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Interactive TV News Round-Up (III): Microsoft, Jinni, MIG, "Big Brother," Netgem, Miso

Submitted by tracyswedlow on September 7, 2011 - 9:47pm

--Microsoft Licenses Jinni's Semantic Video-Discovery Technology
--Mobile Interactive Group to Power Facebook Voting for "Big Brother"
--Jinni Brings Semantic Video Discovery to Netgem's IPTV Middleware
--Netgem Integrates Miso's Social-TV Platform with its Middleware

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 (IV): Espial, Vodafone Iceland, Flickme, Google, Fox News

Submitted by tracyswedlow on September 1, 2011 - 11:01pm

--Espial Powering IPTV for Vodafone Iceland
--Flickme Launches Social Streaming Movie Service
--Google Teams with Fox News to Bring Interactivity to September 22nd Republican Debate

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 (VI): LG, Miso, DirecTV, MobiTV

Submitted by tracyswedlow on September 1, 2011 - 10:48pm

--New LG PenTouch TV's Let Viewers Interact with the Screen via a Stylus
--Miso Teams with DirecTV to Launch Broadcast-Synchronized Social-TV App
--MobiTV Planning IPO

Interactive TV News Round-Up (III): Flipboard, ITV, Monterosa, metaio

Submitted by tracyswedlow on August 29, 2011 - 11:02pm

--Report: Flipboard to Incorporate Movies, TV Episodes
--New ITV Game Show to Feature Monterosa-Developed Play-Along Social-TV Experience
--Version 3.0 of metaio's junaio AR Browser Lets Users "Scan the World"

Interactive TV News Round-Up (V): Microsoft, Miramax, Ooyala, Nagra

Submitted by tracyswedlow on August 23, 2011 - 12:26am

--Microsoft Launches Programming-Discovery/Social-TV iPhone App, TeleBing, in Japan
--Miramax Launches Ooyala-Powered Facebook App
--Nagra to Showcase Multiscreen TV Solution, Cloud-Based Services at IBC 2011

Because the [itvt] editorial team was recently on the road for several weeks--and has also 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 a few more 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 (IV): DirecTV, PlayStation 3, Sportsman Channel, FA Cup, Facebook

Submitted by tracyswedlow on August 19, 2011 - 12:14am

--DirecTV Enhances NFL Sunday Ticket, Makes it Available on PlayStation 3
--DirecTV Launches Sportsman Channel's VOD Service
--FA Cup Opening Game to Be Streamed Live on Facebook

Because the [itvt] editorial team has been on the road the past few weeks--as well as 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 a few more 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): Google+, YouTube, Microsoft, MTV

Submitted by tracyswedlow on August 19, 2011 - 12:09am

--Google Enables Social Viewing on YouTube via Google+ Hangouts Button
--New Microsoft Video Illustrates Company's Vision for the Future of Media in the Living Room
--MTV Launches WatchWith Companion App to Provide Supplemental Content, Social-TV Experiences

Interactive TV News Round-Up (IV): thePlatform, Real Life, Hemisphere, Elemental, Weather Channel, Twitter

Submitted by tracyswedlow on August 14, 2011 - 11:49pm

--thePlatform in Reseller Deals for Scandinavia, Australasia
--thePlatform in Multiscreen Video Partnership with Elemental Technologies
--The Weather Channel Forms Multiplatform Social Media Partnership with Twitter

Because the [itvt] editorial team has been on the road the past few weeks, 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 (VI): Virgin Media, TiVo, yap.TV, Zediva

Submitted by tracyswedlow on August 14, 2011 - 11:37pm

--Virgin Media Says its TiVo-Powered Hybrid-TV Service May Be Changing Customers' TV Habits
--yap.TV Launches Version 3.0 of its Social-TV App for iOS Devices
--Zediva Suspends Operations

Interactive TV News Round-Up (IV): Peel, Showtime Networks, GroupMe, Time Warner Cable

Submitted by tracyswedlow on July 24, 2011 - 2:51pm

--Peel Launches Android Version of its Programming-Discovery Smartphone App
--Showtime's "Dexter" Smartphone App Launches Social-TV Functionality via GroupMe Integration
--Time Warner Cable Launches Whole House DVR, Start Over, Look Back, Caller-ID on TV in Dallas