InteractiveTV Today [itvt]

CableLabs Unveils Stewardship and Fulfillment Interfaces (SaFI) for Canoe

2 Jul 2009 08:47:14 GMT

--Interfaces Are Key Component of US Cable Industry's Plans for Unified Advanced Advertising Platform

O2 Teams with Pearl & Dean to Offer Interactive 3D Game in UK Movie Theaters

2 Jul 2009 08:47:14 GMT

--Game Lets Audience Control the Action by Waving their Hands

ZapMyTV in VOD License Agreement with Paramount Digital Entertainment

2 Jul 2009 08:47:14 GMT

--Company Offers Social Broadband Video Service, Currently in Early Beta

Zappware to Provide Interactive TV Solutions to IPTV Operator in the Former Yugoslavia

2 Jul 2009 08:47:14 GMT

--Company Secures New Investment to Fund its Expansion Plans

TiVo Launches DVR Upgrade Promotion

2 Jul 2009 08:47:14 GMT

--DISH Wins Stay of Order Requiring it to Disable its DVR's for Infringing on TiVo Patent

YouTube Increases Maximum Size of Uploads from 1GB to 2GB

2 Jul 2009 08:47:13 GMT

--Also Makes it Easier to Share and Embed HD Videos

Interactive Broadband Video Company, Ooyala, in Technology Partnership with Japan's Akarag

2 Jul 2009 08:47:13 GMT

EXCLUSIVE: Alticast Appoints Former Vidiom Systems GM, David Housman, as CEO of Alticast Americas

1 Jul 2009 11:43:20 GMT

--Jeff Berenson Replaces Housman at Vidiom

Norway's never.no Powering TV 2's Interactive TV Coverage of Tour de France

1 Jul 2009 11:43:20 GMT

--Enables Viewers to Submit Comments, Photos via Twitter, SMS/MMS, Web

IMG Publishing Deploys KlickableTV's Interactive Video Technology

1 Jul 2009 11:43:20 GMT

YouTube Launches Interactive Call-to-Action Overlays for Customers of its Promoted Videos Service

1 Jul 2009 11:43:19 GMT

--Company Also Inviting Users to Upload Instructional Videos about its Service's Features

Social TV Site, TV.com, Now Supporting Facebook Connect

1 Jul 2009 11:43:19 GMT

Joost Switches Focus to Providing White-Label Broadband Video Platforms

1 Jul 2009 11:43:19 GMT

--Meanwhile, Yahoo! Says It Will Cease Offering Maven Networks' Services to Third Parties

Major Cable Operators to Miss tru2way Deadline Stipulated in MOU with CE Manufacturers

1 Jul 2009 11:43:19 GMT

Five to Offer Extensive Broadband Video Coverage of Cricket This Summer

1 Jul 2009 11:43:18 GMT

Warner Bros. in Exclusive Digital Distribution Deal with Beastie Boy, Adam Yauch's, Oscilloscope

1 Jul 2009 11:43:18 GMT

ITU Approves New IPTV Standard, ITU-T H.770

1 Jul 2009 11:46:57 GMT

--Standard Enables Users to Locate and Subscribe to Content from Different Independent Service Providers

Atlantic Broadband Deploys Clearleap's clear|flow Platform

30 Jun 2009 09:42:26 GMT

--Platform Delivers Broadband Video and Other Internet Content to the Living Room TV

New Over-the-Top-TV Device Incorporates P2P BitTorrent Client

30 Jun 2009 09:42:25 GMT

--Device Allows Direct Access to P2P Content on the Livingroom TV Set

CloverLeaf, Minerva Bring IPTV-Based Interactive TV Services to Two Independent Telcos

30 Jun 2009 09:42:24 GMT

--Services Include Games and a Localized Walled Garden

YouTube Launches Instructional Service to Improve Quality of User-Generated News Videos

30 Jun 2009 09:42:24 GMT

Supreme Court Gives Green Light to Cablevision's RS-DVR Project

30 Jun 2009 09:42:24 GMT

--Cablevision's Rutledge Says MSO Hopes to Launch Simple Pause-Live-TV App This Summer

NDS's Unified Headend Integrated with Pontis' Marketing Delivery Platform

30 Jun 2009 09:42:24 GMT

--Joint Solution Lets Operators Deliver Personalized, Contextual Promotions and Recs across Platforms

Pace Appoints its First Chief Strategy Officer

30 Jun 2009 09:42:24 GMT

Virgin Media to Offer Universal Pictures' PictureBox VOD Service

30 Jun 2009 09:42:24 GMT

InformationWeek Uses ffwd's ffwdPlayer to Offer TechWebTV Videos on its Facebook Page

30 Jun 2009 09:42:23 GMT

Microsoft, Canal+ in Xbox 360 Programming Deal

30 Jun 2009 09:44:56 GMT

--Deal Foresees Launch of Avatar-Driven Social TV Application

Radio: ffwd CEO, Patrick Koppula, on Twitmatic and More

29 Jun 2009 10:13:29 GMT

ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation Taps Mochila for EmmyTVLegends.com Relaunch

29 Jun 2009 10:13:29 GMT

--Archive of American Television Portal Will Feature 600+ Video Interviews with Major TV Figures

Twitter-Powered Broadband Video Application Pays Tribute to Michael Jackson

29 Jun 2009 10:13:29 GMT

TiVo Elects Heidi Roizen to its Board of Directors

29 Jun 2009 10:13:29 GMT

Microsoft, Publicis in Broad Agreement to Collaborate on Advanced Advertising

29 Jun 2009 10:13:28 GMT

--Agreement Will See Publicis Using the Admira Platform of Microsoft-Subsidiary, Navic

Sonic Solutions Teams with Zip.ca to Develop Digital Movie Download Service for Canadian Market

29 Jun 2009 10:13:28 GMT

Brightcove in Mobile Video Partnership with QIK

29 Jun 2009 10:13:28 GMT

--Allaire Says Brightcove is Profitable and Cashflow-Positive

Orduna: Canoe Ventures to Publish Interactive TV Ad Template and Interfaces Later This Summer

29 Jun 2009 10:13:28 GMT

enableTV Launches Royalty-Free Commercial Version of CableLabs' tru2way Reference Implementation

26 Jun 2009 09:39:05 GMT

--Also Launches Support Program for Companies Licensing the RI Directly from CableLabs

UK Broadcaster, Five, Launches Broadband Video-Enabled Web Portal for Soap Operas

26 Jun 2009 09:39:05 GMT

--Portal Offers Full-Length Episodes of Five's Own Soaps, Links to Episodes of Other Broadcasters' Soaps

New AT&T U-verse TV iPhone App Lets Customers Schedule and Manage DVR Recordings Remotely

26 Jun 2009 09:39:04 GMT

AFDESI Launches its Seventh Annual International Interactive TV Awards

26 Jun 2009 09:39:04 GMT

--Deadline for Entries is August 15th

Fujisoft Taps Sonic Solutions for Nintendo Wii VOD Service

26 Jun 2009 09:39:04 GMT

Deutsche Telekom Lets Users Store Personal Files, emails Centrally, Access Them on Three Screens

26 Jun 2009 09:39:04 GMT

Interactive Media Partnerships Announced for Golf, Tennis

26 Jun 2009 09:39:04 GMT

--PGA Extends Deal with Turner Sports, Tennis Channel Taps NeuLion for New Portal

Belgacom Credits Nokia Siemens Platform, Advanced Services for Success of its IPTV Offering

26 Jun 2009 09:39:04 GMT

--Belgacom TV Saw 45% Year-Over-Year Subscriber Growth

Joost to Release Alpha Version of a "Widget API"

26 Jun 2009 09:39:03 GMT

The iTV Doctor Is In!: Keeping iTV Costs Reasonable

25 Jun 2009 10:24:35 GMT

Puerto Rican Cable Op, OneLink, to Deploy BIAP's Ad Widgets Interactive TV Advertising System

25 Jun 2009 10:24:35 GMT

--BIAP Claims This Will Be First-Ever Deployment of EBIF-Based iAdvertising

Interactive TV Games Provider, PlayJam, to Offer Yahoo! TV Widget

25 Jun 2009 10:24:35 GMT

--Launches Puzzle Game for the Apple iPhone

Veeple in Deal with BitGravity, Unveils Enhancements to its Interactive Video Platform

25 Jun 2009 10:24:34 GMT

Time Warner and Comcast Unveil "TV Everywhere" Principles

25 Jun 2009 10:24:34 GMT

--Comcast to Begin National Technical Trial of "On Demand Online" Service

Facebook Launches Live Stream Box Widget, Enabling Interaction around Live Streaming Video

25 Jun 2009 10:24:34 GMT

V4x Powers Interactivity for French Reality Show, "Nouvelle Star"

25 Jun 2009 10:24:34 GMT

DVB Project "Re-Factors" GEM and MHP Interactive TV Specifications

25 Jun 2009 10:24:34 GMT

--MHP Now References GEM, Rather than Vice Versa

Kaonmedia Licenses ANT Galio Client for New Range of Set-Top Boxes

25 Jun 2009 10:24:34 GMT

--Deal Billed as Enabling Kaonmedia to Develop Visually Rich Interactive TV Services

Warner Bros. Holding Interactive Video Contest to Promote Next "Harry Potter" Movie

24 Jun 2009 11:45:50 GMT

--Contest Gives Entrants Option of Using Augmented Reality Application

New Interactive Video/Augmented Reality Apps Unveiled for Clothes Shopping, Wimbledon

24 Jun 2009 11:45:50 GMT

--Apps Developed by Zugara, IBM

Deutsche Telekom Set to Begin its Annual Interactive TV Development Contest

24 Jun 2009 11:44:28 GMT

Boxee Releases Public Alpha of Boxee for Windows

24 Jun 2009 11:44:28 GMT

--Launches MLB.TV and Current TV Programming, Improves Navigation, Unveils Digg, Tumblr Apps --Announces Winners of Boxee App Dev Challenge

Cablevision Said to Be Deploying ActiveVideo Networks' Interactive TV Platform

24 Jun 2009 11:44:28 GMT

--ActiveVideo-Powered Services Slated to Roll Out Later this Summer

TiVo, Quantcast Launch Solution for Evaluating Correlation between TV Viewership and Online Activity

24 Jun 2009 11:44:28 GMT

Espial Releases Version 9.0 of its MediaBase VOD Platform

24 Jun 2009 11:44:27 GMT

--Says New Version Extends Support for Cable Ops, Offers Significant Performance Increases

OpenTV's Core2 Middleware Powers Interactive TV-Enabled Digital Cable Service in China

24 Jun 2009 11:44:27 GMT

Vizio Unveils Expanded List of Content Partners for its Interactive TV-Enabled HDTV's

24 Jun 2009 11:44:27 GMT

--Will Feature Widgets from eBay, Facebook, Radiotime, Revision3, Rallypoint, Showtime, Twitter, Vudu

AT&T Extends Alcatel-Lucent's U-verse Contract

24 Jun 2009 11:44:26 GMT

Radio: Cisco's Visual Networking Index Forecast

23 Jun 2009 16:43:44 GMT

New Bravo Show Will Let Viewers Interact via Email, Phone, Video, Twitter, Facebook

23 Jun 2009 16:43:43 GMT

--Show is Based on an Existing Internet TV Show on Bravotv.com

OpenTV, RGB Partner to Enable Standards-Based Real-Time Localization of Ads via Digital Overlays

23 Jun 2009 16:43:43 GMT

--Arris Appoints OpenTV Vice Chairman, Jim Chiddix, to its Board of Directors

BBC Unveils its Red-Button Interactive TV Schedule for the Coming Weeks

23 Jun 2009 16:43:43 GMT

The BBC has added red-button interactive TV functionality (i.e. the ability to access interactive TV applications and services and supplemental programming...

Red-Button Interactive TV Functionality Added to BBC HD

23 Jun 2009 16:43:43 GMT

The BBC announced Friday the line-up of content that will be available through its red-button interactive TV service for the next few weeks. Here are some highlights:...

Wetpaint's TV Fandex Measures Programs' "Online Engagement"

23 Jun 2009 16:43:42 GMT

Wetpaint, a company that offers a platform designed to enable fans to easily create and participate in themed online communities (note: according to the company, its service has resulted in a network of over 1.5 million...

New Site Brings Social TV to the Adult Entertainment Space

23 Jun 2009 16:43:42 GMT

Adult content provider, Metro Content, has launched a broadband TV site, dubbed RedHotTV.com, that allows viewers to...

TVN, UFC in Deal to Offer UFC On Demand on Comcast

23 Jun 2009 16:43:42 GMT

--Mixed Martial Arts VOD Service Now Reaches 25 Million Households in US, Canada ideo-on-demand distribution services provider, TVN Entertainment, and Zuffa, LLC-owned mixed martial arts promoter, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), said Monday that...

TelstraClear Taps Digisoft, Verimatrix to Develop PVR-Enabled Advanced Set-Top Box

23 Jun 2009 16:43:42 GMT

TelstraClear, a New Zealand-based subsidiary of Australian telecommunications company, Telstra, that offers triple-play services in Wellington, Christchurch and Kapiti, said Monday that it has tapped Irish IPTV...

RCN Adds Shalom TV to its Free VOD Line-Up

23 Jun 2009 16:43:42 GMT

Triple-play provider, RCN, said Monday that it is now carrying a free video-on-demand service from Shalom TV, a cable...

Open IPTV Forum Adds Four New Members

23 Jun 2009 16:43:41 GMT

The Open IPTV Forum (OIPF)--an industry group that is attempting to bring together telcos, consumer electronics manufacturers, and network infrastructure providers...

Fox Mobile Entertainment Launches "Family Guy" Interactive Video Application for the iPhone

19 Jun 2009 08:24:25 GMT

AnySource Media in Over-the-Top-TV Deal with the Associated Press

19 Jun 2009 08:24:25 GMT

Live Broadcasting Service, Justin.tv, Launches "DVR" Feature

19 Jun 2009 08:24:25 GMT

White House Launches Facebook App to Let Viewers Interact with its Live Video Events

19 Jun 2009 08:24:25 GMT

UK Broadcaster, ITV, to Levy Micropayments for On-Demand Content across Platforms

19 Jun 2009 08:24:25 GMT

Canoe Ventures Suspends Plans to Launch its Community Addressable Messaging Product

19 Jun 2009 08:24:24 GMT

NBC Universal to Use Microsoft's Admira Marketplace to Plan and Sell National and Local Ad Inventory

19 Jun 2009 08:24:24 GMT

Sherwood Licenses Verismo's OTT Tech to Transform its Audio Receivers into Internet TV Set-Tops

18 Jun 2009 08:41:17 GMT

Schematic Unveils Giant Interactive, Multi-User Touchscreen Display, "Touchwall"

18 Jun 2009 08:38:33 GMT

SureWest Launches Caller-ID on TV in its Sacramento Market

18 Jun 2009 08:38:33 GMT

BBC Unveils Plans for Interactive TV and Broadband Video Coverage of "T in the Park" Music Fest

18 Jun 2009 08:38:33 GMT

CBS's TV.com Launches Record-to-TiVo Functionality

18 Jun 2009 08:38:33 GMT

Comcast Teams with Boston Red Sox to Launch VOD Service

18 Jun 2009 08:38:33 GMT

Backchannelmedia Says its Clickable TV Technology is Now in "Commercialization Stage"

18 Jun 2009 08:38:33 GMT

DISH Network Says it is Investigating Workaround Options for TiVo's "Time Warp" Patent

18 Jun 2009 08:38:32 GMT

DirecTV Taps Invidi to Enable "Relevant" Local Advertising

18 Jun 2009 08:38:34 GMT

Rentrak Names Bill Livek CEO

18 Jun 2009 09:00:00 GMT

The iTV Doctor is In!: Tom Crowley Marks the Passing of Analog Television

17 Jun 2009 08:29:52 GMT

SPRXmobile Launches "Augmented Reality" Browser for Android Mobile Phones

17 Jun 2009 08:29:51 GMT

AT&T to Roll Out Multiple Interactive Enhancements to its U-verse TV IPTV Service

17 Jun 2009 08:29:51 GMT

China's Celestial Semiconductors Licenses Strategy & Technology's RedKey 2 MHEG Solution

17 Jun 2009 08:29:51 GMT

BNS Launches IPTV Tcommerce Solution that Bridges between Printed Materials and the TV Screen

17 Jun 2009 08:29:51 GMT

Rentrak, Concurrent Partner on Three-Screen Video Analytics Offering

17 Jun 2009 08:29:51 GMT

Free VOD Provider, Ripe Digital Entertainment, Ceases Operations

17 Jun 2009 08:29:50 GMT

Brightcove Powers Syndicated Player Initiative for UK Broadcaster, Five

16 Jun 2009 08:56:16 GMT

DirecTV to Provide Expanded Interactive TV Coverage of This Week's US Open Golf Championship

16 Jun 2009 08:56:16 GMT

New Rentrak Report Claims VOD Usage Up 21% Year-Over-Year

16 Jun 2009 08:56:16 GMT

YouTube Test Allows Users to Choose Between Ads

16 Jun 2009 08:56:15 GMT

CableLabs Releases tru2way Reference Implementation and a PC Emulator

16 Jun 2009 08:56:15 GMT

Overlay.TV Launches Interactive Video Product for Online Retailers

16 Jun 2009 08:56:15 GMT

Turner Classic Movies Launches Social Networking Service

16 Jun 2009 08:56:15 GMT

NBC Sports Taps Microsoft Silverlight, iStreamPlanet, Akamai, Inlet to Stream Wimbledon Live

16 Jun 2009 08:56:15 GMT

Broadcom Powering New Broadband-Connected HDTV Sets from LG Electronics

16 Jun 2009 08:56:14 GMT

Radio: beeTV Founder and Chairman, Rodolfo Hecht

15 Jun 2009 09:14:46 GMT

API, App Dev Challenge Result in Development of Multiple New Applications for boxee

15 Jun 2009 09:14:46 GMT

Hillcrest Labs to Sell its Loop Remote Control Directly to Consumers as an "In-Air Mouse for TV"

15 Jun 2009 09:14:46 GMT

iWidgets Renamed Transpond, Now Supports Creation of "Engagement Apps" on iPhone, Palm Pre

15 Jun 2009 09:14:46 GMT

BBC Unveils Plans for Interactive TV, Online and Mobile Coverage of Wimbledon Tennis

15 Jun 2009 09:14:46 GMT

CRTC Approves Canadian Version of Current TV

15 Jun 2009 09:14:45 GMT

Hong Kong's TVB Set to Launch Interactive TV Cooking Show

15 Jun 2009 09:14:45 GMT

Radio: ZeeVee CEO, Vic Odryna

12 Jun 2009 08:45:00 GMT

New Interactive Video Service Lets Users Try On Glasses in Real Time via Webcam

12 Jun 2009 08:41:40 GMT

Kudelski Group Says it Is "Not Interested" in Selling its Stake in OpenTV

12 Jun 2009 08:41:40 GMT

BBC Revamps its BBC World Service Interactive TV Application on Freeview

12 Jun 2009 08:41:40 GMT

Strong Viewer Engagement Leads BBC to Expand Interactive Plans for "Autumnwatch"

12 Jun 2009 08:41:39 GMT

Gravitas Ventures in Long-Term VOD Deal with Kino International

12 Jun 2009 08:41:39 GMT

PCCW to Use Thomson Portable Device for "eye 2," its Interactive Multimedia Service for the Home

12 Jun 2009 08:41:39 GMT

Accedo, emuse Provide Interactive TV Apps for Portugal Telecom's Meo IPTV Service

12 Jun 2009 08:41:39 GMT

Spanish Band, Labuat, Launches Flash-Based Interactive Music Video for "Soy Tu Aire"

12 Jun 2009 08:41:38 GMT

Children's Show, "The Zula Patrol," Launches Interactive Virtual World

11 Jun 2009 10:06:32 GMT

Firefox 3.5 to Offer Built-In Player with Support for Interactive Video

11 Jun 2009 10:06:32 GMT

Dan Marks Resigns as CEO of Hybrid IPTV Service, BT Vision

11 Jun 2009 10:06:32 GMT

Time Warner Cable to Use TVN Entertainment's VOD Distribution Service

11 Jun 2009 10:06:31 GMT

CableLabs Appoints Former Panasonic CTO, Paul Liao, as President and CEO

11 Jun 2009 10:06:31 GMT

Cablevision to Offer 24-Hour VOD Pre-Roll Ad-Insertion Capabilities

11 Jun 2009 10:06:31 GMT

New UK Cartoon Network Web Site to Offer Interactivity, Social Networking, Personalization

11 Jun 2009 10:06:31 GMT

Japan's KDDI Providing SeaChange-Powered Wholesale VOD Service to 17 Cable Operators

11 Jun 2009 10:06:30 GMT

Radio: Dan Mechem, Founder and CEO of TheGloomers.com

10 Jun 2009 19:48:33 GMT

Radio: Fox Reality's New Interactive TV Channel on Oceanic Time Warner Cable

10 Jun 2009 19:48:32 GMT

Current TV Launches "Facebook vs. Twitter" Interactive TV Event in the UK

10 Jun 2009 19:48:24 GMT

Discovery Group Urges OpenTV to Repurchase Kudelski's Stake in the Company

10 Jun 2009 19:47:13 GMT

14 Companies Participate in CableLabs' Addressable Advertising Interop Event

10 Jun 2009 19:47:13 GMT

Canoe Ventures Appoints Kathy Timko as COO

10 Jun 2009 19:47:12 GMT

Amazon.com Invites its Customers to Create a TV Commercial

10 Jun 2009 19:47:12 GMT

WNYW Fox 5 New York Taps Livestream (Formerly Mogulus) for Live Online Streaming

10 Jun 2009 19:47:12 GMT

thePlatform Launches Video Ingest Service for Companies with Large Online Libraries

10 Jun 2009 19:47:12 GMT

CMC Launches "C3 VOD" Service, Using Nielsen's C3 Commercial Ratings

10 Jun 2009 19:47:12 GMT

Japan's Buffalo Taps Espial to Power New Hybrid Set-Top Box

10 Jun 2009 19:47:12 GMT

Envivio Unveils Mobile TV Delivery Solution for iPhone OS 3.0

10 Jun 2009 19:47:11 GMT

UK's De Montfort University Developing Interactive 3D TV Set

10 Jun 2009 19:43:54 GMT

ETSI to Hold Joint IPTV-IMS Test Event

10 Jun 2009 19:43:54 GMT

Brightcove in Deal to Power Broadband Video for Philly.com

10 Jun 2009 19:43:54 GMT

Two Way Media Launches Interactive TV Games on India's SeaChange-Powered MyWay IPTV Platform

10 Jun 2009 19:43:54 GMT

Humax Taps ANT to Enable Advanced TV Services on New Range of Satellite, IPTV and Hybrid Set-Tops

10 Jun 2009 19:43:53 GMT

NetPlay TV Appoints Broadcast-Industry Veteran, Clive Jones, as Non-Executive Chairman

10 Jun 2009 19:43:53 GMT

Viasat Selects Pace Set-Top Box for HD Roll-Out

10 Jun 2009 19:43:53 GMT

Tremor Media Unveils Suite of In-Stream, Interactive Ad Formats

10 Jun 2009 19:43:53 GMT

Yahoo! Launches TV Widgets for YouTube, Showtime, eBay

10 Jun 2009 19:43:53 GMT

BBC Unveils its Red-Button Interactive TV Schedule for the Coming Weeks

10 Jun 2009 19:43:53 GMT

Religious Broadcaster, CBN, Launches Skype-, Facebook- and Twitter-Enabled Interactive TV Show

10 Jun 2009 19:43:52 GMT

NDS Supplies End-to-End Digital TV Solution to Indonesia's PT. MNC Sky Vision

10 Jun 2009 19:43:52 GMT

Barrington Broadcasting Group Taps Cell Journalist to Power User-Generated News

10 Jun 2009 19:43:52 GMT

Sonic Solutions in Broadband VOD Deals with Best Buy, LG Electronics

10 Jun 2009 19:43:52 GMT

Macrovision's EPG Lawsuit against Virgin Media to Be Heard in English High Court this Week

10 Jun 2009 19:43:51 GMT

UK's Channel 4 to Make its Back Catalog Available Online Free-of-Charge

10 Jun 2009 19:43:54 GMT

Over-the-Top-TV Company, Vudu, to Offer First-Ever Download-to-Own Disney HD Titles

5 Jun 2009 11:06:58 GMT

Israel's The Box Secures Funding from Greylock Partners to Target US and Other International Markets

5 Jun 2009 11:06:58 GMT

BBC Trust Requests More Info from BBC Executive on Project Canvas OTT Joint Venture

5 Jun 2009 11:06:58 GMT

Director Ridley Scott Working on Audience-Driven Interactive Sci Fi Franchise, "Purefold"

5 Jun 2009 11:06:58 GMT

Kudelski Responds to OpenTV's Rejection of its Buyout Offer

5 Jun 2009 11:06:58 GMT

OpenTV, Sigma Partner for Addressable VOD Ad Placement

5 Jun 2009 11:06:57 GMT

NBA Taps TiVo for Interactive TV Advertising, Audience Measurement

5 Jun 2009 11:06:57 GMT

SeaChange Reports Higher Revenues, Income

5 Jun 2009 11:06:57 GMT

SoftAtHome Says Multiple Companies Developing for its Convergent Applications Platform

5 Jun 2009 11:06:56 GMT

The iTV Doctor is In!

4 Jun 2009 09:54:09 GMT

--by Rick Howe, Featuring Aslam Khader, CMO of Ensequence Dear iTV Doctor: I don't get it. I thought the idea of EBIF was "write once, publish everywhere." But now I'm hearing that every cable operator has a slightly different flavor of EBIF, and the same interactive application won't necessarily work in all situations. Can you explain that? TechNinny

ZeeVee Releases Mac Version of its OTT Internet Video Browser, Zinc

4 Jun 2009 09:54:06 GMT

BBC Trumpets Success of its Interactive Coverage of Radio 1's Big Weekend

4 Jun 2009 09:54:04 GMT

Appeals Court Temporarily Stays Order Requiring DISH to Disable its DVR's

4 Jun 2009 09:54:02 GMT

TV Recommendation Company, beeTV, Raises $8 Million in Series B Funding

4 Jun 2009 09:54:00 GMT

Cablevision Launching Eurocinema VOD Service

4 Jun 2009 09:53:57 GMT

Valley TeleCom Selects Entone Hydra for IPTV Deployment

4 Jun 2009 09:53:54 GMT

MobiTV Adds 2 Million Subscribers in Six Months, Now Has 7 Million

4 Jun 2009 09:53:52 GMT

Korea's ETRI Develops Voice-Recognition Software for IPTV

4 Jun 2009 09:53:51 GMT

TVN in VOD Advertising Deals with This Technology, BlackArrow

4 Jun 2009 09:53:44 GMT

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3 Jun 2009 11:46:31 GMT

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Scoop: Comcast Deploys ETV/EBIF Version of HSN's Shop by Remote Interactive TV Application

3 Jun 2009 11:46:00 GMT

YouTube Launches 10-Foot Interface for its Video-Sharing Service

3 Jun 2009 11:42:45 GMT

OpenTV Special Committee Rejects Kudelski's Buyout Bid

3 Jun 2009 11:42:44 GMT

DISH Ordered to Pay TiVo an Additional $103 Million (Plus Interest) in "Time Warp" Patent Case

3 Jun 2009 11:42:44 GMT

iCueTV Adds Discovery, AOL TW Commerce Veteran, Patrick Gates, to Senior Management Team

3 Jun 2009 11:42:44 GMT

Move Networks to Support Intel's "Moorestown" MID Platform

3 Jun 2009 11:42:44 GMT

Tiscali Launches New EPG for its Tiscali TV IPTV Service

3 Jun 2009 11:42:44 GMT

Virgin Media Premieres New Series on its VOD Platform

3 Jun 2009 11:42:43 GMT

Immersive TV: Google's Holodeck 360 Kiosk

3 Jun 2009 11:42:43 GMT

Radio: Tool of North America's Interactive Music Video on MTVMusic.com

2 Jun 2009 08:43:31 GMT

Microsoft Unveils Social and Interactive TV Enhancements for Xbox 360

2 Jun 2009 08:43:31 GMT

BBC Reported to Be in Talks to Offer iPlayer Video-on-Demand Service on YouTube

2 Jun 2009 08:43:30 GMT

MTV Says its Movie Awards Enjoy "Massive Growth" in Fan Participation

2 Jun 2009 08:43:30 GMT

Video Views on ITV.com Up 528%, Thanks to Susan Boyle and "Britain's Got Talent"

2 Jun 2009 08:43:30 GMT

Macrovision in Multi-Year EPG Technology Patent License Agreement with Sony

2 Jun 2009 08:43:30 GMT

Cablevision Adds New VOD Category Featuring Foreign Films

2 Jun 2009 08:43:29 GMT

justAd.TV Says its Interactive TV Advertising Solution Is Interoperable with Sun Java Media Client

2 Jun 2009 08:43:29 GMT

Mozaik Multimedia Launches Interactive TV Advertising and Commerce Technology

2 Jun 2009 08:46:06 GMT

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1 Jun 2009 23:39:54 GMT

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Radio: Roku's VP of Consumer Products, Timothy Twerdahl

1 Jun 2009 23:33:55 GMT

New CTAM-Nielsen Study Examines Broadband Video Consumers

1 Jun 2009 23:33:55 GMT

Setanta Offers Social-Media and Interactive Enhancements around its FA Cup Coverage

1 Jun 2009 23:33:55 GMT

NASA to Hold Twitter-Driven Live, Interactive Video Event Featuring Mike Massimino (Astro_Mike)

1 Jun 2009 23:33:55 GMT

The FeedRoom Taps Clearspring to Enable Broadband Video Sharing across Social Networks

1 Jun 2009 23:33:55 GMT

US Solicitor General Recommends that Supreme Court not Revisit Cablevision RS-DVR Case

1 Jun 2009 23:33:54 GMT

Sony Ericsson to Launch Multiplatform Music and Youth Culture Show

1 Jun 2009 23:33:54 GMT

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29 May 2009 11:05:41 GMT

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Introducing "The iTV Doctor"

29 May 2009 11:04:08 GMT

BSkyB, Microsoft Partner to Bring Sky Player to Xbox Games Consoles

29 May 2009 11:02:34 GMT

Oddcast Launches Widget Version of its Interactive Video Technology

29 May 2009 11:02:34 GMT

Hulu Showcases Downloadable Hulu Desktop Application and Other Beta Apps in New "Hulu Labs" Area

29 May 2009 11:02:33 GMT

NDS to Power Germany's First Cable HD DVR Deployment

29 May 2009 10:57:41 GMT

Broadband Video Music Site Operator, Muzu, in Content Deal with Warner Music UK

29 May 2009 10:57:41 GMT

Brightcove Secures its First Broadband Video Deal in Spain

29 May 2009 10:57:41 GMT

AT&T to Offer Exclusive US Premiere of New "Wallace and Gromit" Film on its IPTV VOD Service

29 May 2009 10:57:40 GMT

TNA Wrestling Launches Broadband Video-on-Demand Service

29 May 2009 10:57:40 GMT

Sky News Launches Video-Enabled iPhone App that also Lets Viewers Submit News Stories and Pictures

29 May 2009 10:57:40 GMT

Microsoft Adds Virtualization Support to its Mediaroom IPTV Platform

29 May 2009 10:57:40 GMT

Over-the-Top-TV Specialist, AnySource Media, in Deal to Distribute VOD from 13 Niche Networks

29 May 2009 10:57:40 GMT

India's DEN Launches Customized EPG, Based on NDS's MediaHighway Middleware

29 May 2009 10:57:40 GMT

Bebo Teams with Endemol, Samsung to Launch Music-Themed, Social, Broadband TV Show

29 May 2009 10:57:39 GMT

AT&T Says Eighth Season of "American Idol" Saw Record Levels of Text-Based Interactivity

29 May 2009 10:57:39 GMT

TiVo Reports Lower Revenues, Swings to a Loss

29 May 2009 10:57:39 GMT

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26 May 2009 08:33:58 GMT

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Radio: ActiveVideo Acquires Avinity

27 May 2009 09:50:48 GMT

Digisoft.tv, Channel Islands in Targeted Advertising Partnership

27 May 2009 09:50:48 GMT

ActiveVideo Networks to Acquire Avinity Systems

27 May 2009 09:50:47 GMT

Canoe Ventures Expands its Colorado-Based Engineering and Development Team

27 May 2009 09:50:47 GMT

Strategy & Technology, Humax Team to Enable Online Video Streaming via MHEG Interaction Channel

27 May 2009 09:50:47 GMT

OpenTV, Arris Target Europe with "Ad Insertion in a Box"

27 May 2009 09:50:47 GMT

Minerva Says its Platform Is Powering Largest IPTV Deployments in Canada and Latin America

27 May 2009 09:50:47 GMT

NDS, Axel Springer Partner to Promote "Personal TV" to German Operators, Broadcasters and Advertisers

27 May 2009 09:50:46 GMT

Radio: Brightline's Jacqueline Corbelli Discusses Interactive TV Advertising

26 May 2009 19:51:50 GMT

InteractiveTV Today [itvt] Posting Daily News on Site

26 May 2009 08:33:58 GMT

UK Broadcaster, ITV, Taps Twitter, AudioBoo to Enhance its Coverage of the FA Cup Final

26 May 2009 08:34:02 GMT

Update: BBC's Red-Button Interactive TV Schedule for the Coming Weeks

26 May 2009 08:34:05 GMT

BBC, ITV, Channel 4 Agree to Five-Year Ban on Project Kangaroo-Type VOD Ventures

26 May 2009 08:34:07 GMT

Avinity, Neotion Integrate Tech to Enable Advanced Interactive TV without STB's on CI+ TV Sets

26 May 2009 08:34:10 GMT

DVB Publishes Questionnaire on Internet TV

26 May 2009 08:34:12 GMT

Alticast Launches AwakenTV GUI for MHP and tru2way

26 May 2009 08:34:14 GMT

Portugal Telecom's Microsoft-Powered Meo IPTV Platform Launches New Interactive TV Services

26 May 2009 08:34:16 GMT

Digeo Markets its Moxi HD DVR to Male Consumers via "ManCave" Sweepstakes

26 May 2009 08:34:19 GMT

InteractiveTV Today [itvt] Posting Daily News on Site

21 May 2009 21:30:02 GMT

BBC Unveils Red-Button Interactive TV Schedule for the Coming Weeks

22 May 2009 07:19:42 GMT

Interactive Music Video from Cold War Kids Debuts on MTVMusic.com

22 May 2009 07:16:41 GMT

Hulu Teams with the Dave Matthews Band to Present its First-Ever Live Concert

22 May 2009 07:16:40 GMT

Live Broadcasting Service, Justin.tv, Launches New Twitter, Facebook and MySpace Features

22 May 2009 07:16:40 GMT

ITV's Future Technology Department Reported to Be Facing Ax

22 May 2009 07:16:40 GMT

Comcast Launches Video-on-Demand Crime-Solving Service in Connecticut

22 May 2009 07:16:40 GMT

Radio: Mogulus Rebrands as Livestream

22 May 2009 07:16:39 GMT

InteractiveTV Today [itvt] Posting Daily News on Site

21 May 2009 21:30:02 GMT

CableLabs Says Record Number of Companies Participated in its Latest Interactive TV Interop Event

21 May 2009 21:32:14 GMT

ESPN2 to Air Interactive TV Show Based on ESPN.com's Online Community Site, SportsNation

21 May 2009 21:32:14 GMT

Panache Powers Interactive Games within Videos on PBS's PBS Kids Go! Web Site

21 May 2009 21:30:51 GMT

Netflix Launches on Microsoft Windows Media Center

21 May 2009 21:30:51 GMT

Rentrak: Music Choice's VOD Service Generates 75% of All Music-Related VOD Orders

21 May 2009 21:30:51 GMT

Brightcove in Broadband Video Deal with Tokyo Gas

21 May 2009 21:30:51 GMT

Hulu Reported to Be Planning to Launch its Service in the UK This September

21 May 2009 21:30:51 GMT

Macrovision to Change its Name to Rovi

21 May 2009 21:30:50 GMT

Television Academy Launches Educational Broadband Video Web Site

21 May 2009 21:30:50 GMT

Cablevision Said to Be in Talks to Offer Interactive TV Travel-Booking Service

21 May 2009 21:24:54 GMT

Songza Application Now Available For boxee

21 May 2009 21:24:53 GMT

ffwd Relaunches Twitmatic

21 May 2009 21:24:53 GMT

Cabot to Offer MHEG Middleware Solution Enabling HD Interactive TV Services on Freesat

21 May 2009 21:24:53 GMT

Dreamer to Present at JavaOne on Creating Private Interactive "Blu-ray-to-TV" Channels

21 May 2009 21:24:53 GMT

Telegent, Arima Enable SMS-Driven Interactive TV on Mobile Phones

21 May 2009 21:24:53 GMT

Live Internet Broadcast Platform Provider, Mogulus, Rebrands as Livestream

21 May 2009 21:24:52 GMT

Turner Replaces de Fougerolles as CEO of Interactive TV Content Company, Two Way Media

21 May 2009 21:24:52 GMT

Watchitoo Beta-Launches Platform for Synchronized Social Viewing

21 May 2009 21:24:52 GMT

Yoostar in Multi-Year Deal with Sesame Workshop

21 May 2009 21:24:52 GMT

Samsung to Offer Twitter Widget on its Internet@TV Platform

21 May 2009 21:24:52 GMT

Clearleap in VOD Deals with Next New Networks, Revision3, blip.tv

21 May 2009 21:24:51 GMT

TVN and Avail Media Merge

21 May 2009 21:24:51 GMT

ffwd Launches Facebook App to Facilitate Use of Web Video in a Social Network Strategy

21 May 2009 21:24:51 GMT

New Twitter-Enabled Interactive TV Show Lets Viewers Interact with Surgeons During Operations

21 May 2009 21:24:51 GMT

Nine-Hour, Live, Interactive TV Show, "Entrepreneurial Chase," Airs on the Web

21 May 2009 21:24:51 GMT

Zumobi Develops iPhone App for MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show"

21 May 2009 21:24:51 GMT

Zappware Powers Design-Themed Interactive TV Portal on Telenet

21 May 2009 21:24:50 GMT

Australia's Hybrid TV Launches Radio Podcasts on TiVo

21 May 2009 21:24:50 GMT

Adobe Says Multiple Companies Supporting its New Framework for Building Media Players

21 May 2009 21:24:50 GMT

InteractiveTV Today [itvt] Posting Daily News on Site

15 May 2009 07:35:44 GMT

The 1st, best and most widely read news source on multiplatform interactive television is now posting daily news on its site http://www.itvt.com. You can also enjoy search, social networking with your peers, research, screenshots, video and much more.

BBC to Launch Multiplatform Interactive TV Soap Opera for Teens, "The Cut"

15 May 2009 07:31:46 GMT

Microsoft Mediaroom-Powered Hybrid IPTV Service, BT Vision, Has 423,000 Customers

15 May 2009 07:31:46 GMT

Accedo Broadband Provides Interactive TV Games to Philips' New Over-the-Top Service, Net TV

15 May 2009 07:31:46 GMT

Adobe Says Multiple Companies Supporting its New Framework for Building Media Players

15 May 2009 07:31:46 GMT

CBS Interactive's HD Gallery Now Supporting 1080p

15 May 2009 07:31:45 GMT

Digital TV Software Company, ANT, Names John Gooch Engineering Director

15 May 2009 07:31:45 GMT

Terra Relaunches its Hispanic-Targeted Broadband TV Service, Terra TV

15 May 2009 07:31:45 GMT

InteractiveTV Today [itvt] Posting Daily News on Site

14 May 2009 10:39:18 GMT

Radio: Ensequence's Interactive TV Partnership with S4C

14 May 2009 10:15:04 GMT

In this recorded episode of [itvt]'s talk radio show, "The TV of Tomorrow Show with Tracy Swedlow," Roger Demuth, Ensequence's SVP of services and support, discusses the new service, the company's relationship with S4C, and more. To listen to the show, click here: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/itvt-tvoftomorrow/2009/05/13/Ensequence-Roger-Demuth

Hulu Launches Embeddable Video Panel Widget

14 May 2009 10:15:03 GMT

--Allows Users to Embed Entire Series on their Personal Web Sites

Japan's NTT Signs MOU on Interactive Video with Ooyala

14 May 2009 10:15:03 GMT

--Companies to Explore Collaboration on Interactive Video Advertising

History Taps Gotuit to Enable Video Mash-Ups for "Ice Road Truckers"

14 May 2009 10:15:03 GMT

Gotuit Media--a company that offers metadata technologies which, among other things, allow end-users to instantly access the parts of a piece of video that interest them, and which can also be used by video publishers to allow end-users to make mash-ups out of their...

TBS Taps Andrew T. Heller to Coordinate "TV Everywhere" within Time Warner

14 May 2009 10:15:03 GMT

Time Warner-owned Turner Broadcasting System (TBS) said Tuesday that it has promoted Andrew T. Heller, who previously served as the company's president of domestic distribution, to vice chairman, and tasked him with assuming "a coordinating role within Time Warner" on the "TV Everywhere" initiative.

Sling Media Now Offering Wi-Fi-Only SlingPlayer Mobile App for iPhone and iPod touch

14 May 2009 10:15:03 GMT

--App's 3G Capability Disabled Due to Pressure from Apple, AT&T

Finnish Interactive TV Company, Icareus, Acquires Innosonic China

14 May 2009 10:15:02 GMT

--Says Acquisition Will Allow it to Better Target China's Mobile Video and IPTV Spaces --Round-Up of Recent News from Icareus

InteractiveTV Today [itvt] Posting Daily News on Site

13 May 2009 08:28:32 GMT

In Submission to BBC Trust, BSkyB Voices Concerns about Project Canvas

13 May 2009 08:28:21 GMT

--Canvas is a Joint OTT Initiative between the BBC, ITV, and BT --Seeks to Develop Common Standard for Delivering Broadband Video on TV

Brightcove Partners with Vudu to Bring Ad-Supported Internet Video to the Living-Room TV

13 May 2009 08:28:21 GMT

Broadband video publishing solutions provider, Brightcove, announced a partnership with over-the-top-TV specialist, Vudu, Tuesday, which the companies say will

Sprint Ad Campaign to Feature User-Generated Video Clock on YouTube's Homepage

13 May 2009 08:28:21 GMT

Mobile phone company, Sprint, is leveraging user-generated video for a 24-hour "homepage-takeover" ad campaign on YouTube for its Now Network offering.

Web-Based Interactive TV Series, "Married on MySpace," to Premiere This Week

13 May 2009 08:28:20 GMT

--MySpace-Endemol Co-Production Lets Viewers Select a Couple and Plan their Wedding

Move Networks in Deal to Power Broadband Video Portals for Germany's ProSiebenSat.1

13 May 2009 08:28:20 GMT

Move Networks--a Utah-based company which offers patent-pending technologies for delivering live and on-demand, HD-quality, buffering-free broadband video (its technologies are used by, among others, ABC, Discovery Communications, ESPN, Fox, Sky News, Televisa and Warner Bros.), and which recently acquired UK-based IPTV company, Inuk Networks (see article posted on itvt.com, April 22nd)--said Monday

Cox to Launch Caller-ID on the TV in Rhode Island May 18th

13 May 2009 08:28:20 GMT

Cable MSO, Cox Communications, says that it will launch caller-ID on the TV in Rhode Island on May 18th.

VOD Technology Provider, SeaChange, Achieves TL 9000 Certification

13 May 2009 08:28:20 GMT

VOD, IPTV and digital advertising technology provider, SeaChange International, announced Tuesday that it has achieved TL 9000 certification.

Russian Telco, VimpelCom, Launches Microsoft Mediaroom-Powered IPTV Service

13 May 2009 08:28:19 GMT

--Service Features VOD, DVR, HDTV

InteractiveTV Today [itvt] Posting Daily News on Site

12 May 2009 08:09:49 GMT

S4C Taps Ensequence to Create and Deploy Interactive TV Services on Freeview and Sky

12 May 2009 08:09:19 GMT

--Ensequence Using S&T's MHEG Presenter to Deliver ITV Services to Freeview

Mark Cuban's Dallas Mavericks Tap BIAP to Create EBIF-Based Interactive TV "Team Widget"

12 May 2009 08:05:29 GMT

--Cuban: "We Believe in the Future of the EBIF Platform and in Interactive Television"

Mogulus Adds Adap.tv Plug-In to its Internet Live-Broadcast Platform

12 May 2009 08:05:28 GMT

Mogulus, a New York-based company which offers a platform that enables amateurs and professionals to produce live and on-demand TV on the Internet (note: the company, which offers "Free" and "Pro" versions of its platform, bills it as...

Miniweb Integrates blinkx's Video Search, Recommendation and Personalization Technology

12 May 2009 08:05:28 GMT

--Says Integration Will Make Vast Amounts of Internet Video Content Easily Accessible on TV --Claims it Will Also Enable "Web-Like Business Models to Emerge on TV"

ABC News to Debut Twitter-Enabled Broadband Video Show, "NightTline"

12 May 2009 08:05:28 GMT

In a posting on its Web site, Monday, ABC News announced that its long-running nightly news magazine show, "Nightline," is expanding its relationship with microblogging service, Twitter, to...

BBC Publishes List of Page Numbers for its Red-Button Interactive TV Service

12 May 2009 08:05:28 GMT

The BBC has for the first time published a complete list of page numbers for its red-button interactive TV service, in order to make the service easier to use for viewers who prefer to access the content they are looking for by punching in a number on the remote control, rather than navigating through menus.

New Show from Versus to Feature Sports Fans Commentating via Webcam

12 May 2009 08:05:27 GMT

--Viewers Invited to Upload Audition Videos for Chance to Appear On-Air

Warner Home Video Integrates Facebook Friend Networks with BD-Live's Community-Screening Features

12 May 2009 08:05:26 GMT

According to a report in the Hollywood Reporter Monday, Warner Home Video will shortly announce a plan to integrate Facebook friend networks with the BD-Live interactive community-screening features on its Blu-ray discs, starting with the Blu-ray release (scheduled for late July) of "Watchmen: Director's Cut."

InteractiveTV Today [itvt] Posting Daily News on Site

11 May 2009 01:11:20 GMT

TVWorks Developer Network Offering Free Membership Option to EBIF Developers

Mon, 11 May 2009 00:08:30 -0700

The TVWorks Developer Network (note: TVWorks, which was formerly a joint venture between Comcast and Cox, is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Comcast) is now offering a free membership option to interactive TV developers building ETV/EBIF applications.

BBC Discusses Six-Month Roadmap for its Red-Button Interactive TV Service

Mon, 11 May 2009 00:08:30 -0700

--Says it Is Working on Incorporating Broadband Content into the Service

BBC Launches CBeebies iPlayer Catch-Up Service, Targeted at Children Under Six

Mon, 11 May 2009 00:08:30 -0700

--Also Says it Will Enhance CBeebies Channel's Red-Button Interactive TV Service

Commander of NASA's Next Shuttle Mission Invites Viewers to Interact via YouTube, Twitter

Mon, 11 May 2009 00:08:29 -0700

--Will Answer Viewer-Submitted Video Questions on NASA TV Live from Orbit

DISH Network Launches Remote DVR Management

Mon, 11 May 2009 00:08:29 -0700

US satellite-TV provider, DISH Network, has launched a service called DISH Remote Access that allows its subscribers to manage their DVR-equipped receivers remotely from any Internet-connected device (note: a similar service has been offered by rival DirecTV for some time now).

Metacafe to Terminate its Producer Rewards Program

Mon, 11 May 2009 00:08:31 -0700

--Company Launches "Premium Entertainment Hubs"

InteractiveTV Today [itvt] Posting Daily News on Site

Fri, 8 May 2009 01:34:36 -0700

Shaw Communications, Corus Entertainment Team to Offer 3D VOD

Fri, 8 May 2009 01:34:16 -0700

Canadian cable MSO, Shaw Communications, says it is teaming with Corus Entertainment to launch 3D programming on Corus's Movie Central service on Shaw's VOD platform later this summer.

Viewers to Star in ChildLine's Sponsorship Spots on Interactive TV Series, "Dubplate Drama"

Fri, 8 May 2009 01:34:16 -0700

The third season of the pioneering hip-hop-themed multiplatform interactive TV drama series, "Dubplate Drama," which will begin airing on Channel 4, MTV Base and MySpace on June 9th, is offering its viewers a chance to appear on-air in bumper sponsorship spots for ChildLine

Hulu Signs Three Deals for Non-US Programming, Confirms Plans to Launch Internationally

Fri, 8 May 2009 01:34:16 -0700

Hulu, the broadband video venture co-owned by NBC, Fox, and ABC/Disney (note: for more on Disney's recent acquisition of an equity stake in the venture, see the article posted on itvt.com April 30th), has signed deals with three non-US content providers

"Gossip Girl" Creator, Alloy Entertainment, Inviting Fans to Audition for Role in New Internet TV Show

Fri, 8 May 2009 01:34:15 -0700

--Show is Based on the "Private" Novel Series

OpenTV Reports Lower Q1 Revenues, Profits

Fri, 8 May 2009 01:34:15 -0700

Interactive TV and advanced advertising technology provider, OpenTV, announced its first-quarter financial results Thursday:

Time Warner Cable Deploys OpenTV EclipsePlus in All its Continental US Regional Operating Centers

Fri, 8 May 2009 01:34:15 -0700

--Solution Has also Been Selected by Suddenlink Communications
--Round-Up of Recent Technology and Industry News from OpenTV

Verismo Launches New Software Release for its VuNow Over-the-Top-TV Platform

Fri, 8 May 2009 01:34:15 -0700

--Round-Up of Recent News from Verismo

InteractiveTV Today [itvt] Posting Daily News on Site

Wed, 6 May 2009 23:59:46 -0700

Miniweb Taps MPP to Enable Secure Payment on its Interactive TV Platform

Wed, 6 May 2009 23:59:33 -0700

UK-based interactive TV company, Miniweb, said Wednesday that it has integrated MPP's iPay Developer payment solution into its platform, in order to..

Citytv Conducting Interactive TV Competition around "Hell's Kitchen"

Wed, 6 May 2009 23:59:33 -0700

Canadian broadcaster, Citytv, contacted [itvt] Wednesday to let us know about an interactive TV competition it is conducting around the reality TV show, "Hell's Kitchen."

Brightcove in Internet Video Deals with Two More German Companies

Wed, 6 May 2009 23:59:32 -0700

At the Next09 conference in Hamburg, Germany Wednesday, broadband video publishing solutions provider, Brightcove, announced deals with two more German media companies: Discovery Networks Germany and sevenload.

Black Moth Super Rainbow's New Single Features Interactive Music Video

Wed, 6 May 2009 23:59:32 -0700

Radical Friend, a Los Angeles-based music video directorial team comprised of Julia Grigorian and Kirby McClure, has developed an interactive video for "Dark Bubbles," the new single from the Pennsylvania-based band, Black Moth Super Rainbow (represented by the Graveface Records label).

Microsoft Set to Beta-Launch Interactive TV Game Show Service, Xbox Live Primetime

Wed, 6 May 2009 23:59:32 -0700

--Service Will Initially Feature Interactive Version of Endemol's "1 vs. 100" Format

QuickPlay Media Launches VOD Service for BlackBerry Smartphones

Wed, 6 May 2009 23:59:32 -0700

QuickPlay Media has launched a subscription-based VOD service for the BlackBerry Bold and BlackBerry Curve 8900 smartphones.

InteractiveTV Today [itvt] Posting Daily News on Site

Tue, 5 May 2009 00:14:19 -0700

Video: Arthur Orduna, CTO of Canoe Ventures, in Conversation with Leslie Ellis

Wed, 6 May 2009 00:44:00 -0700

itvt] is pleased to present, free of charge, full video coverage of this highly praised Q&A session from the TV of Tomorrow Show 2009 between Arthur Orduna, CTO of Canoe Ventures (formerly Project Canoe), and Leslie Ellis, author of the popular column, "Translation Please."

OEDN.net Hosting Free OCAP/tru2way Interactive TV Stopwatch Application

Wed, 6 May 2009 00:06:15 -0700

boxee Launches "App Dev Challenge"

Wed, 6 May 2009 00:06:15 -0700

--Competition Seeks to Encourage Developers to Use New boxee API

Entone Partners with Vudu to Enable Integrated IPTV/OTT Service Offerings

Wed, 6 May 2009 00:06:14 -0700

--Joint Solution Enables Smaller Telcos to Offer VOD
--Round-Up of Recent News from Entone

Britain's Prince Charles Using Interactive Broadband Video for Campaign to Save Rainforests

Wed, 6 May 2009 00:06:14 -0700

Britain's Prince Charles is using interactive broadband video as part of a new public awareness campaign for his Prince's Rainforests Project.

Korea's LG Powercom Deploys BigBand's vIP PASS

Wed, 6 May 2009 00:06:14 -0700

--BigBand Says It Has Shipped Half a Million Edge QAM's

Azuki Systems Secures $6 Million in New Funding

Wed, 6 May 2009 00:06:14 -0700

--Company's Solutions Enable Interactive Mobile Video

InteractiveTV Today [itvt] Posting Daily News on Site

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:50:28 -0700

Heavy.com Incorporates Twitter into its Interactive Game Show, "Massive Mating Game"

Tue, 5 May 2009 02:21:48 -0700

Heavy.com, a broadband video entertainment service that targets a young, male demographic, has announced plans to incorporate microblogging service, Twitter, into its long-running interactive dating game show, "Massive Mating Game"

Shaw to Offer Over 600 "Star Trek" Episodes on its VOD Platform

Tue, 5 May 2009 02:15:19 -0700

Canadian cable MSO, Shaw Communications, announced plans Friday to offer over 600 episodes of the seminal sci-fi franchise, "Star Trek"--including re-mastered high-definition episodes of the original "Star Trek" series--on its VOD service between May and July, following a deal with CBS Paramount International Television

Rogers Cable in Multi-Year VOD Deal with Gravitas Ventures

Tue, 5 May 2009 02:15:19 -0700

VOD content distributor, Gravitas Ventures, said Monday that it has signed a multi-year deal with Canada's largest cable operator, Rogers Cable.

Macrovision in EPG Deal with HDTV Vendor, Vizio

Tue, 5 May 2009 02:15:18 -0700

Macrovision, the company which last year acquired the US's dominant EPG developer, Gemstar-TV Guide, said Monday that it has signed a multi-year technology and patent-licensing agreement for its EPG solutions with consumer electronics company, Vizio.

ITV Player Catch-Up Service Proves Popular on Virgin Media's VOD Platform

Tue, 5 May 2009 02:15:18 -0700

UK cable operator, Virgin Media, said Monday that ITV Player, the catch-up service originally launched on the Web by UK commercial terrestrial broadcaster, ITV (note: ITV is an acronym for Independent Television Network), generated over 4 million on-demand views in the first full month after its launch on Virgin's VOD platform.

Dutch Cable Operator, Ziggo, in VOD Deal with Warner Bros.

Tue, 5 May 2009 02:15:18 -0700

Warner Bros. announced Monday that Dutch cable operator, Ziggo, has
launched its Warner TV-branded SVOD service (offers drama, comedy and
sci-fi television series, as well as a selection of "blockbuster" movies).

Report: 40%+ of Young-Adult US Households View Internet Video on TV at Least Once a Month

Tue, 5 May 2009 02:15:17 -0700

Research company, In-Stat, released a new report, Monday, on the increasing popularity among consumers of Web-to-TV streaming services. According to the report, entitled "Web-to-TV Video Changes Everything":

Interactive TV Technology Provider, NDS, in Deal with Kabel Deutschland

Sun, 3 May 2009 22:39:52 -0700

Interactive TV and conditional access technology provider, NDS, said Thursday that Germany's largest cable MSO, Kabel Deutschland, has selected it as an end-to-end solution provider, in order to enhance its digital TV platform.

emuse Powers Interactive TV Application for "Australia's Next Top Model" on Foxtel

Sun, 3 May 2009 22:36:47 -0700

--Foxtel Now Offering DAL Interactive TV Advertising Based on emuse Template

HDTV BBC iPlayer Programming Launches on Virgin Media's VOD Platform

Sun, 3 May 2009 22:36:46 -0700

UK cable operator, Virgin Media, has begun offering the recently launched HDTV version of the BBC's BBC iPlayer catch-up TV service (note: for more on the HD BBCi Player, see the article posted on itvt.com April 16th) on its VOD platform to the approximately 520,000 Virgin customers equipped with the company's V+ HD set-top box.

New Service Enables VOD on BD-Live-Enabled Blu-ray Players

Sun, 3 May 2009 22:36:46 -0700

Hamburg-based Blu-ray Disc production studio, Enteractive, has developed a service that allows consumers to transform their BD-Live-enabled Blu-ray player into a VOD rental platform, according to a report last week by European DVD industry trade publication, DVD Intelligence.

InteractiveTV Today [itvt] Posting Daily News on Site

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:50:28 -0700

Popular Interactive TV Industry Figure, Andy Dymoke, Passes

Fri, 1 May 2009 00:09:52 -0700

Andy Dymoke, a senior product manager at OpenTV, died unexpectedly on April 22nd.

Interactive TV Technology Provider, NDS, in Deal with Kabel Deutschland

Fri, 1 May 2009 00:09:52 -0700

Disney to Take Equity Stake in Broadband Video Service, Hulu

Fri, 1 May 2009 00:09:52 -0700

--Deal Will Allow Hulu to Significantly Expand its Programming Line-Up

BSkyB Says Sky+ HD DVR Service Now in Over 1 Million Households

Fri, 1 May 2009 00:09:52 -0700

--Nearly One in Five UK and Irish Households Now Have a Sky+ DVR
--Sky Anytime Push-VOD Service Used by Over 1 Million Households Each Week

InteractiveTV Today [itvt] Posting Daily News on Site

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:50:28 -0700

New CEA Study Shows Strong Demand for Internet-Connected Television Sets

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:50:27 -0700

--Claims 62% of Consumers Want Broadband Video on their TV
--Also Claims 62% of Online Adults Surf Web While Watching TV

NBC.com Launches New Video Ad Formats, Targeting Solutions, Full-Episode Widget

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:50:27 -0700

--Also Launches New "Heroes" Broadband Video Spin-Off Series

Time Warner's Bewkes Says Company is Working with "Several Distributors" on "TV Everywhere"

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:50:27 -0700

--Trial Slated for Second Half of the Year

VOD Technology Provider, Concurrent, Reports Large Losses

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:50:27 -0700

--Losses Include Substantial Non-Cash Impairment Charges

GSN's Game Show Awards to Offer Interactive Elements

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:50:26 -0700

--Awards to be Hosted by Howie Mandel

EU-Funded ELU Project Develops MHP-Based Interactive TV Learning Tools

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:50:28 -0700

ICT Results, an editorial service created by the European Commission to showcase European Union-funded research in information and communications technology (ICT), published a report, Wednesday, on an EU-funded project called Enhanced Learning Unlimited (ELU), that was established to develop...

Sky to Offer Long-Form Advertising through the Green Button

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:58:39 -0700

UK satellite-TV provider, BSkyB (Sky), announced Tuesday that it is launching a green button-based "bookable" and "on-demand" advertising service that will allow viewers to easily access long-form advertising.

Bravo Planning "Virtual Viewing Party" for "Real Housewives" Finale

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:58:39 -0700

--"Social Media Event" to Use Twitter, Facebook Connect, Live Mobile and Online Chat

MySpace UK, FremantleMedia Team on Interactive Broadband TV Drama Series, "Freak"

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:58:39 -0700

MySpace UK and FremantleMedia last week announced plans to offer a new, interactive broadband video drama series, called "Freak," that has been developed by FremantleMedia's new-media arm, FMX, and that is sponsored by Red Bull and by Procter & Gamble's Tampax brand.

Sling Media's Former Content Point Man, Jason Hirschhorn, Named Chief Product Officer of MySpace

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:58:39 -0700

Jason Hirschhorn, the former president of Sling Media's Entertainment Group who resigned from that position earlier this year, has been named chief product officer of News Corp.-owned social networking company, MySpace--in what may be a sign of MySpace's growing interest in providing broadband video programming and other digital entertainment content.

MTV Announces Plans for Live, Daily, Twitter-Driven Show

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:58:38 -0700

--Show Will also Invite Viewers to Upload Videos

TV.com App for iPhone and iPod Touch Surpasses 1 Million Downloads

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:58:40 -0700

--Now Offers a Continuous Play Feature

DirecTV Launches Sports-Themed Interactive TV Application, ScoreGuide

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 01:04:58 -0700

--Round-Up of Recent Interactive TV Sports News from DirecTV

Macrovision, NDS in Multi-Year EPG Patent-Licensing Deal

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 01:04:58 -0700

Macrovision, the company which last year acquired the US's dominant EPG developer, Gemstar-TV Guide, announced Monday that it has signed a multi-year license agreement for its EPG patents with interactive TV and conditional access technology provider, NDS.

NDS in Deal to Power Push-VOD in China

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 01:04:58 -0700

Interactive TV and conditional access technology provider, NDS, announced Monday evening that DOXTV, a Chinese TV service provider that focuses on distributing international movies and television shows, has selected an end-to-end suite of NDS technologies to power its new push-VOD service.

CBS Moves Multiplatform Social TV Series, "Harper's Island," to Saturday

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:58:36 -0700

--Claims Show is Attracting "Passionate Audience" of DVR Users and Online Viewers

HBO On Demand Offering "True Blood" Episode with Blu-ray Interactive Features

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:58:36 -0700

Premium programmer, HBO, announced Monday that, starting May 4th and continuing throughout the month, its HBO On Demand service will offer the first episode of the first season of the Alan Ball-created vampire-themed drama series, "True Blood," complete with interactive enhancements from the new Blu-ray disc edition of the series.

Virgin Records UK Taps Product Magnet to Create Interactive Music Video

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:58:36 -0700

Virgin Records UK has tapped UK-based Product Magnet and its "tracking pixel" technology to create an interactive music video for "We Are The People," the new single from the Australian neo-psychedelic band, Empire of the Sun.

yellowBird Enables 360-Degree Interactive Video via Adobe Flash

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:58:36 -0700

A Dutch company called yellowBird has launched a system that brings to video the kind of 360-degree point-of-view-changing capability provided by Google Streetview.

Ofcom Signals that Project Canvas May Face More Regulatory Scrutiny

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:58:35 -0700

--Canvas is a Joint OTT Initiative between the BBC, ITV, and BT
--Seeks to Develop Common Standard for Delivering Broadband Video on TV

AT&T Says U-verse TV IPTV Service Saw Record Subscriber Additions in Q1

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:58:35 -0700

--Credits Total Home DVR, New Basketball- and Golf-Themed Interactive TV Applications

CBS.com Now Offering Facebook Connect Support

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:58:35 -0700

--New CBS Show, "Harper's Island," Integrates Social TV Elements

Osmosys Introduces MHP 1.2 Software, Incorporating IPTV Extensions and tru2way Features

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:58:35 -0700

Interactive TV software company, Osmosys (note: the company, which, together with Vidiom and set-top box vendor ADB, is part of the ADB Group, specializes in Java-based ITV solutions, such as MHP and OCAP), last month announced the launch of its MHP 1.2 software, which it bills as allowing operators to provide "next-generation" TV services and as helping bridge the worlds of broadcast and IP video.

Round-Up of Recent News from itaas

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:58:35 -0700

--Deals with Comcast's TVWorks, Cox, BIAP, Time Warner Cable

Pushbutton Develops New Interactive TV Gambling Game for Sky Vegas

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:58:34 -0700

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UK-based interactive TV design company, Pushbutton, announced last month that it has teamed with gambling channel, Sky Vegas, to launch an interactive TV version of the arcade-style, "tumbling faces" gambling game, "Chain Reactors," on the latter's service on the UK's Sky satellite-TV platform

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