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Televisionation: Loop Media’s Streaming Partnership with TiVo

October 26, 2020
ITVT/TVOT is pleased to present a new episode of “ Televisionation ,” our video/audio podcast exploring the advanced/interactive-TV industry in the Coronavirus/Covid-19 Era and beyond. This episode features Jon Niermann, Co-Founder and CEO of Loop Media , and Chris Thun, VP of Product at TiVo , discussing their companies’ new partnership. The partnership sees Loop, a streaming company that specializes in premium short-form video, delivering 18 of its music video channels on the TiVo+ content...

Televisionation: Julie Simon on Television, her “Relatively Famous” Aunt, and Making Cakes for the Jenners

October 23, 2020
http://tvotshow.com/televisionation - Televisionation : Friday Fireside features Rick Howe, The iTV Doctor , in conversation with prominent figures from the advanced-TV/video industry. If you’re in the television business, or anywhere in the world for that matter, you know Julie Simon and her “relatively” famous aunt Carly. In a funny and charming 30-minute Friday Fireside, Julie shares family memories, including how her grandfather Richard Simon (of Simon and Schuster) introduced paperback books and sheet music to...

Televisionation: Portal A’s Nate Houghteling on Producing Digital Content in the Age of Covid-19

October 19, 2020
ITVT/TVOT ( http://tvotshow.com/televisionation ) is pleased to present a new episode of “Televisionation,” our video/audio podcast exploring the advanced/interactive-TV industry in the Coronavirus/Covid-19 Era and beyond.

This episode features Nate Houghteling, Co-Founder and Executive Producer at digital content studio, Portal A, discussing producing in the aged of Covid-19, working with celebrities and athletes to build media properties, the evolution of the YouTube creator, and more. (Note: Our first virtual show, TVOT LIVE!,...

Televisionation: Cadent’s Jamie Power in Conversation with The iTV Doctor

October 16, 2020
ITVT/TVOT - Televisionation : Friday Fireside features Rick Howe, The iTV Doctor, in conversation with prominent figures from the advanced-TV/video industry. This week’s Friday Fireside guest is Jamie Power, Chief Data Officer and COO of Advanced TV at Cadent . In a very interesting conversation, Jamie explains Cadent’s work in identity resolution (which, frankly, sounds like something involving superheroes and their secret identities), cross-platform and multi-device advertising strategies, and the art of sequential messaging through...

Televisionation: NAGRA’s Anti-Piracy Chief, Pascal Metral, on Countering Pirate Subscription IPTV Services

October 14, 2020
ITVT/TVOT is pleased to present a new episode of “ Televisionation ,” our video/audio podcast exploring the advanced/interactive-TV industry in the Coronavirus/Covid-19 Era and beyond. This episode features Pascal Metral, VP of Legal Affairs and Head of Anti-Piracy Intelligence, Investigations and Litigation at NAGRA . Among other things, he explains what pirate subscription IPTV services are, enumerates the key components of the pirate subscription IPTV ecosystem, outlines the risks these services present to both the...

Televisionation: Susan C. Bennett, the Original Voice of SIRI

October 13, 2020
ITVT/TVOT is pleased to present a new episode of “ Televisionation ,” our video/audio podcast exploring the advanced/interactive-TV industry in the Coronavirus/Covid-19 Era and beyond. This episode features Susan C. Bennett, the original voice of SIRI . Among other things, she recounts her life before SIRI (which included stints as a backup singer for Roy Orbison and Burt Bacharach), relates how she ended up becoming SIRI’s voice, describes the process of recording that voice, shares...

Televisionation: Greg Jarvis Explains How Italy’s Fincons Group Is Targeting the US ATSC 3.0 Space

October 12, 2020
ITVT/TVOT is pleased to present a new episode of “ Televisionation ,” our video/audio podcast exploring the advanced/interactive-TV industry in the Coronavirus/Covid-19 Era and beyond. This episode features Greg Jarvis, EVP and GM of Fincons Group , an Italian company which offers consulting and engineering services to support technological and digital transition, and which expanded its operations to the US in 2017. Among other things, Jarvis discusses how the company is applying its extensive expertise...

Televisionation: Virginia Juliano, Founder and CEO of Cobblecord, in Conversation with The iTV Doctor

October 09, 2020
Televisionation : Friday Fireside features Rick Howe, The iTV Doctor , in conversation with prominent figures from the advanced-TV/video industry. Our guest this week on the Friday Fireside is Virginia Juliano, Founder and CEO of Cobblecord —a free website and app that helps consumers “cobble together” their perfect combination of online streaming services to get the most out of streaming and cut the cable cord. Using its patented process, CobbleCord easily guides individuals through the...

Televisionation: Simon Applebaum of “Tomorrow Will Be Televised”

October 06, 2020
ITVT/TVOT is pleased to present a new episode of “Televisionation,” our video/audio podcast exploring the advanced/interactive-TV industry in the Coronavirus/Covid-19 Era and beyond. The episode features a wide-ranging discussion with advanced-TV industry expert, Simon Applebaum—host of the long-running podcast, “Tomorrow Will Be Televised”—in which he shares his thoughts on such topics as Amazon’s Luna gaming service, the 2020 Emmy Awards, the future of movie theaters, recent announcements from Apple, Facebook and other players, new developments...

Televisionation: TMT Lab’s Rodrigo Madriz on Shoppable TV

October 05, 2020
ITVT/TVOT is pleased to present a new episode of “Televisionation,” our video/audio podcast exploring the advanced/interactive-TV industry in the Coronavirus/Covid-19 Era and beyond. The episode features Rodrigo Madriz, Co-Founder and CEO of Canadian adtech and tcommerce company, TMT Lab. Among other things, Madriz describes the company’s shoppable TV solution, its deployments in Canada and Mexico, how it leverages ACR technology, how it views such areas as linear OTT, AVOD, Addressable and ATSC 3.0, its future...

Televisionation: Cathy Jamison, VP of Sales Marketing at Sinclair, in Conversation with The iTV Doctor

October 02, 2020
Televisionation: Friday Fireside features Rick Howe, The iTV Doctor , in conversation with prominent figures from the advanced-TV/video industry. This week’s Friday Fireside guest is Cathy Jamison, Corporate VP of Sales Marketing at Sinclair Broadcast Group . Reporting to Sinclair’s President of Broadcast, Rob Weisbord, Cathy launched a new department responsible for strategy and execution of industry-leading omnichannel marketing materials for over 1,000 sales reps. Emphasis on NFL, Collegiate, NBA, NHL, MLB, and NASCAR, as...

Televisionation: VDX.tv’s Danielle Cravatt on How Brands Can Build Loyalty During a Pandemic

September 30, 2020
ITVT/TVOT is pleased to present a new episode of “ Televisionation ,” our video/audio podcast exploring the advanced/interactive-TV industry in the Coronavirus/Covid-19 Era and beyond. The episode features Danielle Cravatt, SVP of Client Partnerships at adtech company, VDX.tv , arguing among other things that brands can build long-term loyalty and trust during a global pandemic by localizing their messaging and acting in the interest of the public as a whole. (Note: Our first virtual show,...

Televisionation: Veteran TV Executive, John Penney, in Conversation with The iTV Doctor

September 25, 2020
http://tvotshow.com/televisionation - Televisionation: Friday Fireside features Rick Howe, The iTV Doctor , in conversation with prominent figures from the advanced-TV/video industry. “What the HELL is going on in the TV Business?” That is the opening question for this week’s Friday Fireside guest: John Penney, Executive Board Member of the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) , and respected television industry exec with stints at HBO, Starz, Fox, Viacom and more. Without filters or edits, John provides guidance...

Televisionation: Tremor Video and EVRGRN (Double Bill)

September 23, 2020
ITVT/TVOT is pleased to present two new episodes of “Televisionation,” our video/audio podcast exploring the advanced/interactive-TV industry in the Coronavirus/Covid-19 Era and beyond. The first episode , which was recorded in July 2020, features Devin Fallon , who at the time was VP of Media Insights and Analytics at Tremor Video , discussing the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the connected-TV industry.
The second episode , which was recorded earlier this month,...

“How Do You Know They’ll Print (or Screen) It?” at TVOT LIVE!

September 21, 2020
ITVT is pleased to offer free of charge a session that was one of the highlights of our recent virtual conference, TVOT LIVE! (Note: you can purchase on-demand access to all TVOT LIVE! sessions here.) The session, which was conceived and moderated by Seth Haberman, featured prominent news-industry figures and public intellectuals from across the political spectrum, engaged in a passionate debate about the factors that determine which news stories are reported and which not...

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