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Kudelski-owned content protection specialist, Nagravision, said Tuesday that it has been tapped by its existing customer, Spanish operator, ONO, to secure the latter's next-generation hybrid TV platform. According to Nagravision, the platform, which will employ software from TiVo both on DVR- and non DVR-enabled set-top boxes (see the article published on itvt.com, June 30th), will be delivered over ONO's fiber-optic network and will be the first broadcast/broadband content delivery network in Spain.

TiVo said Wednesday that it has signed an exclusive strategic partnership agreement with Spain's largest cable operator, ONO, to deploy "next-generation TV" in Spain. According to the company, ONO will leverage its modern fiber-optic network and the TiVo user experience to offer customers a service that provides a "seamless convergence between Internet and traditional television content" (note: TiVo has previously announced deals to integrate its user experience with set-top boxes from UK cable operator, Virgin Media, and connected TV's from Best Buy's in-house Insignia brand--see the articles published on itvt.com, November 30th and May 25th).

Here is a round-up of some other recent interactive TV-related stories that we didn't have room for in this issue:

Broadband video publishing solutions provider, Brightcove, has secured yet another deal to power video on a newspaper's Web site (note: the company's newspaper customers include the New York Times and the Washington Post in the US; the Daily Telegraph and the Guardian in the UK; and 60 regional newspapers in Germany): the company announced Thursday that Barcelona-based newspaper, La Vanguardia, has chosen its platform to power its advertising-supported online video initiatives, and will use the platform to publish video on its site, integrate advertising, and expand distribution through search engines.

Mirada, the Anglo-Spanish interactive media company that was formed via the merger of YooMedia and Fresh IT (for extensive background on the merger, see [itvt] Issue 7.87 Part 3), has launched a product, called "Virtual Dealer Roulette," which it says is capable of being broadcast on TV and streamed online, and played simultaneously across multiple platforms.