SWRV

Interactive TV News Roundup

November 03, 2011
-- SeaChange Supplies VOD Gear to Bulgaria's M-Tel -- Ericsson Powers China's YOU On Demand VOD Platform -- SWRV Hits Milestone of 30M Interactions -- Ruwido: Remote Controls Aren't Going Away -- Softel Launches MediaSphere Digital Transport Adapter
SeaChange International 's On Demand Group said it struck a deal with top Bulgarian telecom company M-Tel to manage its VOD services. M-Tel provides GSM mobile phone service to about 5 million subscribers, and it is expanding into fixed line Internet and entertainment service. ODG has similar agreements to manage VOD and pay-per-view services with Virgin Media in the UK, SFR in France, KBW and Unity Media i n Germany, OTE in Greece, TTNet in Turkey, and du in Dubai.

Interactive TV News Round-Up (IV): Music Choice, Verizon FiOS, NBC, Netgem, Virgin Mobile France

June 28, 2011
--Music Choice's Interactive Music Video Network, SWRV, Launches on Verizon FiOS TV
--NBC Launches NBC.com App for iPad
--Netgem Tapped to Power Virgin Mobile France's Virgin Mobile Box TV Offering
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: Verizon FiOS TV has launched Music Choice's interactive music video network, SWRV , in all its markets. The launch of the SWRV linear-TV channel, which is available to FiOS TV Extreme HD and Ultimate HD subscribers on channel 1799, follows the recent launch on Verizon FiOS TV of a Music Choice...

News Round-Up (V): RTE (MHEG), Music Choice, NDS

August 08, 2010
--MHEG Selected as Interactive Middleware for Ireland's National DTT Service
--Music Choice Launches "Back 2 School" Programming Promotion for its Interactive Channel, SWRV
--NDS Says New Hire Heralds Increased Focus on Advanced Advertising Solutions for Asia Pacific
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...

News Round-Up (VI): Man Made Music-Schematic, Metrological-Softkinetic-Optrima, Mirada, Music Choice, OIPF

June 24, 2010
--Man Made Music Develops Sonic User Interface for Schematic Interactive "Touchwalls"
--Metrological, Softkinetic and Optrima in Partnership for 3D Gesture-Based Interactive TV Applications
--Mirada Names Paul Hastings UK Sales Director
--Music Choice Claims Record Weekly Interactions for SWRV
--OIPF Demo's End-to-End IPTV Delivery at Interop Event
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 couple of 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...

News Round-Up (V)

May 10, 2010
--Mediacom Taps Concurrent for VOD, Interactive TV and Linear Data Collection
--Music Choice's SWRV Passes 1 Million Interactions Milestone
--OEDN Publishes "OEDN Academic Software Kit Quick Start Guide."
--Rentrak in VOD Measurement Deal with CTV
The [itvt] editorial team is currently on the road, so we are covering today's stories in round-up/summary form. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience to our readers. Concurrent has announced that it has signed a multi-year contract with Mediacom Communications , under which "Mediacom's marketing, advertising sales, engineering and operations strategies will be supported with a turnkey service offering of Concurrent's Media Data and Advertising Solutions." According to the companies, the deal will see...

New Interview with CEO, David Del Beccaro, on Music Choice's New Interactive TV Network, SWRV

April 16, 2010
--Plus New iTV Doctor Column on ActiveVideo Networks and its Cloud-Based Approach to ITV
[itvt] has just published a radio interview with David Del Beccaro , founder, president and CEO of multiplatform music programmer, Music Choice . Del Beccaro discusses Music Choice's new interactive TV network, SWRV , covering such topics as the technology infrastructure that drives the network's interactivity, its line-up of interactive programs, Music Choice's strategy and roadmap for the network, why the company decided to launch an interactive network at this time, and much more.
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Music Choice Taps Norway's never.no to Power its New Interactive TV Network, SWRV

April 13, 2010
Norwegian interactive TV software company, never.no , announced Monday that its flagship Interactivity Suite is a key technology component of SWRV , the new 24/7 interactive music video network that was launched earlier this year by multiplatform programmer, Music Choice. The network--which is currently available to Cox digital cable subscribers in New England and Virginia on Channel 900 and to Cox broadband subscribers nationwide (note: Music Choice says that the network will be rolled out...

Music Choice: Viewers Highly Engaged with SWRV's Online Interactive Features

April 07, 2010
Multiplatform music programmer, Music Choice , contacted [itvt] Tuesday with an update on its new 24/7 interactive music video network, SWRV . According to the company--which says that the network recently expanded its reach via launches on Cox Communications systems (channel 900) in Arkansas, Kansas, mid-Georgia and Parma, Ohio--viewers last month spent an average of 6.1 minutes on the SWRV.tv Web site, completing online interactivity components for the network's programs. The most trafficked SWRV.tv Web...

Music Choice Says Viewers Responding Enthusiastically to New Interactive Network, SWRV

March 31, 2010
--Imira, Enne Team on Interactive TV Series for Children
--MySpace, Fox Inviting Viewers to Audition for New Roles in "Glee"
--"Sims" Creator, Will Wright, Said to Be Teaming with Current TV on Interactive TV Series
Multiplatform music programmer, Music Choice , contacted [itvt] Tuesday to let us know that its new 24/7 interactive music video network, SWRV , has generated 500,000 viewer interactions in 750,000 homes since its launch last month. According to the company, 54% of those interactions were via the Web ( http://www.swrv.tv ) and 46% via the phone.

The SWRV program that has enjoyed the highest percentage of viewer interactions to date, Music Choice...