BeeSmart

Interactive TV Headlines Round-Up (I): Arris, Moxi, NDS, Audible Magic, Avail-TVN, NBC, Azuki, D-Link, BBC, BeeSmart, Blinkx, Brightcove

May 20, 2012
Because the [itvt] editorial team has been busy working on The TV of Tomorrow Show , we are covering stories in this issue as a series of headline round-ups with hyperlinks to press releases and other news sources. Arris 's New Moxi Software Features HTML5 Webkit-Based Browser, Support for Customizable App Storefronts and Downloadable Apps, Web Services API and SDK Arris Media Gateway Integrated with NDS Middleware, DRM and User Interface Audible Magic Announces its...

Interactive TV News Round-Up (II): BeeSmart, Amino, BrightLine, FiOS TV, EchoStar, HbbTV

April 25, 2012
--BeeSmart Announces Middleware Compliance with Amino Set-Top Boxes
--BrightLine Creates Branded VOD Channel for Hellmann's Ad Campaign on Verizon FiOS TV
--EchoStar Abandons Efforts to Penetrate US Cable Set-Top Box Market
--Finland's HDTV Forum Adopts NorDig's HbbTV-Based Connected-TV Standard
Because the [itvt] editorial team has been working on The TV of Tomorrow Show 2012 ( discount registration ends midnight next Monday! ), we are covering stories in this issue in round-up/summary format. Due to the volume of news generated by the NAB Show last week, we anticipate that it will take us a few more days to catch up: so if your company has sent us a press release or briefed us on an...

Interactive TV News Round-Up (II): BBC iPlayer, BeeSmart, Icareus, Bravo, Chase

March 01, 2012
--BBC Trust Publishes Final Version of BBC iPlayer Syndication Guidelines
--BeeSmart Taps Icareus to Develop Social-TV Apps for its Middleware Platform
--Bravo Partners with Chase to Enhance New Culinary Competition Series
Because the [itvt] editorial team has been working on The TV of Tomorrow Show 2012 , we are covering stories in this issue in round-up/summary format. The BBC Trust has published the final version of its guidelines for syndication of the BBC iPlayer to third-party platforms and devices (note: for background on the guidelines, see the articles published on itvt.com, January 12th, February 23rd and November 9th, 2011). "Stakeholders raised some concerns about our provisional...

Kosovo Telco, PTK, Deploys BeeSmart's Interactive TV Solution

February 07, 2011
Slovenian interactive TV technology provider, BeeSmart , said Monday that it has successfully deployed its interactive TV middleware platform with Post and Telecommunications of Kosovo (PTK). The IPTV deployment sees BeeSmart providing the telco with an initial set of 25,000 end-user licenses, as well as with consulting and system design services.

Interactive TV News Round-Up (II): BBC Red Button, Freesat, BeeSmart, Comcast

January 30, 2011
--Freesat Viewers Get Fuller Version of BBC Red Button Interactive TV Service
--BBC Releases Red-Button Programming Schedule through February 11th
--Interactive TV Technology Provider, BeeSmart, Trumpets 300% Year-over-Year Growth
--Comcast Launches "Missing Kids On Demand"
Because the [itvt] editorial team was busy last week working on the TV of Tomorrow Show 2011, we are covering recent news in round-up/summary form. We anticipate that it will take us a few days to catch up with all the news we plan to cover: 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...

News Round-Up (II): BBC, BeeSmart, Edgeware, Netview, Zenterio, Verimatrix, BlackArrow, Bluefly, Bravo, Brainient, BrightLine

October 17, 2010
--BBC Releases Red-Button Programming Schedule through October 22nd
--BeeSmart, Edgeware, NetView, Zenterio, Verimatrix Team on OTT Solution
--BlackArrow Trials Dynamic VOD Advertising with Rainbow Media
--Bluefly Using Scanbuy QR Code Technology for Ad Campaign on Bravo
--Interactive Video Advertising Company, Brainient, Secures $800,000 in VC Funding
--BrightLine Wins Three IAB MIXX Awards
Because the [itvt] editorial team is busy working on TVOT NYC Intensive (November 18th in New York City), our new show on the national interactive TV platform and the emerging ITV economy, we are covering recent news in round-up/summary form. We apologize for any inconvenience to our readers. The BBC has announced the line-up of content that will be available through its red-button interactive TV service through October 22nd. A consortium of five technology providers--...

News Round-Up

September 01, 2010
--Report: Amazon Attempting to Launch Subscription-Based Broadband VOD Service
--Report: New Apple TV Device to Feature Netflix Access
--BeeSmart Announces New Release of its Interactive TV Middleware
--Boxee Invites Users to Choose Tagline for its Boxee Box
--Epix Live Lets Viewers Interact with On-Screen Talent
--Netgem Upgrades Telekom Slovenia's Legacy IPTV Infrastructure
--SingTel Launches TV App Store, Video Search Engine
--Softel Launches MultiText for Streamlined Multilanguage Subtitle and Caption Processing
--Yoostar Now Available for Mac
Here is a round-up of some other recent interactive TV-related stories that we didn't have room for in this issue: Amazon is attempting to create a subscription-based broadband VOD service, and has proposed the idea to various media companies, including NBC Universal, Time Warner and Viacom, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal." The service would be available through the Web or through devices (such as the Roku platform) that already provide access...

Slovenian Interactive TV Technology Provider, BeeSmart, Releases Free IPTV Middleware Package

April 20, 2010
--Package Includes License for 500 End-Users, "Safe Migration Path" to Full IPTV Middleware Offering
Slovenian interactive TV technology provider, BeeSmart , has released a free, basic IPTV middleware solution, dubbed BeeSmart Lite. The middleware and its accompanying documentation can be downloaded here .

According to BeeSmart, the middleware is intended for commercial use, supports "all basic functionalities," including live TV, an EPG and VOD, and provides a "time-unlimited" license for 500 end-users. The company--which says that the free middleware is "particularly useful for technically skilled operators...