This show features a panel of experts talking about all the interesting stories, trends, screwups, and launches that made the year great. It also includes predictions for 2009, important trends, and news headlines of importance. The panel includes execs. from Time Warner Cable, tvstrategies, billniemeyer.tv, VisibleWorld, and Translation Please. Tracy Swedlow, editor of itvt.com and blog.itvt.com, is your host.
Dec 30, 2008•1 hr 5 min
EXCLUSIVE NEWS!: Itaas is a well-respected provider of multi-platform solutions for MSOs, programmers and interactive application developers focusing on interactive television technologies. Once such technology is EBIF or Enhanced Binary Interchange Format, an interactive TV specification that is being deployed on millions of set-top boxes all over the country by the cable operators that will enable simple interactive applications to appear on top programming and advertising. Vibha will announce...
Dec 09, 2008•34 min
Vidiom is going through some big changes as the ITV industry makes a few seismic shifts. David Housman, now CEO, is taking over the helm from Tim Wahlers who started his own company. We learn about Vidiom's new focus and how Housman expects the newxt few years to go as they deliver services to the cable and IPTV industries. Your host is Tracy Swedlow, editor-in-chief of itvt.com and blog.itvt.com
Nov 25, 2008•35 min
The American Film Institute DigiFest and Digital Content Lab took place November 6-7 in Los Angeles. Here on [itvt] Radio, we host 2 shows back to back featuring participants that demo'ed some of the most innovative prototypes of new interactive media work being done today. In this show, we hear from Marc Johnson (ABC.com), Jaime Levy Russell (HUGE), and Nonny de la Peña (documentary filmmaker). Your host is Tracy Swedlow, editor-in-chief of InteractiveTV Today itvt.com and blog.itvt.com
Nov 18, 2008•38 min
The American Film Institute DigiFest and Digital Content Lab took place November 6-7 in Los Angeles. Here on [itvt] Radio, we host 2 shows back to back featuring participants that demo'ed some of the most innovative prototypes of new interactive media work being done today. In this show, we hear from Phillipe Couteau (EarthEcho), Yaoshiang Ho (MGM), and Chris Jacobs (United Future). Your host is Tracy Swedlow, editor-in-chief of InteractiveTV Today itvt.com and blog.itvt.com
Nov 18, 2008•34 min
Today's show is about The Weather Channel's work with interactive television. Tom is responsible for localized programming on The Weather Channel® (TWC) including the teams responsible for Local on the 8s® for cable and satellite viewers, localized on-channel overlays Weatherstrip and Weather Frame, severe weather bulletin messages, the digital channel Weatherscan® and interactive television products and services. Your host is Tracy Swedlow, editor of itvt.com and blog.itvt.com
Nov 12, 2008•36 min
IPTV middleware and ITV applications provider, Orca Interactive, is ramping up its offerings this Fall through various initiatives that include an end-to-end hybrid solution over the open internet, social TV platform for recommendations, fingerprint recognition for better personalized TV viewing/selections, social TV apps, and a deployment in Russia, a still emerging market. Vice president of Sales & Marketing, Sefy Ariely, is with us to discuss these developments, IPTV and the economic cris...
Nov 05, 2008•1 hr 1 min
Gary Traver, SVP and COO of Comcast Media Center (CMC), which provides multiplatform content development and distribution solutions for cable system operators, joins Homer Gonzalez III, product manager for HITS AxIS, CMC’s centralized content services bureau for supporting the development and delivery of advanced interactive video services. We will discuss their latest ITV deployments and talk about ongoing strategy. Tracy Swedlow, editor of itvt.com and blog.itvt.com, is your host.
Nov 04, 2008•1 hr 2 min
Today, we will be speaking with 2 executives from the well-known and always busy interactive TV technology company, BIAP Inc. The company has announced a new development in their partnership with Time Warner Cable. Specifically, they have made a 5-Year agreement for use of its ETV User Agent in Time Warner Cable’s advanced advertising platform, which will enable anybody to submit 3rd party EBIF apps. It’s a small step, but a big one, too as this deal has everything to do with launching Canoe – t...
Oct 29, 2008•1 hr
BlackArrow offers an ad-management platform that delivers live or on-demand advertisements to broadband TV and video-on-demand offerings on cable. Delivering targeted advertising to VOD assets is still an emerging business and BlackArrow is demonstrating some traction in the market. For example, they recently picked up $20 million in VC funding in the current economic climate; signed the children’s network, Kabillion; and integrated their platform with the well-known CDN Akamai’s Media Framework...
Oct 27, 2008•38 min
Widgets, for those who have been following [itvt]’s coverage over the last year or two have become a intriguing business. For example, we recently did a show all about the Widget Channel from Yahoo and their plans to create a channel devoted to offering widgets of all kinds – you just select one and download to your set-top box device. But what are widgets for video programming on the Internet? We speak to the CEO of iWidgets. Your host is Tracy Swedlow, editor of itvt.com and blog.itvt.com
Oct 27, 2008•58 min
Perry Wu, CEO of BitGravity and Angelo Fernando - Communications and Outreach Manager at Arizona State University are here to discuss the new Decision Theater which incorporates video, interactivity, big graphic screens, dynamic data. It's the 3-screen room of Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451" come alive! Your host is Tracy Swedlow, editor of itvt.com
Oct 16, 2008•1 hr 1 min
SCOOP!: Finally, ActiveVideo is able to be public about its relationship with Time Warner Cable. In this show, we spoke with CEO, Jeff Miller, who described their interactive TV deployment in Hawaii at TWC's Oceanic installation. Your host is Tracy Swedlow, editor of http://www.itvt.com
Oct 07, 2008•41 min
We will be discussing the availability and use of tools to develop interactive TV apps and how they lead to the playout of the apps. Ensequence is well-represented, but we will talk about competitive tools and whether any of them really accomplish the task. We will also be interested in how they sell and how they are marketed. Do tool developers work with designers to ensure that the tools are appropriate? What do designers think about these tool platforms and what do they really use? Your host ...
Oct 01, 2008•1 hr 4 min
NDS VP of Broadband and Interactive talks to [itvt]'s Tracy Swedlow about their latest comprehensive survey on Digital Video Recorder usage. DVRs, PVRs, and TiVos, of course, are widely used, but how are they used and when? Your host is Tracy Swedlow, Editor-in-Chief of InteractiveTV Today www.itvt.com Join our discussion by calling 646-595-4343.
Sep 18, 2008•1 hr 1 min
EXCLUSIVE! - Emmy winners and executive officers of the Interactive Media Peer Group (American Academy of Television Arts & Sciences) assemble to discuss their ITV applications and why they won. Your host is Tracy Swedlow, Editor-in-Chief of InteractiveTV Today www.itvt.com
Sep 18, 2008•35 min
This special long show features an incredible panel of the most experienced, best, and Emmy-winning designers and thinkers in the ITV industry. Last names only: Donoghue, Herigstad, Otto, Green, Preisman, Stefanac, Gilles. We will talk good and bad design and how certain technologies and industry pressures affect the design process. Your host is Tracy Swedlow, www.itvt.com
Sep 09, 2008•1 hr 20 min
TVOT will speak with the hosts of a new conference in October focusing on ITV design issues but from a more academic perspecitve. Papers presented will be from around the world. Your host is Tracy Swedlow www.itvt.com
Sep 04, 2008•1 hr 1 min
Intel and Yahoo! just announced they are developing the Widget Channel. We will speak to Patrick Barry, Yahoo!'s VP of Connected TV - the person whose team was in charge of buiding the Widget Channel's widget engine.
Aug 26, 2008•59 min
Various executives will be on the show to discuss their various interactive TV applications in use currently for the Olympics. Those include Ensequence's DISH app, Verizon FiOS' EBIF app, and SinglePoint's Text Alerts. Your host is Tracy Swedlow www.itvt.com
Aug 13, 2008•1 hr 1 min
Meredith Flynn-Ripley will talk about their new social IPTV platform, MediaFriends, and the latest news about their Tier 1 customer which is deploying their suite of products. Integra5 enables television not only to be interactive, but telephony-friendly. Your host is Tracy Swedlow www.itvt.com
Aug 08, 2008•1 hr 1 min
Anystream, CEO, Fred Singer will discuss the work his company is doing to provide on-demand video to NBC for all their Olympics coverage online. Your host is Tracy Swedlow, www.itvt.com
Aug 07, 2008•36 min
CEO Patrick Koppula is head of an innovative company called ffwd or "fast forward." In this show, he will reveal his beta broadband TV Electronic Programming Guide and other apps possibly that can be manipulated by a Nintendo Wii wand. Your host is Tracy Swedlow www.itvt.com
Jul 18, 2008•1 hr 1 min
Five members of the Academy's Interactive Media Peer Group (all highly-experienced experts) stop by to discuss the finalists for this year's Emmy Awards Interactive categories.
Jul 16, 2008•1 hr 1 min
Tom Morgan, chief strategy officer at Move Networks, has been in the ITV advertising business for a long time. He'll be here to talk about all the devleopments industry-wide and keep us up to date with Move Networks' developments (note: Move provides high quality streaming to major networks and new ad insertion methodologies). Your Host is: Tracy Swedlow www.itvt.com
Jul 01, 2008•1 hr 1 min
Expert veteran ITV industry guests talk about the latest news of the month including the fact that the ITV Network is sending Cease & Desist letters to companies for using the initials "iTV" and "ITV." Other topics: conferences, tru2way, David Verklin of Canoe Ventures. We also have a sci-fi bonus question featuring an old movie. Your host is Tracy Swedlow www.itvt.com
Jun 30, 2008•1 hr 1 min
David Sarnoff Library, Director, Alex Magoun, will discuss Sarnoff's legacy; how the early days of developing TV technology are similiar or different from today's work with digital and interactive TV; various interesting projects at the Library including the recreation of the "War of the Worlds" radio broadcast; The Farnsworth Invention; and his book, "Television: The Life Story of a Technology," which talks about all of the above. Host is Tracy Swedlow, www.itvt.com InteractiveTV Today....
Jun 20, 2008•1 hr 3 min
Sangita Verma, co-founder and CEO of TAG Networks--a company that has developed a games-on-demand service, called TAG, that integrates with existing VOD infrastructures and supports community features and multi-device interaction--will discuss the company's trial deployment of the service with Time Warner Cable in Dothan, Alabama.
Jun 20, 2008•48 min
The next live broadcast of "The TV of Tomorrow Show with Tracy Swedlow" is scheduled for Tuesday, June 3rd at 10:30AM Pacific/1:30PM Eastern. Steven Roberts, SVP of new media and business development at DirecTV, will provide an update on that company's interactive TV offerings.
Jun 03, 2008•54 min
Michael Finn, VP of advertising sales at DISH Network, and Scott Higgins, the company’s director of interactive programming, will discuss DISH’s new interactive TV advertising deal with NBC Universal, and provide a general update on its ITV ‘deployments and strategy.
May 28, 2008•1 hr 2 min
