automatic content recognition

Interactive TV News Round-Up (II): Cablevision, Civolution, Clearleap, LG Electronics

August 10, 2011

--Cablevision Launches Live Streaming App for iPhone, iPod touch
--Civolution Announces its IBC2011 Exhibit Plans
--Clearleap, LG Partner to Enable Operators to Deliver Programming OTT to LG Connected TV's

Because the [itvt] editorial team has been on the road the past few weeks, we are covering stories in this issue in round-up/summary format. We anticipate that it will take us several days 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. Following its launch...

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Interactive TV News Round-Up (III): Dijit, Facebook, Ensequence, Zeitera, Entone, Telekom Srbija

August 10, 2011

--New Version of Dijit's Remote Control/Programming Discovery App Features Facebook Integration
--Ensequence, Zeitera Partner for ACR-Powered Interactive TV
--Entone Tapped by Telekom Srbija for IPTV Roll-Out

Because the [itvt] editorial team has been on the road the past few weeks, we are covering stories in this issue in round-up/summary format. We anticipate that it will take us several days 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. Dijit Media ,...

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New Edition of StoryCentric Features Part 2 of Brian Seth Hurst's Interview with Scott Maddux, SVP of Product Development for Nielsen/Media-Sync

July 27, 2011

[itvt] is pleased to present the latest edition of StoryCentric , our video column from Brian Seth Hurst , CEO of The Opportunity Management Company and former second vice chair of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. StoryCentric focuses on the business, technology and art of interactive storytelling, and highlights new technologies and other industry developments that have the potential to fundamentally change the way we create and interact with stories and narratives--in television and beyond.

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"The Anatomy of Automatic Content Recognition" at The TV of Tomorrow Show 2011

July 26, 2011

[itvt] is pleased to present a video of "The Anatomy of Automatic Content Recognition," a panel session at The TV of Tomorrow Show 2011 (took place May 17th-18th in San Francisco). The panelists for the session were: Adam Cahan , CEO, IntoNow (a Yahoo! company) Rick Howe , The iTV Doctor (Moderator) Evan Krauss , EVP of Advertising Sales, Shazam Ashwin Navin , CEO, Flingo Mike Petrocelli , VP of Sales and Business Development, Americas,...

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Interactive TV News Round-Up (I): Audible Magic, Charter Communications, HBO

July 24, 2011

--Audible Magic Launches SmartSync Automatic Content Recognition (ACR) Solution
--Audible Magic Awarded US Patent for its ACR Technology
--Charter Launches HBO's "TV Everywhere" Services

Because the [itvt] editorial team is on the road this week, we are covering stories in this edition of the newsletter in round-up format: Digital audio and video fingerprinting specialist, Audible Magic , has launched an Automatic Content Recognition (ACR) solution, called the SmartSync System, for synchronizing events on smartphones, tablets and other "smart" devices with content being delivered on TV sets and other media-playing devices. The solution can be used to facilitate social TV,...

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Interactive TV News Round-Up (IX): Shazam, Spike TV, Time Warner Cable

July 20, 2011

--Shazam's Automatic Content Recognition (ACR) Tech Enhances Spike TV's "The Deadliest Warrior"
--Time Warner Cable Promises Patch to Fix Bugs in Version 2.0 of its TWCable TV iPad App

Because the [itvt] editorial team is on the road this week, we are covering stories in this edition of the newsletter in round-up format: Audio-based automatic content recognition (ACR) specialist, Shazam (note: the London-based company is best known for offering a mobile application that consumers can use to identify music, as well as unlock supplemental content associated with TV shows--a process it calls "tagging"), contacted [itvt] Wednesday to let us know that its Shazam for...

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Interactive TV News Round-Up (IV): Interactive Media Emmys, Invidi, Music Choice

July 17, 2011

--Interactive Media Emmy Nominees Announced
--Invidi Developing Automatic Content Recognition (ACR)-Based Interactive TV System
--Music Choice Offers Viewers of its VOD Show, "The Cut," a Free Song via QR Code

Because the [itvt] editorial team is on the road this week, we are covering stories in this edition of the newsletter in round-up format: The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has announced the nominees for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media: "1) ABC's Grey's Anatomy Sync • ABC.com • An ABC production in association with Nielsen and Gravity Mobile. ABC.com, Nielsen, Gravity Mobile; 2) Conan O'Brien Presents: Team Coco •...

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Interactive TV News Round-Up (V): News Corp., Permira, NDS, Orange, Percy3D

July 17, 2011

--Report: News Corp., Permira Planning New York IPO for NDS
--Orange Launches ACR-Based Social-TV App for iPhone
--PercyFX Lets Users Embed 3D Text in Movie Clips

Because the [itvt] editorial team is on the road this week, we are covering stories in this edition of the newsletter in round-up format: News Corp. and Permira , which jointly own interactive TV and conditional access technology provider, NDS , have hired banks to arrange a New York listing for the company, the Financial Times reported last week. The newspaper said that it is not yet clear how much NDS's parent companies expect to...

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Interactive TV News Round-Up (VI): Virgin Media, TiVo, Nestle, YouTube, Zazum

July 12, 2011

--Virgin Media Launches Android App for its TiVo-Powered Hybrid-TV Service
--Virgin Media Launches "Harry Potter" App on its TiVo-Powered Hybrid-TV Service
--Nestle's Wonka Brand Launches Interactive Video Channel on YouTube
--Start-Up Zazum Unveils Its Automatic Content Recognition-Based Tcommerce Platform

Because the [itvt] editorial team is on the road this week, we are covering stories in this edition of the newsletter in round-up format: UK cable operator, Virgin Media , has launched the Virgin Media TV Guide, a free Android app for its recently launched, TiVo-powered hybrid-TV service. The app allows customers to "browse the TV guide, see what's on over the next seven days and remotely set recordings from their mobile device," Virgin Media...