Posted on April 30, 2008 by itvtwp
In this recorded episode of [itvt]’s talk radio show, “The TV of Tomorrow
Show with Tracy Swedlow,” a panel of high-profile interactive TV
experts–Patrick Donoghue, VP of interactive TV product management at
Time Warner Cable; industry analyst, Leslie Ellis (author of the column,
“Translation Please“); Bill Niemeyer, chief of analysis and research at
BlackArrow; David Preisman, VP of [...]
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Posted on April 30, 2008 by itvtwp
This recorded episode of [itvt]’s talk radio show, “The TV of
Tomorrow Show with Tracy Swedlow,” features Mark Goldenson,
founder and CEO of PlayCafe.com, a company which streams live,
free-to-play game shows that allow viewers to play along, chat with
hosts and other players, form teams, contribute questions, and win
prizes (note: earlier this week, Ken Jennings, the holder [...]
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Posted on April 30, 2008 by itvtwp
NBC Universal last week relaunched its Digital Studio, which is now
tasked with developing and producing “brand-centric” digital content
(including both episodic programming and what NBCU describes as
“deep interactive experiences”), distributing them across the company’s
various digital properties, and also finding and developing quality
digital programming into which advertiser brands can be “organically
integrated.”
OMG Digital (in cooperation with [...]
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Posted on April 30, 2008 by itvtwp
Following the UK’s recent participation TV scandal, that country’s
broadcast regulator, Ofcom, has proposed new rules to tighten
regulation of TV and radio programs that rely heavily on premium-rate
telephone services (PRS). The body says that its proposed changes to
the UK’s Broadcasting Code will “ensure that programs that invite
viewers and listeners to interact or participate are not vehicles [...]
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Posted on April 30, 2008 by itvtwp
The American Film Institute Digital Content Lab has announced the
companies, organizations and media properties that will be
participating in its next production cycle: PBS (”NewsHour”),
ABC.com (”Grey’s Anatomy”), and Earth Echo. The Lab, now in its
tenth year (note: it was originally known as the Enhanced TV
Workshop, but subsequently changed its name to reflect a focus on a
broader [...]
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Posted on April 30, 2008 by itvtwp
At the MIPTV conference in Cannes earlier this month, the
International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced the
winners of its International Interactive Emmy Awards (note: the
awards, which were organized in partnership with Reed MIDEM, were
hosted by UK comedian, Brian Conley). The winners (together with
descriptions of their winning projects, provided by the International
Academy) were: [...]
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Posted on April 30, 2008 by itvtwp
–Says its VOD Service has Generated over 7 Billion Views since 2003
–Company’s Fancast Service now Features Video from over 100 Providers
–Company to Spend up to $70 Million on “Project Canoe” this Year
Comcast, the US’s largest cable MSO, last week launched a service
called AnyRoom On Demand to its digital cable customers in New
‘
Jersey who are [...]
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Posted on April 30, 2008 by itvtwp
Time Warner Cable of New York and New Jersey has announced plans
to expand its HDTV programming line-up, which it says will see it
carrying 100 HD channels and “more than 250 HD On Demand
choices” by the end of the year. The company is launching what it is
calling “Enhanced HDTV,” a free offering that includes Start Over [...]
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Posted on April 30, 2008 by itvtwp
The BBC has formed a partnership with Nintendo UK to make its BBC
iPlayer “catch-up TV” service available via the Nintendo Wii gaming
console (note: last month, the Corporation also made the iPlayer
available via the Apple iPhone). The partnership was announced by
Erik Huggers, the BBC’s group controller for future media and
technology, in a keynote speech at the [...]
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Posted on April 30, 2008 by itvtwp
–MediaHighway Middleware Lets Canal+ Subs Transform HD STB’s into DVR’s
News Corp.-owned conditional access and interactive TV technology
provider, NDS, has generated a fair amount of ITV-related news over
the past few weeks. Among the highlights:
The company says that Digital Entertainment Networks (DEN), a new
entrant in the Indian digital cable space (note: [...]
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