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All the latest news and interviews on interactive and multiplatform television.
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CMA to Offer Twitter-Driven Social TV Experience during ABC's Broadcast of the CMA Music Festival
--Bravo's Interactive Talk Show, "Watch What Happens Live," Returns Next Week
News Round-Up (I): ActionView, Comcast, Amino, AT&T
--ActionView International in Deal to Offer Mixed Martial Arts Programming on Comcast VOD--Amino to Launch "Amino Solutions" Offering, Focus on OTT Solutions, at IBC--AT&T Launches Interactive TV Account Manager App
News Round-Up (II): BBC Red Button, BBC iPlayer, BT, Disney-ABC
--BBC Releases Red-Button Programming Schedule through September 10th--BBC Director-General Thompson Floats Plans for International Expansion of BBC iPlayer--BT, Disney in Deal to Launch New ABC-Branded VOD Service on BT Vision
News Round-Up (III): Cisco, ExtendMedia, Concurrent, Hillcrest Labs, LG Electronics, Sony
--Cisco to Acquire "TV Everywhere" Technology Provider, ExtendMedia--Concurrent Hires Cisco, ANT Veterans to Bolster Multiscreen Strategy--Hillcrest Labs in Freespace Deals with LG and Sony
News Round-Up (IV): Icareus (HbbTV), ITV, LOVEFiLM, MGM
--Finnish Interactive TV Company, Icareus, Launches Object Carousel and Lab Solution for HbbTV--ITV Live to Enable Two-Screen Interactive TV for "The X Factor"--LOVEFiLM in Streaming Video Deal with MGM
News Round-Up (V): Minerva Networks, Netflix, NetPlay TV
--Minerva Networks Powering Interactive TV Widget-Enabled IPTV Offering for Costa Rica's ICE--Netflix Launches iPhone/iPod Touch App--NetPlay TV's New iPhone App Lets Users Interact with its Interactive TV Gambling Programming
News Round-Up (VI): Showtime, Tvinci, PeerTV, Two Way Limited
--Showtime Launches Alternate Reality Game for "Dexter"--Tvinci Teams with PeerTV to Enable "Pay-OTT" on Set-Top Boxes--Australian Interactive TV Company, Two Way Limited, Reports "Strongest" Results
News Round-Up (VII): Orca Interactive, Alpha Networks, YouGov, YouTube
--Viaccess's Orca Interactive Teams with Alpha Networks to Demo turnKeyTV IPTV Solution at IBC--New YouGov Survey Appears to Show Significant Consumer Interest in Interactive TV--Report: YouTube in Negotiations to Launch Streaming VOD Service
BBC Develops Prototype Connected-TV App that Pulls Related Web Content into a Live TV Stream
--Radio 4 Offering Comedy Flashmob Program through BBC's Red-Button Interactive TV Service
Ustream to Power Social TV-Enabled Live-Streaming "Backstage Live" Show at Primetime Emmy Awards
--Host Jimmy Fallon to Incorporate Viewer Tweets into his Emmy Presenter Introductions
OTT Specialist, Boxee, Launches Movie Library
--Launch Partners are EZTakes, Indie Movies Online, MUBI and Openfilm
Universal Electronics to Showcase "Point-and-Click" Remote Control for 3D and Connected TV at IBC
--Dolphin Remote Incorporates Hillcrest Labs' Freespace Motion-Detection Technology
New Version of TiVo's Stop//Watch Measures Effectiveness of Promos in Driving a Program's Viewership
--TiVo in Deal to Bring Enhanced Visual Elements and Interactivity to NASDAQ MarketSite Video Wall
