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December 2007

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[itvt] Radio Interview: SinglePoint's New Interactive TV Deal with NBC Universal

Singlepointlogo2007 In this recorded audio interview from the latest edition of [itvt]'s new talk radio show, "The TV of Tomorrow Show with Tracy Swedlow," three senior executives from mobile interactive TV specialist, SinglePoint--president and CEO, Rich Begert; VP of industry relations, Doug Busk; and director of marketing, Philippe Poutonnet--discuss, among other things, the company's recent deal with NBC Universal.

[itvt] Radio Interview: Steve Rosenbaum, Founder and CEO, Magnify.net

Steverosenbaum2007 Magnifynetlogo2007 Steve Rosenbaum is founder and CEO of Magnify.net, a company that provides a new Web 2.0 service which allows end-users to create video galleries/channels complete with social networks.

[itvt] Interview: Stuart Waite, Head of Advertising and Interactive, Alcatel-Lucent

Alcatellucentlogo2006 Stuart Waite was formerly CEO of Tamblin, a high-profile UK-based interactive TV technology provider (its clients include BSkyB, the BBC, Channel 4, ITV, Five, and Flextech) that was acquired earlier this year by Alcatel-Lucent.

[itvt] Interview: Radio Interview: Brian Seth Hurst, CEO, The Opportunity Management Company

Emmysgoldstatue2005 Briansethhurst2007 Brian Seth Hurst, a well-known figure in interactive TV circles, was recently elected as vice chairman of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, the organization behind the Primetime Emmys.

[itvt] Radio Interview: Brian Seth Hurst, CEO, The Opportunity Management Company

Emmysgoldstatue2005 Briansethhurst2007 Brian Seth Hurst, a well-known figure in interactive TV circles, was recently elected as vice chairman of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, the organization behind the Primetime Emmys.

[itvt] Interview: Ed Forman, Mark Jeffery, ICTV

[itvt] Radio Interview: Jodie McAfee, BoomerangiTV

Jodiemcafee2006vsm In this recorded audio interview (49:36) from the latest edition of [itvt]'s new talk radio show, "The TV of Tomorrow Show with Tracy Swedlow," Jodie McAfee, who was formerly SVP of corporate development and marketing at The Media Group (TMG), a high-profile interactive TV advertising and programming company that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this year, discusses that company's demise; his new company, BoomerangiTV; the cable industry interactive TV advertising initiative known as &

[itvt] Interview: Meredith Flynn-Ripley, CEO, Integra5

Integra5logo2007sm Over the past few months, Integra5, a Burlington, Massachusetts-based company that specializes in technologies for converged services, has formed partnerships with IPTV technology providers, Minerva Networks and SeaChange International, has signed an international reseller agreement with Panama-based Solusoft, and has been awarded a US patent for technology that enables call management via television.

[itvt] TVofTomorrow Radio LIVE - Upcoming Shows

[itvt] is introducing a new [itvt] editorial product: a talk radio show, entitled "The TV of Tomorrow Show with Tracy Swedlow," that will feature interviews with newsmakers and other high-profile players in the interactive multiplatform television space.

Interview: New Talk Radio Show from [itvt]

--First Episode Features BIAP's Louis Slothouber and Dan Levinson

Tracyswedlow2007 This issue sees the beta-launch of a new [itvt] editorial product: a talk radio show, entitled "The TV of Tomorrow Show with Tracy Swedlow," that will feature interviews with newsmakers and other high-profile players in the interactive multiplatform television space.

[itvt] Interview: Chet Kanojia and John Hoctor, Navic Networks

Interactive TV and addressable advertising specialist, Navic Networks, recently launched two new advertising-related products: an interactive TV SMS couponing service, and Admira, an ad network which uses real-time census-level set-top box data to match advertisers' desired target audience criteria with media owners' inventory, and which the company touts as "the first media placement service to address increasingly fragmented television media." Navic CEO, Chet Kanojia, and the company's VP of business development and marketing, John Hoctor, recently spoke to [itvt]'s Tracy Swedlow about the new products and the strategy behind them; about the company's future plans for the products; about its view of the OCAP and EBIF standards; and more.

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