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    • The iTV Doctor Reviews: Second-Screen Apps at the Oscars

    Submitted by tracyswedlow on February 27, 2012 - 10:34pm
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    Dear Readers:

    As promised, this week's column is a review of second-screen (iPhone) apps that complemented the February 26th Academy Awards broadcast on ABC. We'll be looking at Shazam, Miso, Viggle and ABC's in-house iPhone experience. The overall domestic Oscar audience was pegged at 38 million viewers, significantly less than the 44 million viewers for the Grammys, and only about a third of the Super Bowl audience.

    TV Guide Shops Rich Media Ads for iPhone, iPad and Android Apps

    Submitted by Steve Donohue on December 14, 2011 - 4:21pm
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    - A&E Touts Stephen King's 'Bag of Bones' on all TV Guide Digital Properties

    TV Guide is beginning to pitch media buyers cross-platform ads that can run on TVGuide.com, in addition to rich media ads that it will distribute through apps it has built for Apple's iPhone, iPad and mobile phones running Google's Android platform. 

    Looking to drive viewers to the premiere last weekend of its Bag of Bones miniseries, A&E was the first sponsor to buy what TV Guide described as a "cross-platform morph overlay execution." A&E ran ads on all of TV Guide's digital properties, and it also transformed the TV Guide logo as part of an ad that took over its home page. 

    Time Warner Cable Launches TWC TV App for Android Tablets

    Submitted by Steve Donohue on November 29, 2011 - 7:49pm
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    -- App Turns Tablet into Remote Control; but doesn't Support Live Streaming


    Time Warner Cable launched an app Tuesday that lets subscribers with the Samsung Galaxy or Motorola Xoom tablets to use the devices as a remote control and to set remote DVR recordings. But its TWC TV app doesn't allow subscribers to watch live video on the tablets – a feature the cable MSO already offers through apps it has developed for Apple's iPad and iPhone. 

    Time Warner Cable said the app is designed to work on any tablet that runs the Android 3.0 Honeycomb platform.  

    Interactive TV News Roundup

    Submitted by Steve Donohue on October 24, 2011 - 6:30pm
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    -- 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

    Interactive TV News Round-Up (IV): Discovery, "Penn & Teller," Ensequence, Intenuum

    Submitted by tracyswedlow on October 4, 2011 - 10:22pm
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    --Discovery's "Penn & Teller Tell a Lie" to Offer Second-Screen Interactive TV Experience
    --Ensequence Provides More Information about its CTAM iTV Idol Contest Entry
    --Intenuum Launches ACR-Based Interactive TV Advertising App for iPhone

    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 a couple of 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.

    Interactive TV News Round-Up (VI): PBS, Roku, Disney, Fling Soft, "Travel with Kids," YouTube

    Submitted by tracyswedlow on September 22, 2011 - 10:35pm
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    --PBS to Premiere First Episode of New Ken Burns Documentary on its iPad and iPhone/iPod touch Apps
    --Roku Adds Disney App Featuring Short-Form Video
    --TV Series, "Travel with Kids," Launches on Roku; Official YouTube Roku Channel Set to Launch

    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.

    Interactive TV News Round-Up (I): Television Academy, Emmys, TVplus, Ustream, BigLook360

    Submitted by tracyswedlow on September 15, 2011 - 10:30pm
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    --Television Academy Taps ACR Company, TVplus, to Power iPad Companion Experience for Emmys Telecast
    --Academy Will Also Offer iPhone App, Ustream-Powered Companion Show for the Telecast
    --BigLook360 to Power Live Interactive Video Coverage of Emmys Red Carpet for People Magazine

    Due to the large volume of news generated by the IFA, IBC and CEDIA trade shows--and 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 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.

    Interactive TV News Round-Up (V): Microsoft, Miramax, Ooyala, Nagra

    Submitted by tracyswedlow on August 23, 2011 - 12:26am
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    --Microsoft Launches Programming-Discovery/Social-TV iPhone App, TeleBing, in Japan
    --Miramax Launches Ooyala-Powered Facebook App
    --Nagra to Showcase Multiscreen TV Solution, Cloud-Based Services at IBC 2011

    Because the [itvt] editorial team was recently on the road for several weeks--and has also 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 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.

    Interactive TV News Round-Up (II): Cablevision, Civolution, Clearleap, LG Electronics

    Submitted by tracyswedlow on August 10, 2011 - 12:26am
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    --Cablevision Launches Live Streaming App for iPhone, iPod touch
    --Civolution Announces its IBC2011 Exhibit Plans
    --Clearleap, LG Partner to Enable Operators to Deliver Programming OTT to LG Connected TV's

    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.

    Interactive TV News Round-Up (V): News Corp., Permira, NDS, Orange, Percy3D

    Submitted by tracyswedlow on July 17, 2011 - 8:50pm
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    --Report: News Corp., Permira Planning New York IPO for NDS
    --Orange Launches ACR-Based Social-TV App for iPhone
    --PercyFX Lets Users Embed 3D Text in Movie Clips

    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:

    Interactive TV News Round-Up (VII): Suddenlink, Time Warner Cable, Vision IPTV

    Submitted by tracyswedlow on July 17, 2011 - 8:45pm
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    --Suddenlink Trumpets Success of its "TV Everywhere" Service
    --Time Warner Cable Taps Ex-Joost CEO to Head Web Services and Technology
    --Vision IPTV Launches White-Label Video App for iPhone/iPad/iPod touch

    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:

    Interactive TV News Round-Up (II): Envivio, Hulu, Facebook, Immersive Media

    Submitted by tracyswedlow on July 12, 2011 - 8:50pm
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    --Envivio Appoints VP of Internet Television in Bid to Enhance its OTT Strategy
    --Hulu Relaunches "Facebook on Hulu"
    --Immersive Media Launches 360-Degree Interactive Video App for iPhone/iPad/iPod touch

    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:

    Interactive TV News Round-Up (V): Rovi, Toshiba, TiVo, TV Genius

    Submitted by tracyswedlow on July 12, 2011 - 8:37pm
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    --Rovi and Toshiba in Multi-Year Deal for Rovi TotalGuide, EPG Patent Portfolio
    --TiVo App Now Available for iPhone/iPod touch
    --TV Genius Launches Facebook-Integrated TV Guidance Solution

    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:

    Interactive TV News Round-Up (I): "America's Funniest Home Videos," Cablevision, Scripps, Canoe

    Submitted by tracyswedlow on July 11, 2011 - 8:06pm
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    --"America's Funniest Home Videos" Launches App for iPhone/iPod touch
    --Cablevision Teams with Scripps on Promotion for its Interactive TV Real Estate Listings Service
    --Canoe Ventures CEO, David Verklin, Stepping Down; COO, Kathy Timko, Named Interim CEO

    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:

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