Posted on May 3, 2008 by itvtwp
–Interactive Media Guide Now Available across Entire FiOS Footprint
US incumbent telco Verizon has launched HD VOD service in parts of
nine more states where it offers its FiOS TV service: California,
Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, eastern
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Texas (note: it has also announced
plans to launch it in Oregon in the near future). [...]
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Posted on May 3, 2008 by itvtwp
–Forms Audience-Measurement Partnership with TNS
US satellite TV provider, DirecTV, continues to roll out interactive TV
services as an integral part of its sports coverage and of its service
offering in general (note: the company is also expected to launch a
VOD service this quarter; a report in the Wall Street Journal stated that
the service will employ a combination [...]
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Posted on April 30, 2008 by itvtwp
CBS Sports contacted [itvt] last week to provide statistics on the
broadband video service it offered for the recent NCAA Division I
Men’s Basketball Championship (popularly referred to as “March
Madness”). According to the company:
From March 20th (opening day) through April 7th (championship
game), there were 4,759,306 total unique visitors to the NCAA March
[...]
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