Televisionation

ITVT/TVOT is pleased to present a new episode of “Televisionation,” our video/audio podcast exploring the advanced/interactive-TV industry in the Coronavirus/Covid-19 Era and beyond.

The episode features Rodrigo Madriz, Co-Founder and CEO of Canadian adtech and tcommerce company, TMT Lab. Among other things, Madriz describes the company’s shoppable TV solution, its deployments in Canada and Mexico, how it leverages ACR technology, how it views such areas as linear OTT, AVOD, Addressable and ATSC 3.0, its future plans, and more.

(Note: Our first virtual show, TVOT LIVE!, took place last month. However, you can still purchase on-demand access to all the sessions and other materials for $49.99. Click here to register http://tvotshow.com.)

ITVT/TVOT is pleased to present two new episodes of “Televisionation,” our video/audio podcast exploring the advanced/interactive-TV industry in the Coronavirus/Covid-19 Era and beyond.

The first episode, which was recorded in July 2020, features Devin Fallon, who at the time was VP of Media Insights and Analytics at Tremor Video, discussing the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the connected-TV industry.

The second episode, which was recorded earlier this month, features Leslie Grandy, CEO of Triple Squirrels, a digital media company founded by actor, Tom Skerritt. She discusses Triple Squirrels’ new, digital linear-streaming and on-demand channel, EVRGRN, which is devoted to content about the Pacific Northwest, and which is initially available on Sinclair Broadcast’s STIRR platform. Grandy is joined by director/producer, Andrew Lahmann, whose documentary, “Out of Nothing,” is available to watch on the new channel.

http://tvotshow.com/televisionation - Televisionation: Friday Fireside features Rick Howe, The iTV Doctor, in conversation with prominent figures from the advanced-TV/video industry.

“What the HELL is going on in the TV Business?” That is the opening question for this week’s Friday Fireside guest: John Penney, Executive Board Member of the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), and respected television industry exec with stints at HBO, Starz, Fox, Viacom and more. Without filters or edits, John provides guidance to the major media companies on how to turn the business into The Renaissance of Television, instead of the “total shit show” that we experiencing now!

(Note: Our first virtual show, TVOT LIVE!, took place earlier this month. However, you can still purchase on-demand access to all the sessions and other materials for $49.99. Click here to register: https://app.socio.events/NzIyOQ%3D%3D/overview)

http://tvotshow.com - In the final scene of Sydney Pollack’s masterful film, “Three Days of the Condor,” Turner, the former CIA analyst, meets up with Higgins, the rogue agent who’s been plaguing him, outside the New York Times building. Turner, played by Robert Redford, has sent all the information about the plot he’s exposed to the Times:

Turner: Just look around. They've got it. That's where they ship from. They've got all of it.
Higgins: What? What did you do?
Turner: I told them a story. I told 'em a story. You play games; I told 'em a story.
Higgins: Oh, you…you poor, dumb son of a bitch. You've done more damage than you know.
Turner: I hope so.
Higgins: You're about to be a very lonely man. It didn't have to end this way.
Turner: Of course it did.
Higgins: Hey Turner! How do you know they'll print it? You can take a walk…but how far if they don't print it?
Turner: They'll print it.
Higgins: How do you know?

The question Higgins puts to the Redford character presumes that even a newspaper like the New York Times (when it prided itself on objectivity) may in some cases sit on or bury a story. The question we hope to explore today, in an age when technology enables so many ways to publish, is: What are the sinews that prevent certain stories from surfacing? How are secrets kept? How do we find them and what can we learn about how people kept secrets in the past that reveals something about what occurs today? Are we really more informed, and thereby freer, today than, say, 70 years ago, when there were hundreds of independent newspapers? How were stories buried and secrets preserved back then? And—at a time when public trust in media appears to be in decline, with many believing that major news outlets report in lockstep and serve agendas other than the public’s right to know—are emerging news technologies and platforms really making it easier for us to uncover the secrets that some would prefer be kept from us?

Televisionation: Friday Fireside features Rick Howe, The iTV Doctor, in conversation with prominent figures from the advanced-TV/video industry.

Today’s Friday Fireside guest is Ishaan Sutaria, Co-Founder and President/COO of Wave.TV. If you’ve watched ESPN’s Plays of the Week, or NFL’s Red Zone, you are a fan. And if you are a fan of other sports categories—niche, amateur, just plain wacky—you get the premise of Wave.TV. Ishaan talks about his recently completed $32 million Series A round (with some very well-heeled investors) and the future of a “comprehensive sports entertainment company with an eye for continued category and platform expansion.” Pay attention, folks: Wave.TV has legs.

Televisionation: Friday Fireside features Rick Howe, The iTV Doctor, in conversation with prominent figures from the advanced-TV/video industry.

This week’s Friday Fireside guest is Tara Maitra, Chief Revenue Officer of BDEX, the fast-growing data exchange platform. We all know Tara from her 11+ years at TiVo, where she was the most public spokesperson for TiVo’s advanced television solutions (some of which were significantly before their time). Tara tells us that, by combining the functionality, data, and reach of a traditional data management platform in a true marketplace environment, BDEX empowers B2C companies to use the power of data to understand consumer behaviors and intents, helping them reach the right people at the right time. And along the way, Tara provides an example of how Ford can use the good doctor’s recent purchase of Paw Patrol toys and preference for mid-sized pickup trucks to target marketing and advertising for their new Ford Ranger.

ITVT/TVOT is pleased to present another episode of “Televisionation,” our new video/audio podcast exploring the advanced/interactive-TV industry in the Coronavirus/Covid-19 Era.

This episode features Stuart Lipson, Executive Director of the eSports Ad Bureau, an organization that provides education and guidance about the eSports advertising ecosystem to agencies and brands, and also promotes best practices and consistent ad metrics.

ITVT/TVOT is pleased to present another episode of “Televisionation,” our new video/audio podcast exploring the advanced/interactive-TV industry in the Coronavirus/Covid-19 Era.

This episode features Avigail Gutman, VP of Intelligence and Security Operations at Synamedia, discussing her work preventing hacking and piracy. Among other things, she explains how hackers and pirates monetize the content they steal and attempt to evade discovery, and how Synamedia goes about tracking them down and protecting its clients against them.

(Note: We will be producing our first virtual TVOT show, September 8th, 9th and 10th!

Check out the show agenda here: https://thetvoftomorrowshow.com/announcing-schedule-sessions-tvot-live-first-virtual-tvot

ITVT/TVOT is pleased to present another episode of “Televisionation,” our new video/audio podcast exploring the advanced/interactive-TV industry in the Coronavirus/Covid-19 Era.

This episode features Mark Simpson, President and CEO of Triveni Digital, a provider of program guide and metadata management, data-broadcasting and video-quality assurance solutions for broadcasters. The company has been closely involved in the development of ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV), and in the ongoing trials and deployments of the news standard.

Among other things, Simpson discusses Triveni’s work on ATSC 3.0, describes why the new standard is so important, casts light on how its roll-out has proceeded to date, and outlines some of the innovations—including interactive programming enhancements, distance-learning and more—that it has the potential to enable.

(Note: We will be producing our first virtual TVOT show, September 8th, 9th and 10th! Check out the speaker roster here: http://tvotshow.com/speakers. Purchase your tickets here: https://tvot.simpletix.com/e/54262.)

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Televisionation: Friday Fireside features Rick Howe, The iTV Doctor, in conversation with prominent figures from the advanced-TV/video industry.

This week’s Friday Fireside is a special treat! Industry vet, Dan Sweeney, in addition to his work with Strategic Labs Advisory Consultants, is just having WAAAY too much fun with “Dan Sweeney’s One Hit Wonders,” the only weekly radio show that showcases the forgotten “one and done” USA Top 40 hits. Dan’s timing is auspicious, with the pandemic-driven increase in all local media, coupled with the production difficulties of work-at-home for radio personalities. Dan will tell us how he followed his passion to create a popular entertainment form, and how he is looking to expand his reach. Dan was previously at Showtime Networks (during the good doctor's tenure there), as well as at Continental Cablevision, Prevue Networks, TVguide/Rovi, Buzztime, Solekai and more.

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