Radio Interview: Steve Rosenbaum, Founder and CEO, Magnify.net

Steve Rosenbaum is founder and CEO of Magnify.net, a company that provides a new Web 2.0 service which allows end-users to create video galleries/channels complete with social networks. In this recorded audio interview from the latest edition of [itvt]'s new talk radio show, "The TV of Tomorrow Show with Tracy Swedlow," Rosenbaum discusses Magnify.net's service and the business model behind it; provides examples of how it is being used; outlines the company's current strategy and future plans; and more.

To listen to the interview, please click here.

Next Live Broadcast of "The TV of Tomorrow Show with Tracy Swedlow"

Date: Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Time: 10:00AM Pacific/1:00PM Eastern
Length: approximately one hour
Show's Homepage: Click here to listen to the show live
Ask Questions: 1-646-595-4343

This broadcast will feature an executive from mobile interactive TV specialist, SinglePoint. SinglePoint recently secured a deal with NBC Universal that will see it providing mobile interactive/participation TV services for a wide range of the latter's properties.

How to Listen to and Participate in "The TV of Tomorrow Show with Tracy Swedlow"

To listen to the show live, simply go to its homepage. [itvt] readers can participate in the show in a number of ways:

By calling the show live at 1-646-595-4343.
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Archived Broadcasts

[itvt] is making past broadcasts of the show available on the show's homepage:

Broadcast #1: Louis Slothouber and Dan Levinson of BIAP discuss their company's technologies; the challenges involved in deploying the company's interactive TV applications (which include eBay on TV, Yellow Pages on TV, and Fantasy Football and Baseball Trackers); the company's patent portfolio; the current state of the cable industry; ITV standards; artificial intelligence; emerging market opportunities; and more.

Broadcast #2: Jodie McAfee, who was formerly SVP of corporate development and marketing at The Media Group (TMG), a high-profile interactive TV advertising and programming company that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this year, discusses that company's demise; his new company, BoomerangiTV; the cable industry interactive TV advertising initiative known as "Project Canoe"; the current state of the ITV advertising industry in general; and more.

Broadcast #3: Brian Seth Hurst, a well-known figure in interactive TV circles, was recently elected as vice chairman of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, the organization behind the Primetime Emmys. His election marks the first time ever that a new media specialist has served in such a senior role at the Academy. Hurst discusses what his election says about the evolution of the Academy and of the television establishment in general; the significance of the ongoing writers' strike for the interactive and broadband TV industries; and much more.

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