--Piper Jaffrey's Munster: Apple to Launch Connected-TV Set in Late 2012
--Clearleap Hires Ex-Cisco GM of IPTV Middleware as VP of Product Marketing
--eyeIO Unveils "Ultra-Low-Bandwidth" Encoding Technology, Deployed by Netflix
Due to the large volume of news generated by the recent 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) and other factors, we are covering stories in this issue in round-up/summary format. We anticipate that it will take us several more days to process all the news from the show: so if your company has sent us a press release or briefed us on an announcement, and you don't yet see your news covered in this issue, please bear with us.
-- Big 10 Network Launches iPad App
-- Synacor Sets Initial Public Offering
-- CableLabs Opens San Francisco Office
-- Logik Deploys Oregan Networks Browser
-- Humax Teams with Opera on Hybrid Set-tops
-- Ono Deploys TiVo’s Hybrid DVR
-- Cox to Deliver Live TV Channels through iPad
-- Verivue, itass, RGB and Verimatrix Market Integrated TV Everywhere Solution
-- PlayJam Lands Slot on Western Digital Media Players
-- Viewers of USA's 'Covert Affairs' can Buy Merchandise through Mobile Devices
 Shazam struck a unique deal with Delivery Agent which will allow viewers of USA Network series Covert Affairs to easily buy merchandise related to the program through Apple iOS and Android mobile devices.
.jpg) Is it a rumor? Or is it now a foregone conclusion? Seems the bandwagon has started to roll on Apple's entry into the Smart TV market.
-- iTunes Creator Helping to Develop TV for Apple
-- Shelby.tv Builds Apps for iPhone, iPad
-- DirecTV Adds Recommendation Engine to Interactive Program Guide
-- NCTC Expands into TV Everywhere Authentication
-- Nintendo Lands Hulu Plus for 3DS, Wii
-- Alticast Partners with Icareus
-- Companion App Lets Viewers Buy Clothing Worn by Cast Members
FX may be the first cable network to make tcommerce the focus of a companion app for a TV series, building an app for Apple's iPad that allows fans of hit program Sons of Anarchy to buy jewelry, clothing worn by cast members and other merchandise.
The "SOA Gear" app is scheduled to launch Nov. 1, coinciding with the debut of episode nine of the FX show. The app uses automatic content (ACR) technology to deliver content to the iPad that is synched with the broadcast, showing viewers which products that are available in various scenes.
Viewers that buy Sons of Anarchy Blu-ray discs will also be able to watch content that is synched to the program, thanks to BD-Live technology.
-- Honorees include Comcast, Apple, Yahoo, IBM, Fox
Time Warner Cable's work on its fabled Full Service Network in Florida will be recognized at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Engineering Awards, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences said Wednesday.
 S3 Group, a Dublin-based provider of automated testing solutions for digital TV content delivery platforms and devices, announced Monday that Canoe Ventures has chosen its StormTest Development Center as the automated testing solution for its national deployment of EBIF-enabled interactive TV applications. According to S3, StormTest Development Center will enable Canoe to test multiple set-top boxes from multiple vendors, across different operator networks, seamlessly and from a single testing platform.
--itaas Appoints Pat Tylka to its Advisory Board
--ITV Launches ITV Player App for iOS
--Massive Trumpets its Work on the BBC News Product for Connected TV
Because the [itvt] editorial team is on the road this week, we are covering stories in this edition of the newsletter in round-up format:
--Apple Seeking Patent for "Enhanced TV Widget Paradigm"
--AT&T U-verse TV Launches "Troubleshoot & Resolve" Interactive TV App
--BBC Releases iPlayer Usage Statistics for May
Because the [itvt] editorial team is on the road this week, we are covering stories in this edition of the newsletter in round-up format:
--Music Choice's Interactive Music Video Network, SWRV, Launches on Verizon FiOS TV
--NBC Launches NBC.com App for iPad
--Netgem Tapped to Power Virgin Mobile France's Virgin Mobile Box TV Offering
Because the [itvt] editorial team is on the road this week, we are covering stories in this edition of the newsletter in round-up format:
--Report: Apple Working with Major OEM to Develop iOS-Powered Connected-TV Sets
--"Expedition Impossible" Premiere to Feature Social TV Elements
--Report: Hulu Retains Investment Banks to Help with Possible Sale, Is Being Courted by Yahoo!
--ITV Taps Made By Many to Help Integrate its TV and Online Offerings
--Kaltura Enabling Internet Archive's Video Library to Support HTML5
--Mexico's TotoTV to Use mgMedia's Online Video Platform
--Time Warner Cable, Viacom Put their Litigation over iPad Streaming on Hold
Here are some other stories we didn't have room for in this issue:
CHICAGO - [itvt] at NCTA – Several major cable MSOs plan to deploy a tcommerce solution from iCueTV during the fourth quarter of 2011, CEO Michael Huegel said here Wednesday.
|
|
The 2nd Annual TVOT NYC Intensive
The second annual TVOT NYC Intensive took place on Monday, December 5th at 730 Third Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. We would like to thank everybody who participated and attended for making the event a success!
Read more about the highlights - video and photos to be posted soon.
To find out about future event sponsorship and exhibition opportunities, contact us at swedlow@itvt.com or 415-824-5806
|
|
In this recorded episode of [itvt]'s talk radio show, "Radio [i