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Interactive TV News Round-Up (I): Apple, AT&T U-verse TV, BBC

--Apple Seeking Patent for "Enhanced TV Widget Paradigm"
--AT&T U-verse TV Launches "Troubleshoot & Resolve" Interactive TV App
--BBC Releases iPlayer Usage Statistics for May

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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:

News Round-Up

--Ericsson Drops Tandberg Brand, Announces "End-to-Endless Television"
--Muzu.tv in Multiple Syndication Deals, Partners with Interactive Ad Company, InSkin
--Nielsen to Merge Online Viewing into its C3 Ratings
--Recording Academy Planning Interactive Enhancements for Grammy Awards
--Verizon to Offer Streaming Radio to FiOS TV Customers

Because the [itvt] editorial team is busy working on The TV of Tomorrow Show (March 3rd-4th in San Francisco) and on our new EBIF Intensive event (March 5th in San Francisco), we are covering a number of stories in this issue in summary form:

BBC iPlayer Sees Record Usage in December: 1 in 8 TV Requests Now Come through Games Consoles

--BBC Trust Launches Public Consultation on iPlayer

The BBC announced last week that its online catch-up service, the BBC iPlayer, has achieved a new monthly record, having for the first time generated over 100 million requests. The service is now available on over 20 devices, and the BBC says that the last two weeks of December saw a huge increase in the number of people accessing it through a games console: according to the corporation, one in eight of all iPlayer TV show requests is now coming from either a Nintendo Wii or Sony PS3 console, representing a 74% increase over November.

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