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Televisionation

Tracy Swedlow•www.spreaker.com
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Welcome to our Televisionation podcast show, which showcases executives, innovators, creatives, and invited analysts, in dialog with ITVT founder and editor-in-chief, Tracy Swedlow. These podcasts also offer audio of sessions from our TV of Tomorrow Show (TVOT) conferences (produced twice a year in San Francisco and New York); video interviews, as well as other types of updates and content.

Our readership is mostly made up of thousands of listeners in over 150 countries.

Founded in 1998 by Tracy Swedlow, InteractiveTV Today ITVT is the most widely read and trusted news source online on the rapidly emerging medium of multiplatform, networked, broadband interactive television. We provide concise, original coverage of industry developments, technologies, content projects, and the people building the business through our Web site (itvt.com).

Contact tracyswedlow@gmail.com to find out more or to pitch yourself to be interviewed!
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Radio [itvt]: TVOT SF2012 - Sports and the TV of Tomorrow

[itvt] is pleased to present a video recording of the session, "Sports and the TV of Tomorrow," which was one of the highlights of The TV of Tomorrow Show 2012 (June 12th-13th). The session was described in the show brochure as follows: "This session will explore how various emerging technologies and media--including second-screen apps, connected-TV distribution, social viewing and sharing, advanced graphics systems and more--will change television coverage of sports, as well as the monetization...

Oct 30, 2012•57 min

Radio [itvt]: Bravo's - "Start Ups: Silicon Valley"

Bravo Launches Interactive Experience for its New Reality Series, "Start-Ups Silicon Valley" Bravo's SVP of Marketing, Ellen Stone, Discusses the Network's "Silicon Valley Status" Project with [itvt]'s Tracy SwedlowIn this recorded interview, [itvt]'s Tracy Swedlow talks to Ellen Stone, SVP of marketing at Bravo Media, about Silicon Valley Status (SVS), an interactive experience that Bravo is launching today to enhance its new Randi Zuckerberg-executive-produced reality series, "Start-Ups: Silic...

Oct 29, 2012•22 min

Radio [itvt]: Presentation - The Anatomy of a Companion App.

The TV of Tomorrow Show 2012 - San Francisco Rebecca Rusk Lim, VP of Interactive Experience, Audience & Multiplatform Technologies, at Turner Broadcasting, will provide an in-depth overview of the creative lifecycle of several recently launched entertainment-companion applications. The focus will be on user-centered design to create value for viewers while they interact with the apps before, during and after the show. The presentation will highlight how to find the right balance while the vi...

Oct 18, 2012•26 min

Radio [itvt]: Emmy Voting! - Geoff Katz and Michael Gregor

We talk to Geoff and Michael about the Emmys' IMPG Blue Ribbon judging panel and big party tonight in L.A. We also go into why each of the projects are important and innovative with specific detail. We also talk about the 3rd party development opportunity to develop apps for the Emmys. The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Interactive Media Peer Group (IMPG) nominees for the Emmy Awards for Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media. This year, the Awards honor achievement in ...

Sep 12, 2012•29 min

Radio [itvt]: Samsung "Free the TV Challenge" - Eric Anderso

Interview: VP of Content and Product Solutions, Eric Anderson, on Samsung's Free the TV Challenge III Earlier this summer (see the article published on itvt.com, July 25th), Samsung launched its third annual "Free the TV Challenge" connected-TV developer contest. This year's competition--subtitled "Second Screen Storytellers"--sees Samsung collaborating with the New York Television Festival (NYTVF) to foster the development of original multiscreen television series. The competition's winner will...

Sep 12, 2012•17 min

Radio [itvt] : Emmy Nom - HBO - Game of Thrones

HBO - Game Of Thrones Season Two - Enhanced Digital Experience - Outstanding Creative Achievement In Interactive Media - Enhancement To A Television Program or Series Video: https://vimeo.com/45808629 Nominees: Alison Moore, Senior Vice President, Digital Platforms Otto Berkes, Senior Vice President, Consumer Technology

Aug 28, 2012•35 min

Radio [itvt]: Emmy Nom - USA Networks: Psych HashTag Killer

Interview With: Jesse Redniss, SVP Digital, USA Networks Emmy Nomination for Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media—Original Interactive Television Programming Show Video: Psych HashTag Killer: https://vimeo.com/45808628 Nominees: USA Network, Universal Cable Productions, Social Samba

Aug 16, 2012•34 min

Radio [itvt]: Emmy Nom - Bravo: Top Chef Last Chance Kitchen

Guest: Lisa Hsia Executive Vice President, Bravo Digital Media Video: https://vimeo.com/45808632 Topic: Outstanding Creative Achievement In Interactive Media - Enhancement To A Television Program or Series 2012 Primetime Emmy Award Nominees: NBC Universal, Bravo Media, Magical Elves

Aug 14, 2012•30 min

Radio [itvt]: RINGZ CEO, Robert May

Interview: RingGuides, Inc. Founder, Robert May, on the Company's New Ringz.TV App Last month, San Francisco-based start-up, RingGuides Inc. (RGI), launched Ringz.TV, a second-screen social-TV/content-discovery/video-sharing app that the company bills as "organiz[ing] thousands of Web video streams in a multi-dimensional environment" and as "leveraging the iPad's dual core processors and multi-touch inputs" in order to "deliver a fast-paced world where viewers flip, swipe, tap and pinch to explo...

Jul 25, 2012•36 min

Emmy's Nominations In-depth Interview

Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media--Enhancement to a Television Program or Series are: Bravo's Top Chef: Last Chance KitchenGame Of Thrones Season Two--Enhanced Digital Experience The Team Coco Sync App TBS http://vimeo.com/album/2013358 Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media--Original Interactive Television Programming are: Dirty Work - rides.tv - Fourth Wall StudiosPsych HashTag Killer What's Trending With Shira Lazar http://vimeo.com/album/2008555 [itvt]'s Tr...

Jul 20, 2012•51 min

TVOT NYC Intensive 2010 - Addressable Advertising - Seth Haberman

Data, Targeting and Messaging at TVOT NYC Intensive [itvt] is pleased to present an audio recording of "The Recursive Ménage à Trois: Data, Targeting and Messaging," a panel session at TVOT NYC Intensive. The panelists for the session were: --Seth Haberman, CEO, Visible World (moderator) --Lawrence Kimmel, CEO, Direct Marketing Association --Dave Morgan, CEO, Simulmedia --Bruce Nelson, vice chairman, Omnicom Group --William Nowacki, managing partner and lead principal, Opera Analytics --Ed Swind...

Dec 15, 2010•1 hr 2 min

S-Curve CEO, Steve Greenberg, on Andy Grammer's New Interactive Music Video

In this recorded episode of [itvt]'s talk radio show, "Radio [i]tvt," Steve Greenberg, founder and CEO of S-Curve Records (the record label responsible for "Who Let the Dogs Out," and "Stacy's Mom"), discusses the recently released interactive music video for S-Curve artist Andy Grammer's single, "Keep Your Head Up." The video, which is distributed through Vevo, is powered by technology from Interlude, an Israeli company in which S-Curve holds an equity stake. It invites viewers to "choose from ...

Dec 08, 2010•21 min

FourthWall Media Exec Discusses PayPal News

Earlier this week, interactive TV company, FourthWall Media (formerly BIAP), announced that it has teamed with online payments specialist, PayPal, on a solution "to bring safe and easy payments to TV." According to the company, the solution will enable cable operators to deploy applications on their EBIF platforms that allow viewers to access their PayPal digital wallets for tcommerce payment. Dubbed the TV Buy Button and powered by PayPal X, the new solution is billed by FourthWall as incorpora...

Oct 06, 2010•23 min

Zodiac CEO Brandon Brown on Cablevision Deal

[itvt]'s Tracy Swedlow interviewed Zodiac CEO, Brandon Brown, Monday, about Cablevision's PowerUp deployment. A recording of the interview is available here.

Sep 21, 2010•34 min

AltiCast Execs. Talk About New Social TV Offering

At the CableLabs Summer Conference Innovation Showcase earlier this month (see the article published on itvt.com, August 18th), interactive TV software specialist, Alticast (whose areas of expertise include DVB-MHP, OCAP/tru2way, EBIF, IPTV and mobile TV), unveiled its AltiConnect Social Media platform, which it says lets pay-TV subscribers interact with sponsored Facebook, Twitter and Foursquare campaigns from their TV set. According to the company's Innovation Showcase materials, AltiConnect e...

Sep 03, 2010•30 min

Showtime's David Preisman and Emmy Governor Geoff Katz

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences recently announced that Showtime Networks' high-definition EBIF-based "Showtime Sports Interactive" application will receive an Engineering Plaque--an award that honors "those achievements that exhibit a high level of engineering and are important to the progress of the industry"--at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Engineering Awards (see the article published on itvt.com, August 2nd). The app--which is designed to enhance Showtime's coverage of boxing and m...

Aug 13, 2010•44 min

Mark Garner, AETN SVP Distribution, Marketing, and Business Development

In this recorded episode of [itvt]'s talk radio show, "Radio [i]tvt," Mark Garner, SVP of distribution, marketing and business development at A&E Television Networks, discusses that company's interactive TV plans for its various networks (including A&E, History and Lifetime), its tcommerce partnership with Delivery Agent, his views on OTT platforms, ranging from Google TV to the Apple iPad, and much more.

May 27, 2010•43 min

Mike Pohl, CEO of Jinni - Recommendations Partner with Google TV

In this recorded episode of [itvt]'s talk radio show, "Radio [i]tvt," Mike Pohl, CEO of Jinni--a company that has developed a semantic search-and-recommendation engine which it bills as being based on "content genetics and user psychographics" and as enabling what it calls "mood-based" searches (note: the company has announced integration partnerships with OpenTV and SeaChange International, and last week was revealed to be working with Google on its new Google TV platform--see the article publi...

May 27, 2010•39 min

Tim Hanlon, CatalystS+F Discusses New Role and ITV Opp

In this episode of Radio [i]tvt, we speak with high-profile interactive TV advertising industry figure, Tim Hanlon, who just recently joined Catalyst S+F, a company which bills itself as specializing in "providing mission-critical advice and execution to innovation-oriented start-ups, brands and investors," as a partner. According to the company, Hanlon, who was previously managing director of Publicis Groupe's VivaKi Ventures, will be responsible for its venture investment and advisory strategi...

May 20, 2010•48 min

Delivery Agent's CEO, Mike Fitzsimmons on Tcommerce and The Band

Earlier this week (see the article published on itvt.com, May 12th), Delivery Agent, a company that specializes in developing what it calls "shopping-enabled" entertainment (i.e. ecommerce marketplaces) for entertainment/media companies (note: it claims to have developed such services for over 200 major entertainment properties, including broadcast networks ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox, as well as Discovery Communications, HBO, Showtime, A&E Television Networks, MTV Networks, Univision, Martha Stew...

May 14, 2010•42 min
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