--EBU Members Offered White-Label HbbTV Apps for Olympics, Eurovision Song Contest
--Flingo Raises $7 Million to Expand Device Footprint, ACR Infrastructure
--Fox, Red Hot Chili Peppers Launch Interactive Videos
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-- CBS, Showtime, Fox, Food, DirecTV Use Miso to Deliver Interactive Content to Mobile Devices
Social TV firm Miso said it is seeing increased demand for its new SideShow product, which allows programmers, advertisers and distributors to deliver content to mobile phones and tablets that is synchronized with TV programming.
-- The X Factor uses Twitter to Collect Vote
-- Wertheimer Named President of Digital at Fox Broadcasting
-- Fox Strikes TV Everywhere Deals with Mediacom, Verizon
-- Roku Scores Pac-Man and Galaga for Casual Game Offering
-- Cable Operators Launch Movies On Demand Facebook App
--Amazon.com in Instant-Streaming Deal with Fox
--Clikthrough Powers Interactive Video for Bergdorf Goodman
--Comcast Spotlight Has Delivered 1,000+ ITV Ad Campaigns, Generating 2.7 Billion+ Impressions
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--Fox Implements "TV Everywhere" Model for its Online Programming, ABC Set to Follow
--Google to Acquire Motorola Mobility for $12.5 Billion
--Music Choice Says its Interactive Music Video Network, SWRV, Has Generated 20 Million Interactions
Because the [itvt] editorial team has been on the road the past few weeks--as well as working on our second annual TVOT NYC Intensive event--we are covering stories in this issue in round-up/summary format. We anticipate that it will take us a few more 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.
--Time Warner Cable to Offer Fox Programming on Primetime On Demand
--TiVo to Begin $100 Million Stock Repurchase Program
--TiVo-Powered Insignia TV's Now Available at Best Buy
Because the [itvt] editorial team has been on the road the past few weeks, 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.
-- Digital Media Veteran named EVP of Sales and Marketing and GM of Coincident Studios
Interactive video technology provider Coincident TV named cable TV and Internet veteran John Gilles executive vice president of sales and marketing and general manager of Coincident Studios.
-- MSO Disables Fast-Forward Function
Comcast Corp. added popular series from ABC and Fox to its lineup of free video-on-demand programming, boasting that it is the first pay TV provider to offer content from all four Big Four networks on demand.
--Former ActiveVideo, Microsoft and Diva Executive Named Senior VP, Technology
Advanced advertising technology provider BlackArrow named former ActiveVideo Networks and Microsoft Corp. executive Don Gordon senior VP, technology.
SnappyTV is gaining some attention for its social TV viewing site, which allows users to share 20-second video clips from shows with friends on Facebook and Twitter. But since it only has rights to share clips from a handful of programs from Fox, Bravo, and other networks, it could be difficult for SnappyTV to attract a broad following.
--Viewers to Select Ending for "American Idol" Judge Jennifer Lopez's New Music Video
Fox Broadcasting confirmed Friday that the reality show, "American Idol," will allow Facebook-powered online voting, starting Tuesday, March 1st immediately after the show's first performance episode (airs 8:00-9:30PM, Eastern/Pacific). News of the development was broken by Entertainment Weekly last week (see the article published on itvt.com, February 25th); while People separately reported that Simon Cowell's new reality show, "The X-Factor," will also shortly offer voting via Facebook.
--TVO's Academic Outreach Efforts Result in Three New Connected-TV Apps for Boxee and Yahoo! TV
--Verismo Powers Connected-TV Programming Service for UAE-Based Techstorm
--Visiware's "Money Drop" Play-Along Game to Premiere Tuesday, February 1st
--will.i.am Launches App Featuring 360-Degree Music Video, AR and other Interactive Elements
--Report: YouView Launch Could Be Delayed into 2012
Because the [itvt] editorial team was busy last week working on the TV of Tomorrow Show 2011, we are covering recent news in round-up/summary form. We anticipate that it will take us a few days to catch up with all the news we plan to cover: 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. Our regular daily news coverage will return shortly.
- Canadian public broadcaster, TVO, has launched three new connected-TV apps for the Boxee and Yahoo!
--Says Fox Has Commissioned Pilot of Two-Screen Interactive TV Format, "The Money Drop"
 Formats developer, Endemol (credits include "Big Brother"), on Tuesday unveiled a line-up of what it describes as "hybrid formats that cross over programming genres and media platforms." It will be marketing the new formats at the upcoming MIPCOM 2010 tradeshow.
The formats include:
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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
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