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In this recorded episode of [itvt]'s talk radio show, "The TV of Tomorrow Show with Tracy Swedlow," Maha Ibrahim, general partner at venture capital firm, Canaan Partners, discusses her company's investment strategy. Among other things, she explains why Canaan is interested in early-stage HD broadband video providers; outlines the criteria that guide the company's investment decisions; and talks about some of the companies in Canaan's portfolio, including Tremor Media and Watercooler.

Because the [itvt] editorial team has been working on TVOT NYC Intensive 2011, we are covering stories in this issue in round-up/summary format. We anticipate that it will take us several days to catch up with all the recent news: 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.

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

[itvt] is pleased to present StoryCentric, our new video column featuring Brian Seth Hurst, CEO of The Opportunity Management Company and former second vice chair of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, in conversation with [itvt] editor-in-chief, Tracy Swedlow.

As its name suggests, StoryCentric will focus on the business, technology and art of interactive storytelling, and will highlight new technologies and other industry developments that have the potential to fundamentally change the way we create and interact with stories and narratives--in television and beyond.

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Comcast-owned white-label video publishing company, thePlatform, announced late Monday that it has been selected by New Zealand pay-TV provider, Sky Television, to provide the backend video management for its iSky broadband TV service. Sky subscribers can access most of the service's content in accordance with their existing TV packages: it features live streaming channels, including Sky News New Zealand, CNN and Sky Sports channels; as well as a range of VOD content, including catch-up TV episodes and movies. It also offers movies and TV episodes to rent on a pay-per-view basis.

UK broadcast transmission company, Arqiva, said Wednesday that, following a strategic review, it is seeking an investment partner for its broadband TV service, SeeSaw (offers programming from the BBC, Channel 4 and Channel 5, as well as from Disney, MTV and NBC Universal), with the aim of accelerating the development of the service.

Because the [itvt] editorial team has been on the road the past few weeks, we are covering recent news in round-up/summary form. Due to the volume of news we are covering in this issue, our summaries are somewhat more abbreviated than usual (note: extensive background information on most of the companies and technologies covered in this issue can be found by using itvt.com's search functionality). We apologize for any inconvenience to our readers: our regular daily news coverage will return shortly.

Because the [itvt] editorial team has been on the road the past few weeks, we are covering recent news in round-up/summary form. Due to the volume of news we are covering in this issue, our summaries are somewhat more abbreviated than usual (note: extensive background information on most of the companies and technologies covered in this issue can be found by using itvt.com's search functionality). We apologize for any inconvenience to our readers: our regular daily news coverage will return shortly.

Broadcast network, ABC, is offering supplemental broadband video and a social TV experience on its Web site, to complement the eleventh season of the reality show, "Dancing with the Stars." In addition to viewing full episodes of the show through the ABC.com Full Episode Player, "Dancing with the Stars" fans can:

Tvinci, a Tel Aviv-based company which earlier this year announced that it had developed a "complete, end-to-end 'pay-OTT' video platform" (see the article published on itvt.com, May 24th), said Wednesday that Dori Media Group-subsidiary, Novebox, has selected the Tvinci video platform to power a subscription/transactional broadband VOD service for Spanish-language MSN portals (note: back in May, Dori Media announced that Novebox had "signed an agreement with MSN for the creation of a sub

Online video platform provider, Ooyala--which has just announced a set of enhancements to its platform--on Wednesday announced its intention to expand its operations into Australia, and said that it has appointed former Adobe executive, John Treloar, as managing director for Australia and New Zealand. He will be based in Sydney. "Video is exploding on the Australian corner of the Internet and customers are demanding a reliable platform for hosting and analyzing their online video," Treloar said in a prepared statement.

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

Due to the large volume of interactive TV-related news generated over the past few days, we are covering stories in this issue in round-up/summary format. Our regular news coverage will return shortly.