This week, [itvt] is featuring a series of live audio reports from the CES 2008 showfloor, presented by an informal team of roving interactive and multiplatform TV experts that we have assembled.
To hear a report from Dina Kaplan, co-founder and COO of blip.tv, click here.
To hear a report from Seth Shapiro, SVP, The Opportunity Management Company, click here.
To hear a report from Frank Chindamo, president and chief creative officer of Fun Little Movies, click here.
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Broadcast #8: Hans Fischmann, General Manager, Charter Media (Charter Cable) - details soon. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/itvt-tvoftomorrow
Broadcast #7: Upstate New York resident, James Cawley, whose background includes, among other things, a stint as an Elvis-impersonator, is the executive producer of Star Trek New Voyages (startreknewvoyages.com), a production company that produces original episodes of "Star Trek," based on the characters from that show’s first season (Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Scotty, Sulu, Uhura, etc.). Downloads of these hour-long, fan-generated broadband TV episodes have been in the multiple millions, and their audience base appears to be growing rapidly. Cawley shares his thoughts on producing original, fan-generated "Star Trek" programming for the Internet; describes the events that led to the formation of Star Trek New Voyages; discusses the company’s relationship with CBS (the owner of the "Star Trek" franchise); provides a preview of new episodes and new characters that the company has in the pipeline (including "Star Trek’s" first gay character); discusses the possibility of making the show interactive or building a social network around it; and much more.
Broadcast #6: Three high-profile figures from the interactive TV space–Patrick Donoghue, VP of ITV product management at Time Warner Cable; Bill Niemeyer, chief of analysis and research at BlackArrow; and David Preisman, VP of interactive television at Showtime Networks–provide a retrospective of the year in interactive TV, present their picks for the year’s most important ITV stories, and predict the important ITV trends for 2008. Topics discussed include the rise of user-generated content; the demise of TMG; the significance of the top-secret interactive TV advertising initiative, "Canoe"; the emergence of big-budget broadband TV programming; EchoStar’s purchase of Sling Media; DirecTV’s purchase of ReplayTV; and much more.
Broadcast #5: Three senior executives from mobile interactive TV specialist, SinglePoint–president and CEO, Rich Begert; VP of industry relations, Doug Busk; and director of marketing, Philippe Poutonnet–discuss, among other things, the company’s recent deal with NBC Universal. The deal will see SinglePoint providing mobile interactive/participation TV services for a range of NBC Universal’s programming and channels, including NBC, CNBC, MSNBC, Bravo, Telemundo, USA Network, NBC Sports, and NBC News.
Broadcast #4: 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. He 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.
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.
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 #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.
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