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Round-Up (VII)

Submitted by tracyswedlow on May 10, 2010 - 9:37pm
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--Showtime Said to Be Developing TV Everywhere-Type Service
--Sigma Launches Version 2.0 of its Subscriber Information Service, Featuring EBIF Support
--Speed's New Broadband Video Channel to Be Available to Pay-TV Subs via Authentication
--VividLogic Announces Commercially Available tru2way Solution, Integrated with CableLabs' OCAP RI

The [itvt] editorial team is currently on the road, so we are covering today's stories in round-up/summary form. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience to our readers.

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

Submitted by tracyswedlow on July 1, 2009 - 12:42am
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--Enables Viewers to Submit Comments, Photos via Twitter, SMS/MMS, Web

Norwegian interactive TV company, never.no, announced Tuesday that it is powering interactive TV coverage of the upcoming Tour de France bicycle race (July 4th-26th) for Norway's largest commercial broadcaster, TV 2. According to the company, viewers will be able to use Twitter, other Web interfaces, and SMS and MMS messages from their mobiles to comment on the action, send in photos, and respond to polls and questions posed both by TV 2 and other viewers, with their submissions appearing on TV 2's broadcast and Web coverage in "almost" real time.

Two Way Limited's Sky Racing Active Interactive TV Application Wins ASTRA Award

Submitted by tracyswedlow on April 23, 2009 - 8:40pm
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--App Provides Extensive Information on Races and, Where Permitted, Wagering Capabilities

Australian interactive TV applications provider, Two Way Limited, contacted [itvt] earlier this week to let us know that Sky Racing Active, an interactive TV wagering service that it has created for betting company, Tabcorp, and the Foxtel pay-TV platform, has won an ASTRA Award for "Most Outstanding Use of Interactive Television." ASTRA (note: the name is an acronym for the Australian Subscription Television and Radio Association) is the industry organization for Australia's pay-TV industry.

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