Interactive TV Headlines Round-Up 8/19/14 (IV): Sky, Jaunt, HbbTV 2.0, MHP, HBO, Hearst Digital Studios, Hulu, Jinni, Justin.tv, Twitch, LG, Liberty Global, Maker Studios, Zealot Networks, NBCU, Xbox
August 18, 2014
As most of you are probably aware, [itvt]'s news reporting was on hiatus for several weeks, because our editorial team was working on TVOT 2014 and then taking a post-event break. In order to catch up with the news we missed during that period, we are covering stories in headlines/round-up format (note: we have marked older stories with the date they originally broke). We expect it will take us a few weeks to catch up with all recent developments, so if you have sent us a press release or briefed us about a piece of news, and don't yet see it covered here, please bear with us.
- Launches Social Video-Authoring App for iPhone Groopie
- Sky Makes Additional Investment in "Cinematic VR" Company, Jaunt
- Jaunt Teams with Variety to Offer VR Coverage of "Guardians of the Galaxy" Premiere
- Italian Broadcasters Set to Abandon MHP in Favor of New HTML5-Based HbbTV 2.0 Middleware Standard
- Australia's HbbTV-Powered FreeviewPlus Service Set to Launch Next Month
- Report: HBO Exploring OTT Delivery in International Markets
- Hearst Digital Studios Names Corey Moss SVP of Production and Development
- Update to Hulu Android App Allows Users to Sample Free Content
- Hulu in Distribution Deal with Spanish-Language Broadcaster, MundoFox
- "Semantic Discovery" Company, Jinni, Opens Office in NYC
- Jinni's Semantic Discovery Solution Launches on AT&T U-verse (May 7th)
- Justin.tv, the Live-Streaming Video Company that Spawned Game-Broadcasting Service Twitch, Closes
- Twitch Teams with ACR Specialist, Audible Magic, to Identify and Mute Unauthorized Audio
- Twitch CEO's Reddit AMA Reveals User Anger over Recent Service Changes
- Legendary Entertainment Buys Felicia Day's YouTube Channel, Geek & Sundry; Previously Acquired Chris Hardwick's Nerdist Industries
- LG Electronics Launches First OLED TV to Feature its New LG Smart TV+ webOS Connected-TV Platform
- LG's 2014 Ultra HD 4K LED TV's Feature Company's Smart TV+ webOS Platform, Billed as Making Live TV, Streaming Services and Previously Viewed Content All Accessible via One-Click "Launcher Bar" Menu (June 24th)
- Liberty Global Releases Subscriber Totals for its TiVo-Powered and Horizon TV Advanced-TV Services
- Disney-Owned YouTube MCN, Maker Studios, Launches iPhone App for YouTube Star, PewDiePie
- Maker Studios Names Ex-AOL Studios Chief, Gabriel Lewis, EVP of Development and Strategy, and Ex-Yahoo Exec, Bonnie Pan, EVP of Programming
- Maker Studios Co-Founder and Ex-CEO, Danny Zappin, Launches Multiplatform Digital Media Company, Zealot Networks; Company Has $25 Million in Funding from Zappin and Other Ex-Maker Execs and Talent
- Maker Studios Co-Founders, Lisa and Ben Donovan, Leave the Company
- USA Now and Syfy Now Become First NBCUniversal "TV Everywhere" Apps to Launch on Microsoft Xbox One
- NBC to Premiere New Comedy Series, "A to Z," on Clear Channel's iHeartRadio and Other Digital Platforms
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