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Here is a round-up of some other recent interactive TV-related stories that we didn't have room for in this issue:

Last month, [itvt] published an interview with Chad, Matt & Rob--Chad Villella, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Rob Polonsky--a trio of 20-something Los Angeles-based filmmakers who have risen to prominence as a result of a series of interactive comedic shorts they have created, using YouTube's Annotations feature (note: their videos--which are influenced by Bantam Books' classic series of "Choose Your Own Adventure" children's gamebooks--includ

Epix, a subscription-based multiplatform (linear, VOD, online) premium programming service which is a joint venture between Viacom, its Paramount Pictures arm, MGM and Lionsgate and which has previously announced carriage deals with Verizon FiOS TV, Cox, Charter, Mediacom and the NCTC, said Monday that it has now secured a carriage deal with DISH Network, giving it access to an additional 14.1 million potential customers. The new deal, which will see Epix launching on DISH Network this month, is the service's first national distribution deal.

Here is a round-up of some other recent interactive TV-related stories that we didn't have room for in this issue:

Advanced advertising technology provider, BlackArrow, announced Monday that it has closed a $20 million Series C financing round that was led by interactive TV and conditional access technology provider, NDS, and that also saw the participation of existing BlackArrow investors Cisco, Comcast Interactive Capital, Intel Capital, the Mayfield Fund and Polaris Venture Partners.

Canoe Ventures, the company tasked with implementing the US cable industry's plans for interactive and addressable advertising (note: its backers are Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Cox, Charter, Cablevision and Bright House), announced last week that it has appointed Gerard Broussard to the newly created position of VP of research and analytics. He will report to Canoe's COO, Kathy Timko, and will be charged with charting the course for the company's research, data and analytics functions tied to digital TV marketing solutions.

Here is a round-up of some other recent interactive TV-related stories that we didn't have room for in this issue:

UK commercial broadcaster, ITV, yesterday unveiled its plans for social TV-enabled broadband video coverage of the first general election debate between Labour Party prime minister, Gordon Brown, Conservative Party leader, David Cameron, and Liberal Democrat Party leader, Nick Clegg, which takes place tonight (Thursday, April 15th). The debate will also be carried live on ITV's terrestrial channel, ITV1.

Here is a round-up of some other recent interactive TV-related stories that we didn't have room for in this issue:

Canoe Ventures, the company tasked with implementing the US cable industry's plans for interactive and addressable advertising (note: its backers are Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Cox, Charter, Cablevision and Bright House), announced Monday that it has formed an advisory board made up of industry leaders with expertise in a range of businesses relevant to its mission to "make television a preeminent digital marketing medium." "To build this board, and ultimately achieve our vision, we reached out to a select group of extraordinary people who represent a depth and breadth of knowledge across a range of disciplines," Canoe CEO, David Verklin, s

The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has announced the winners of the International Digital Emmy Awards. The awards were presented at a ceremony at MIPTV in Cannes that was hosted by "Beverly Hills 90210" star, Jason Priestly, organized in partnership with Reed Midem, and sponsored by Nokia and Ooyala.

Here is a round-up of some other recent interactive TV-related stories that we didn't have room for in this issue:

Here is a round-up of some other recent interactive TV-related stories that we didn't have room for in this issue:

Social video company, KickApps, said Wednesday that it has hired Tricia Iboshi as EVP of sales. Iboshi joins the company from Comcast-owned broadband video platform provider, thePlatform, where she served as VP of sales.

International interactive TV industry body, AFDESI (the Association for the Development of Enhanced TV Services and Interactivity), recently contacted [itvt] to let us know that it has issued a call for entries for its eighth annual International ITV Awards.

The awards, which will be presented at the European ITV Perspectives Conference in Paris on June 21st, will recognize achievement in nine categories: