television
    • Expanded Venue Will Accommodate Event's Rapid Growth
    • Tickets on Sale Now: Special Early-Bird and Group Rates Available

    Samsung CES News Round-Up

    Submitted by tracyswedlow on January 17, 2012 - 11:10pm
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    --Launches AdHub Interactive Ad Platform for its Smart TV's, Partners with Rovi and YuMe
    --Redesigns Smart Hub UI with "Smart Interactions" Voice- and Motion-Control, and Other New Features
    --Reveals Plans to Future-Proof its Connected TV's via "Smart Evolution"
    --Launches Camera System that Brings Connected-TV Functionality to Regular HDTV's
    --Expects to Achieve 20 Million App-Downloads Milestone this Month
    --Launches New Family-Focused Apps
    --Partners with Rovio to Bring "Angry Birds" to its Connected TV's
    --Partners with DirecTV to Enable "Boxless" Viewing
    --Will Offer UltraViolet-Powered "Disc to Digital" Feature on its Blu-ray Players
    --Demo's Pay-TV Apps from Comcast, TWC, Verizon FiOS TV on its Connected TV's
    --Announces Winner of its "Free the TV Challenge"
    --Movl Develops SwipeIt App to Stream Video from Smartphones to Samsung Connected TV's,

    Samsung generated a fair amount of news at CES. Here is a round-up:

    Interview: Jeff Siegel, Rovi's SVP of Global Media Sales, on the Company's Connected-TV Advertising Efforts

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    Interactive TV News Round-Up (V): PayWizard, RCDb, Verimatrix

    Submitted by tracyswedlow on September 8, 2011 - 10:09pm
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    --PayWizard Adds Voucher Capability, Free Account-to-Account Transfers to its DTV Payment Platform
    --RCDb Launches WatchWith Service Delivery Platform for OTT TV Distribution
    --RCDb, Verimatrix Team to Deliver Premium Video to LG Connected TV's, Blu-ray Players

    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.

    Interactive TV News Round-Up (V): Red Bee Media, Cisco, 24/7 Real Media, Akamai, Samsung

    Submitted by tracyswedlow on June 20, 2011 - 8:12pm
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    --Red Bee Media Teams with Cisco, 24/7 Real Media, Akamai to Launch Online Video Platform
    --Samsung Says it has Sold over 2 Million Smart TV's in Three Months
    --Samsung Teams with University of California, San Diego to Bring Smell to Television

    Due to the large volume of news generated over the past few days, we are covering today's stories in abbreviated round-up/summary form:

    Playjam Supplying Games to LG Connected TVs

    Submitted by Steve Donohue on April 12, 2011 - 7:20pm
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    PlayJam struck a deal with LG to supply its library of 500 casual games to LG's line of connected TVs and Blu-ray players. 

    London-based PlayJam already supplies games to 50 million pay TV homes through distribution deals with Dish Network, BSkyB and other pay TV providers. The agreement shows how it can expand the audience for ad-supported games ranging from Darts to Sudoku without having to rely on cable and satellite providers. 

    Napster Taps Accedo Broadband to Help it Launch Connected-TV App for the Samsung Apps Platform

    Submitted by tracyswedlow on September 2, 2010 - 12:03am
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    --LG Electronics to Unveil "Smart TV" at IFA

    Online music pioneer, Napster, on Wednesday unveiled an interactive TV application for Samsung's Samsung Apps platform (note: for more on the latter, which is available on a number of Samsung's connected TV's, Blu-ray players and Blu-ray home theater systems, see the article published on itvt.com, September 1st). Napster tapped Accedo Broadband, a Stockholm-based provider of interactive TV applications and content for IPTV and broadband-connected consumer electronics devices, to help it develop, test and launch the new app.

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