November 2011
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SeaChange to Remain Standalone Company; CEO Retires
-- VOD Technology Vendor Reduces Earnings Estimates
After exploring a sale, video-on-demand vendor SeaChange International said Wednesday that it will remain a standalone technology supplier.
Brightcove Targets Android and iOS Developers with App Cloud
-- Pricing for Enterprise Edition Starts at $15,000
Brightcove is expanding from online video to selling software tools and services that can help developers build apps for Android and iOS devices.
The company unveiled its Brightcove App Cloud on Wednesday – a content app platform that combines an open HTML5 Web development model with cloud services.
Brightcove said more than 1,200 users participated in a beta testing program for App Cloud, and that several apps built with its tools are available through Apple's iTunes App Store and Google's Android Market, including apps from Lifetime Networks and the U.S. Department of State.
Ensequence to Integrate Civolution Watermarking Technology
-- Deal Could Allow Cable Programmers to Sync Content with Mobile Phones and Tablets
Cable programmers will be able to deliver interactive content to mobile phones and tablets that is synced to TV shows, under an agreement that Ensequence announced with Civolution Wednesday.
The companies said that they will integrate Ensequence's iTV Manager platform with Civolution's VideoSync product, which uses automatic content recognition technology to identify programming that is being watched on a TV or PC.
Ball State University Center for Media Design to Host TVOT NYC Intensive Workshop Session, "Researching the Second Screen and Social Viewing: Two Recent Studies"
[itvt] is pleased to announce that Ball State University's Center for Media Design (CMD) will be hosting a workshop at TVOT NYC Intensive (December 5th, 730 Third Avenue, New York: view the schedule of sessions here; purchase tickets here).
Interactive TV News Roundup
-- Miso Syncs Content to iPhone for Science Channel's 'Trek Nation'
-- Shazam Reacquires Audio Recognition Technology
-- Lenovo Building a Connected 'LeTV'
-- Verizon Offers FiOS TV through Xbox 360
-- Online Video Usage Hits Record High in October
Time Warner Cable Launches TWC TV App for Android Tablets
-- App Turns Tablet into Remote Control; but doesn't Support Live Streaming
Time Warner Cable launched an app Tuesday that lets subscribers with the Samsung Galaxy or Motorola Xoom tablets to use the devices as a remote control and to set remote DVR recordings. But its TWC TV app doesn't allow subscribers to watch live video on the tablets – a feature the cable MSO already offers through apps it has developed for Apple's iPad and iPhone.
Time Warner Cable said the app is designed to work on any tablet that runs the Android 3.0 Honeycomb platform.
New TVOT NYC Intensive Panel Session to Feature Prominent Figures from Industry and Academia
--Panelists Include Professor Bobby Calder of Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management; Craig E. Moffett, Senior Analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co.; Professor David A. Schweidel of the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business; and Matt Seiler, CEO of Mediabrands
--Session to Be Led by Seth Haberman, CEO of Visible World
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[itvt] is pleased to announce the line-up of panelists for the session, "Starting with a Clean Slate: Industry Experts Envision TV's Ideal Evolution," at TVOT NYC Intensive 2011 (December 5th, 730 Third Avenue, New York: view the schedule of sessions here; purchase tickets here). The panelists include:
Connected TV Marketing Association Formed
-- Ogilvy Entertainment President Doug Scott Named U.S. Chair
Booming sales of connected TVs capable of delivering both video programming and advertising to viewers has led to the formation of a new industry group comprised of advertising, technology, media and entertainment executives. The Connected TV Marketing Association (CTVMA) plans to announce its U.S. launch on Wednesday, following the launch of its Asia-Pacific division last week.
Interactive TV News Roundup
-- LG Launches Museum App for Connected TVs
-- Singapore's MediaCorp to Test 'Toggle' Interactive Video Service
-- Microsoft Buys VideoSurf for $70 Million
-- Bravo Expands 'Watch What Happens Live' Schedule
-- Comcast to Stream Live Video to iPad and Xoom Tablets
Verizon Ordered to Pay ActiveVideo $11 million Monthly
-- Following Patent Infringement Ruling, Court Tells Verizon to Find Alternative Interactive TV Technology by May 23
A U.S. District court ordered Verizon to pay ActiveVideo nearly $11 million monthly to continue using technology in its FiOS TV service that it found infringed on the company's interactive TV patents.
The injunction issued Wednesday by U.S. District Court Judge Raymond Jackson is a big score for ActiveVideo. The ruling will likely force Verizon to strike a licensing deal to use ActiveVideo's CloudTV technology, since Jackson said the telco has until May 23 to find alternative technology to power products such as its video-on-demand platform and its FiOS TV widget bazaar.
Interactive TV News Roundup
-- Big 10 Network Launches iPad App
-- Synacor Sets Initial Public Offering
-- CableLabs Opens San Francisco Office
-- Logik Deploys Oregan Networks Browser
Interactive TV News Roundup
-- eBay, PayPal Enable Tcommerce Function in iPad App
-- Revision3 Embraces Flash
-- Netflix Revives 'Arrested Development'
-- Panasonic Expands Connected TV Apps
-- Optimedia: Social TV Buzz May not Drive Ratings
INdustry: Will Targeted Advertising on TV Be Better than on the Web?
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For this edition of INdustry, we spoke with Eric Schmitt, EVP of Allant's cable and media business. Allant is a co
mpany to watch. An established player in the market services (database marketing, direct marketing, etc...) business, Allant has traditionally helped TV service providers manage customer lists and implement consumer direct marketing campaigns for old problems such as subscriber acquisition and churn management.
Ensequence to Host TVOT NYC Intensive Workshop/Master-Class Session, "Devising a Truly Multiplatform Strategy"
--Session Features Senior Executives from Digitas, HBO and WE tv
