Interactive TV Headlines Round-Up (III): Xbox SmartGlass, Microsoft, Netflix, Music Choice, Nielsen, NBA, Turner Sports, NetRange, Roku, Screaming Velocity, Sky

Because the [itvt] editorial team is busy working on our upcoming TV of Tomorrow Show event, TVOT NYC Intensive (December 10th in New York City--Fall-Discount pricing ends midnight tonight, October 31st!), we are covering stories in this issue in headlines format:

• Microsoft's Xbox SmartGlass Second-Screen Platform Now Available for Android
• Microsoft Rumored to Be Interested in Buying Netflix
• Mirror Image Internet Announces Commercial Availability of its "Publisher" Online Video Platform
• Music Choice Partners with Nielsen to Make VOD Usage Data Available to Advertisers
• NBA, Turner Sports Launch "NBA Game Time" App on Xbox, Kindle Fire HD, 7" Android Tablets; App Offers Video Highlights, Real-Time Stats, Scores and Standings
• NetRange Secures Exclusive Global Rights to Broadcast European World Cup Qualifying Matches Live on Connected TV; Company's "Qualifiers 2014" App Available on Connected-TV Platforms from Loewe, Sharp, Thomson, Ikea and Others
• New Roku Search Tool Lets Users Search across Netflix, Amazon Instant Video, Hulu Plus, Crackle, Vudu and HBO Go
• Screaming Velocity Launches New Version of its Machine Learning-Based Programming-Recommendation Engine
• Sky Launches First Ad Campaign for its Internet TV Service, Now TV

XBox Smartglass for Android