--CEO Caraeff: Vevo Generated $150 Million in Revenue in 2011, Is Profitable
--Videoplaza Raises $12 Million to Continue Expansion into Connected-TV and Mobile-TV Advertising
--Videoplaza Unveils New Interactive Video Ad Formats, Partners with Innovid for Interactive Video Ads
Due to the large volume of news generated by the recent 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) and other factors, 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.
--eyeSight Launches Gesture-Recognition and Hand-Tracking Technology for the Set-Top Box Market
--Report: Facebook in Talks to Take Vevo from YouTube
--Motorola Equipment to Enable Malaysia's ABN to Offer ITV, VOD and Other Advanced Services
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.
- Users Can Chat in Rooms Dedicated to Katy Perry, Lil Wayne, Snoop Dog
 Music video site Vevo is building several "Vevo Rooms" focused on allowing users to chat about videos from various musicians, including rooms dediated to Katy Perry, Lil Wayne and Snoop Dog.
 Vevo, the music video joint venture between Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, and Abu Dhabi Media, on Wednesday launched a free iPhone/iPod touch app for US and Canadian users.
According to Vevo, the new app--which it bills as "brought to you exclusively by our fine friends at AT&T"--allows users to:
--NBA Digital to Offer Extensive Cross-Platform Coverage of 2010 All-Star Weekend
--Netflix in Streaming Deals with Multiple Indie Film Distributors
--The Grammys Channel Launches on Vevo
--SmugMug Photos, DreamTV Launch on Roku
--Obama Stresses Support for Network Neutrality in YouTube Interview
--Sungale Redesigns its Kula TV OTT Device
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 will be covering most stories in summary/round-up form over the next few weeks. Here is a round-up of the latest broadband video and over-the-top (OTT) news:
--YouTube- and Record Label-Backed Music Video Venture, Vevo, Launches
 Livestation, a UK-based company that streams live news from a range of international sources via browser and desktop player solutions (note: the company recently announced the launch of version 3.0 of its desktop software--see the article published on itvt.com, November 24th), contacted [itvt] Tuesday to let us know that UN TV, the official TV channel of the United Nations, is now available on its service.
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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
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