--Minerva Networks Powering Interactive TV Widget-Enabled IPTV Offering for Costa Rica's ICE --Netflix Launches iPhone/iPod Touch App --NetPlay TV's New iPhone App Lets Users Interact with its Interactive TV Gambling Programming
Due to the large volume of interactive TV-related news generated over the past few days, we are covering stories in this issue in round-up/summary format. Our regular news coverage will return shortly.
Clicker for iPhone: Available Now from Clicker on Vimeo.
Online video content discovery specialist, Clicker Media (note: the company recently also launched a social TV service, called Clicker Social, which it bills as "allow[ing] people to discover, share, rate, discuss, and check-in to shows on Clicker and third-party partner sites"), said Tuesday that an iPhone app for its service is now available in the Apple App Store.
According to the company, the new app (a demo video of which is embedded above), allows users to:
--Broadcom Unveils FastRTV Technology for Fast Channel Changes --Cablevision Said to Be in tru2way Set-Top Deal with Samsung --Espial Reports Flat Revenues, Lower Losses --Hulu Wins Patent-Infringement Case Brought by Ultramercial --Report: Mafiosi Sending Coded Messages via SMS-Based Interactive TV Show --Teevox Launches iPhone Remote Control --Social TV Service, Tunerfish, Launches "Kardashians" Award --TVO in VOD Deal with Rogers Cable --Warner Bros. Television Group's Studio 2.0 in Dailymotion Syndication Deal with AlphaBird
Here are some other interactive TV-related stories we didn't have room for in this issue:
Vevo, the music video joint venture between Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, and Abu Dhabi Media, on Wednesday launched a free iPhone/iPod touch app for US and Canadian users.
According to Vevo, the new app--which it bills as "brought to you exclusively by our fine friends at AT&T"--allows users to:
Online video platform provider, Ooyala, on Wednesday unveiled an iPhone app called OoyalaDirect that it bills as making it easy for video publishers who use its service to record and publish high-quality videos directly from their smartphones.
--3view, MaxLinear Launch Hybrid IPTV/DVB-T2 HD DVR for the UK Market --Multiple Web Video Sites to Launch Hulu-Developed Choose-Your-Own-Ad Format, ASq --AT&T's New U-verse Mobile App Lets Customers Download Shows to iPhone
Because the [itvt] editorial team has been on the road the past few weeks, we are covering recent news stories in summary/round-up form. We anticipate that it will take a few days for us to catch up with all the recent news: so if your company has sent us a press release or briefed us on an announcement, and you don't yet see your news covered in this issue, please bear with us. We apologize for any inconvenience to our readers.
--DISH to Let Subscribers Access TV on iPad, iPhone, BlackBerry and Android --Report: Epix Negotiating Five-Year, $1 Billion Exclusive Streaming Deal with Netflix --ESPN Secures VOD Rights to Archived English Premier League Soccer Matches
Because the [itvt] editorial team has been on the road the past few weeks, we are covering recent news stories in summary/round-up form. We anticipate that it will take a few days for us to catch up with all the recent news: so if your company has sent us a press release or briefed us on an announcement, and you don't yet see your news covered in this issue, please bear with us. We apologize for any inconvenience to our readers.
--Tunerfish Launches iPhone/iPod touch Version of its Social TV Service --WGBH Appoints Former ABC Digital Media Exec as VP of Broadband and Interactive Media --Widevine in Deals with Sonic Solutions, Saffron Digital, Hisense
Because the [itvt] editorial team has been on the road the past few weeks, we are covering recent news stories in summary/round-up form. We anticipate that it will take a few days for us to catch up with all the recent news: so if your company has sent us a press release or briefed us on an announcement, and you don't yet see your news covered in this issue, please bear with us. We apologize for any inconvenience to our readers.
--Music Choice Rolls out "Largest HD Music Video-on-Demand Library" to Cox Customers --NDS Bolsters its Senior Management Team for China Expansion --Ooyala Supports Dynamic Insertion of IAB-Standard Ads for iPhone, iPad
The [itvt] editorial team is currently on the road, so we are covering most stories in round-up/summary form, and we anticipate that there will be some additional interruptions of our regular news publishing schedule beyond that. It will likely take a short while for us to catch up with all the recent news: so if your company has sent us a press release or briefed us on an announcement, and you don't yet see your news covered in this issue, please bear with us. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience to our readers.
--theChanner Launches Social Music TV App for iPhone, iPad, iPod, Android --Turner Teams with Adobe, FreeWheel on "TV Everywhere" Solution for Verizon FiOS TV Online --Widevine in OTT Deals with LOVEFiLM, mgMEDIA
The [itvt] editorial team is currently on the road, so we are covering most stories in round-up/summary form, and we anticipate that there will be some additional interruptions of our regular news publishing schedule beyond that. It will likely take a short while for us to catch up with all the recent news: so if your company has sent us a press release or briefed us on an announcement, and you don't yet see your news covered in this issue, please bear with us. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience to our readers.
--Sigma Designs Launches "Low-Cost" Set-Top Box Solution for Microsoft Mediaroom --Ski Channel in VOD Deal with Comcast --SnagFilms Plans to Increase Distribution, Starting with VOD Deals with Comcast, Verizon FiOS TV --SyFy Launches Three iPhone Apps
The [itvt] editorial team is on the road this week and next, so we are covering most stories in round-up/summary form, and we anticipate that there will be some additional interruptions of our regular news publishing schedule beyond that. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience to our readers.
--CableLabs Working on "OLCA" Specs for "TV Everywhere" --DISH Network, EchoStar Demo Google TV to the FCC --New App from PlayOn Will Let Users Stream Hulu on their iPhone --ruwido Adds Capacitive Sensor to its tau Remote Control --Social TV Company, Sofanatics, Closes Seed Funding Round --Tivo Premiere DVR's Now Available in hhgregg Stores
Here are some other interactive TV-related stories we didn't have room for in this issue:
Munich-based augmented reality specialist, metaio, has launched a new version (2.1) of its Unifeye Mobile SDK that it says offers new features and functionality which take full advantage of the new iPhone OS 4.0 camera access API to enable the creation of image (vs GPS)-based augmented reality experiences on the iPhone. According to the company, Unifeye is currently the only SDK for creating mobile AR applications that support image processing (i.e. image recognition and tracking) on all major mobile platforms: iPhone, Android, Symbian and Windows Mobile.
--Company Says Android Users Watch 23% More Minutes per User than Users on Other Mobile OS's
Mobile TV specialist, MobiTV, which recently announced that the iPhone version of its live TV and VOD service has surpassed a million downloads since its launch in April (note: the company claims to have around 10 million subscribers), said Tuesday that it is expanding its service to more Android-based smartphones. The service is currently available on the Android-based Sprint EVO and HTC Hero devices, as well as on the AT&T Motorola Backflip: MobiTV says that its Android expansion will begin July 21st with the T-Mobile Samsung Vibrant.
--Rentrak Extends VOD Measurement Agreement with Turner Broadcasting --Revision3 Launches iPhone App, User Profiles --Robyn Releases Twitter-Powered 3D Interactive Video
Because the [itvt] editorial team has been on the road the past few weeks, we are covering recent news stories in summary/round-up form. We apologize for any inconvenience to our readers. We will resume our regular format and publishing schedule tomorrow (Tuesday).
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