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[itvt] is pleased to present a partial list of speakers for the seventh annual TV of Tomorrow Show (June 25th-26th in San Francisco--click here to register!). We will be announcing the show's full schedule of sessions, as well as a number of other speakers and panelists, soon.

TVOT 2013 speakers include:

High-profile interactive-TV industry figure, JOHN GILLES (his resume includes stints at A Different Engine, Method, G4 and TechTV), recently joined digital agency, Code and Theory, as director of new media. In this recorded interview with [itvt]'s editor-in-chief, Tracy Swedlow, Gilles discusses his new role, shares his thoughts on multiplatform interactive design, and more.

[itvt]'s Awards for Leadership in Interactive and Multiplatform Television, now in their tenth year, will be presented at The TV of Tomorrow Show 2013 (June 25th-26th in San Francisco). The deadline for submitting nominations is May 17th, 2013.

The Awards recognize excellence in nine categories:

[itvt] is pleased to present a video of highlights and interviews from our most recent TV of Tomorrow Show event, TVOT NYC Intensive 2012 (December 10th in New York City).

Our next TV of Tomorrow Show will take place in San Francisco, June 25th-26th. Early-bird pricing ($400 off the full price) ends at midnight this Sunday. You can purchase your tickets here.

(Note: Our regular news coverage will return shortly.)

Because the [itvt] editorial team has been busy working on The TV of Tomorrow Show 2013 (June 25th-26th in San Francisco--Super-Early-Bird Registration ends next Thursday!), we are covering stories in this issue in headlines/round-up format:

Super-early-bird registration for [itvt]'s seventh annual TV of Tomorrow Show (June 25th-26th, 2013, at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco) ends at midnight Thursday, February 28th.

Super-early-bird registration allows you to attend the TV of Tomorrow Show for just $775, representing a savings of $500 off the regular price of a ticket (and guaranteeing you a seat at this limited-attendance event).

Dear Readers:  

The search is over. I've been looking around for some time for market data on smart-TV shipments, and it's been relatively elusive--until now. Earlier this year, DisplaySearch, a long-established market data company, started publishing their smart-TV report.

[itvt] Community News

Fall-discount registration for [itvt]'s third annual TVOT NYC Intensive (December 10th, 2012, in New York City) ends at midnight tonight, Wednesday, October 31st (Halloween).  

Fall-discount registration allows you to attend TVOT NYC Intensive 2012 for just $875, representing a savings of $200 off the regular price of a ticket (and guaranteeing you a seat at this limited-attendance event).

Apple rolled out iOS 6 with a redesigned iPad app store giving more prominent placement to the TV Time collection. Let’s see which and what types of apps made the latest version of Apple’s curated list.

Apple categorizes the apps into five groups: Networks & Services; Shows; Share; Guides; and Tools & Providers. Pay attention to how Apple chooses to group apps because those labels train customers to expect certain features in each. However, when you look at the apps you’ll see the lines are very blurry. Many social check-in, programming guide and video viewing apps started at different points but are navigating toward overlapping features.

Networks & Services

TVOT NYC Intensive 2012

Because the [itvt] editorial team is busy working on our upcoming TV of Tomorrow Show event, TVOT NYC Intensive (December 10th in New York City), we are covering stories in this issue in round-up/summary format:

Because the [itvt] editorial team is busy working on our upcoming TV of Tomorrow Show event, TVOT NYC Intensive (December 10th in New York City), we are covering stories in this issue in round-up/summary format: