--BT Vision Plans to Undercut Sky's Pricing of Premium Sports Programming
--CBS to Air Interactive Show Featuring Super Bowl Commercials
--DVPRemote v. 1.4 Released
--Google Seeks Patent for System that Would Enable Advertisers to Create Own Interactive Overlay Ads
--ITU Releases Three-Stage Roadmap for 3D TV, Sky Taps 3ality for its New 3D TV Service
--Kaltura Launches Video Extensions for Joomla
--Microsoft Said to Be in Talks to Offer ESPN on Xbox
--NBC Unveils Broadband Video Plans for Winter Olympics
--never.no to Showcase Enhancements to its Interactive TV Product Line at BVE 2010
Because the [itvt] editorial team is busy working on The TV of Tomorrow Show (March 3rd-4th in San Francisco) and on our new, post-TVOT EBIF Intensive event (March 5th in San Francisco), we are covering a number of stories in this issue in summary form:
--BT Vision CEO Says He Expects to Offer Sky Sports Premier League Soccer by 2010
UK incumbent telco BT announced Monday that it has signed an agreement with Sony Pictures Television that will give BT Vision, its Microsoft Mediaroom-powered, interactive TV-enabled hybrid IPTV service (note: the service is enabled via a hybrid set-top box that allows viewers to access linear channels from the UK's free-to-air digital terrestrial platform, Freeview, alongside IP-delivered on-demand and interactive content), VOD rights to a range of the latter's new-release and library movies.
--Monster.com, India's Dishtv Launch Interactive TV Job-Search Service
UK incumbent telco BT announced Tuesday that BT Vision, its Microsoft Mediaroom-powered, interactive TV-enabled hybrid IPTV service (note: the service is enabled via a hybrid set-top box that allows viewers to access linear channels from the UK's free-to-air digital terrestrial platform, Freeview, alongside IP-delivered on-demand and interactive content), has launched an interactive TV dating service in partnership with Match.com.
--Cites Frustration with Sky's Dominance of Premiership Soccer, Project Canvas Delays
 In a surprise development, Dan Marks has announced his resignation as CEO of BT Vision, UK incumbent telco BT's Microsoft Mediaroom-powered, interactive TV-enabled hybrid IPTV service (note: the service is enabled via a hybrid set-top box that allows viewers to access linear channels from the UK's free-to-air digital terrestrial platform, Freeview, alongside IP-delivered on-demand and interactive content). He is expected to leave at the end of the month, and will be replaced by his deputy, Marc Watson.
UK incumbent telco, BT, has signed a deal with NBC Universal
International Television Distribution that will make a range of the
latter's feature films available on the new HD movie service of BT's
Microsoft Mediaroom-powered hybrid DTT/IPTV service, BT Vision.
Movies covered by the deal include new releases such as "The
Incredible Hulk," "Wanted" and "Charlie Wilson's War," and library
titles such as "ET," "Shaun of the Dead" and "Miami Vice." BT
Vision's HD service is delivered through the platform's existing V-box
and does not require an additional monthly subscription: new releases
are priced at £4.95 and library titles at £2.95, for a 48-hour rental
period.
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