Interviews

Televisionation: Julie Saltman on her New VR/AR Project, “Taking Wing”

August 25, 2021
ITVT/TVOT is pleased to present a new episode of “ Televisionation ,” our video/audio podcast exploring the advanced/interactive-TV industry. This episode Julie Saltman , Lead Producer and Costume Designer of “Taking Wing,” a new VR/AR experience, loosely based on Shel Silverstein’s famous children’s story, “The Giving Tree.” Among other things, she provides an overview of the project and of the team of creators and technologists that have made it possible, and outlines future plans, which...

Televisionation: Screen Culture: Media Scholar and Producer, David Craig

August 24, 2021
ITVT is pleased to present the latest episode of Televisionation: Screen Culture , our new video series exploring the symbiotic relationship between culture and filmed content—television, streaming, and cinema. Hosted by fandom expert Lisa Crawford, Screen Culture was created for thoughtful discussions about the impact of premium filmed content on today’s society. In this episode, Lisa is joined by David Craig , a media scholar, producer, and former network executive. He is Clinical Professor at...

Televisionation Friday Fireside: LiveRamp’s Gayatri Bhalla on Identity Graphs

August 12, 2021
Televisionation: Friday Fireside features Rick Howe , The iTV Doctor , in conversation with prominent figures from the advanced-TV/video industry. If you ever wondered (but didn’t confess to anybody) how Identity Graphs can be used to target television advertising to EXACTLY the right audience, this week’s guest on The Friday Fireside— Gayatri Bhalla , Chief Evangelist for Advanced TV and General Manager of Political at LiveRamp —is for you! Gayatri indulges the good doctor’s questions...

Televisionation: Discovery Product and Design Chief, Shawn Johnson

August 10, 2021
ITVT/TVOT is pleased to present a new episode of “ Televisionation ,” our video/audio podcast exploring the advanced/interactive-TV industry. This episode features Shawn Johnson , GVP of Global Product and Design at Discovery . Among other things, he discusses his purview at Discovery, describes the projects he is currently engaged in there, explains why product design is such an important part of the company’s global OTT strategy, and outlines some of the services the company...

Televisionation: PART 1 - Screen Culture: Interactive Programming Pioneer, Bernie Su

August 10, 2021
PART 2: Click here ITVT is pleased to present the (PART 2) latest episode of Televisionation: Screen Culture , our new video series exploring the symbiotic relationship between culture and filmed content—television, streaming, and cinema. Hosted by fandom expert Lisa Crawford , Screen Culture was created for thoughtful discussions about the impact of premium filmed content on today’s society. In this episode Lisa is joined by Bernie Su , a pioneer of digital and interactive...

Televisionation Friday Fireside: Sinclair Broadcast’s Head of Growth Networks and Content, Scott Ehrlich

August 05, 2021
Televisionation: Friday Fireside features Rick Howe, The iTV Doctor , in conversation with prominent figures from the advanced-TV/video industry. Today’s episode of The Friday Fireside welcomes Scott Ehrlich , SVP of Growth Networks and Content for Sinclair Broadcast Group . In the good doctor’s opinion, Scott basically does all the fun stuff, including Sinclair’s Content Lab where his team STIRRs up (that’s a pun) all kinds of trouble for Sinclair’s competitors (which is basically everybody!)...

Televisionation Friday Fireside: Barney Marvin on Claritas’ Partnership with Centriply

July 29, 2021
Televisionation: Friday Fireside features Rick Howe, The iTV Doctor , in conversation with prominent figures from the advanced-TV/video industry. This week’s edition of the Friday Fireside features Barney Marvin, SVP of Digital Solutions for Claritas , which recently announced a collaborative effort with Centriply to help brands maximize their linear TV ad campaigns. Barney explains how the Claritas Identity Graph supports customer identification, campaign delivery and ROI optimization to make marketing campaigns as seamless as...

Televisionation: Screen Culture: Jordana Mollick, President of Development and Production at Semi-Formal Productions

July 26, 2021
ITVT is pleased to present the latest episode of Televisionation: Screen Culture , our new video series exploring the symbiotic relationship between culture and filmed content—television, streaming, and cinema. Hosted by fandom expert Lisa Crawford , Screen Culture was created for thoughtful discussions about the impact of premium filmed content on today’s society. In this episode, Lisa is joined by Jordana Mollick . Jordana is President of Development and Production at Semi-Formal Productions and an...

Televisionation Friday Fireside: Bart Spriester of Comcast Technology Solutions

July 15, 2021
Televisionation: Friday Fireside features Rick Howe, The iTV Doctor , in conversation with prominent figures from the advanced-TV/video industry. This week’s guest on the Friday Fireside is Bart Spriester , VP and General Manager for Content and Streaming Providers at Comcast Technology Solutions (CTS) . In a far-reaching and future-focused conversation, it became apparent that CTS is probably the most capable and least understood tech vendor in the media and entertainment ecosystem: Comcast's enormous technology...

"Screen Culture”: First Episode Features White Label Productions CEO, Chris Wagner, in Conversation with Lisa Crawford

July 13, 2021
ITVT is pleased to present Televisionation: Screen Culture , a new video series exploring the symbiotic relationship between culture and filmed content—television, streaming, and cinema. Each episode features an interview with a leader in content creation (showrunners, directors, and more) discussing a unique aspect of their work and how it has reflected or even altered the culture around us. Screen Culture is hosted by Lisa Crawford (see more below) . In this episode, Lisa is...

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