ACTV
ADDRESS: 225 Park Ave., 18th Fl., New York, NY 10003
TEL: FAX:
WEB: www.actv.com
CEO: David Reese
PRODUCTS/SERVICES: Proprietary products, tools and technical and creative services for ITV advertising, personalized programming applications and enhanced media, including SpotOn, One to One TV, Advision, Intellocity, HyperTV with Livewire and BottleRocket.
RECENT ACTIVITIES: Extended agreement with Philips for targeted advertising solutions for set-top boxes equipped with digital video recorders.
SELECTED PARTNERS: Grey Interactive, In Demand, Liberty Media, Motorola, Open TV
AOLTV
ADDRESS: 22270 Pacific Blvd., Dulles, VA 20166
TEL: FAX:
WEB: www.aoltv.com
PRESIDENT OF WORLDWIDE INTERACTIVE MARKETING AND TV: Bob Friedman
PRODUCTS/SERVICES: ITV system with program guide and navigation that brings AOL to the TV. Philips/AOLTV set-top box works with any TV and connects online through a dial-up phone line.
RECENT ACTIVITIES: In August, AOLTV became part of the AOL Time Warner Interactive Video Group headed up by former Time Warner Cable president Joe Collins.
SELECTED PARTNERS: DirecTV, Hughes Network Systems, Liberate, Philips Electronics, TiVo
DEPLOYMENTS: AOL Time Warner launching an enhanced version of AOLTV in 4Q 2001.
CANAL+ TECHNOLOGIES
ADDRESS: 20300 Stevens Creek Blvd. #100, Cupertino, CA 95014
TEL: FAX:
WEB: www.canalplus-technologies.com
CEO: David Moss
PRODUCTS/SERVICES: International provider of digital- and ITV-software solutions with more than 11.5 million set-top boxes powered by its software. Products include ITV middleware MediaHighway and conditional-access system MediaGuard.
RECENT ACTIVITIES: Deals with iKnowledge, nCube, Orbit, Pace Micro Technology, Starz Encore, Sun Microsystems, Thomson Multimedia.
SELECTED PARTNERS: Concurrent, Motorola, Panasonic, Philips, Pioneer, SeaChange, Sony, Wink
DEPLOYMENTS: More than 30 tests and/or deployments, including WINfirst ITV deployment in the U.S. and more than 20 digital operators worldwide.
DIGEO
ADDRESS: 8815 122nd Ave. NE, Kirkland, WA 98033
TEL: FAX:
WEB: www.digeo.com
CEO: James Billmaier
PRODUCTS/SERVICES: Creating the infrastructure, interface and content that will enable cable operators to offer ? under their own branding ? expanded options for interactive entertainment, information, commerce and communications.
RECENT ACTIVITIES: Licensed Wink's technology to develop interactive deployment on thin-client digital set-top boxes; Microsoft TV/Charter rollout.
SELECTED PARTNERS: Funding from Vulcan Ventures and Charter Communications.
DEPLOYMENTS: Charter Communications
ENREACH TECHNOLOGY
ADDRESS: 2130 Gold St. #200, Alviso, CA 95002
TEL: FAX:
WEB: www.enreach.com
CEO: Bo Wu
PRODUCTS/SERVICES: ITV-software developer and technology provider for consumer electronics manufacturers, cable and satellite operators, ISPs, broadband service providers, telcos and content providers. Products include EnReach TV1, TV2 and TV3.
RECENT ACTIVITIES: Deals with Concurrent, nCube, SeaChange.
SELECTED PARTNERS: Broadcom, IBM, LSI Logic, Pace, Philips, Terayon
DEPLOYMENTS: Software embedded in more than 22 million VCD/SVCD/DVD players worldwide.
ICTV
ADDRESS: 14600 Winchester Blvd., Los Gatos, CA 95032
TEL: ; FAX:
WEB: www.ictv.com
CEO: Wes Hoffman
PRODUCTS/SERVICES: Head-end-based solution enables delivery of full streaming media ? including broadband Internet, e-mail with attachments and ITV applications ? to any digital set-top box. System is scalable on any two-way Hybrid Fiber Coaxial cable system with an inexpensive head-end footprint.
RECENT ACTIVITIES: Additional funding; Charter launch and expanded rollout on St. Joseph Cablevision.
SELECTED PARTNERS: Microsoft, Motorola, OpenTV, S-A, TV Guide
DEPLOYMENTS: Charter Communications launch in 72,000-home Michigan system; St. Joseph Cablevision rollout to all 26,000 subscribers in St. Joseph, Missouri.
INTELLOCITY
ADDRESS: 1400 Market St., Denver, CO 80202
TEL: FAX:
WEB: www.intellocity.com
CEO: Joel Hassell
PRODUCTS/SERVICES: Design, development and integration of end-to-end ITV systems; content development kit (CDK) creation; content design and development; content integration on multiple platforms and broadband networks; viewer interface design, development and integration; requirements definition and specification.
RECENT ACTIVITIES: Parent company acquired Viziworx, a developer of Web-based, platform-independent solutions for the development, management and distribution of enhanced and interactive TV content.
SELECTED PARTNERS: OpenTV, PowerTV, RespondTV, WorldGate, S-A
DEPLOYMENTS: AT&T, Liberate, MediaOne, Microsoft/WebTV, Motorola, nCube, Wink
LIBERATE TECHNOLOGIES
ADDRESS: 2 Circle Star Way, San Carlos, CA 94070
TEL: FAX:
WEB: www.liberate.com
CEO: Mitchell Kertzman
PRODUCTS/SERVICES: Platform client and server software for ITV and associated software tools; TV Navigator client and Connect server software; applications include TV Ticker, TV Chat, TV Message and TV Mail.
RECENT ACTIVITIES: Announcements with AT&T's Headend in the Sky, Comcast, Irdeto Access, Music Choice, Philips Digital Networks, SurfControl.
SELECTED PARTNERS: More than 2,500 infrastructure, content and device partners in Liberate PopTV program.
DEPLOYMENTS: Charter, Insight Communications, NTL, Telewest Communications, UPC
METABYTE
ADDRESS: 39350 Civic Center Dr., Fremont, CA, 94538
TEL: FAX:
WEB: www.mbtv.com
CEO: Manu Mehta
PRODUCTS/SERVICES: Personalization software, PVR technology and personal TV services that integrate with existing cable and satellite infrastructure and are portable to all leading ITV operating systems and middleware. MbTV technology builds a viewer profile for targeted content delivery.
RECENT ACTIVITIES: Closed a $10 million round of financing from Canal+ and S-A.
SELECTED PARTNERS: Canal+, S-A
DEPLOYMENTS: Second quarter 2002 (projected).
METATV
ADDRESS: 2 Belvedere Place, Mill Valley, CA 94941
TEL: FAX:
WEB: www.metatv.com
CEO: Andrew Lev
PRODUCTS/SERVICES: ITV portals, services and enhanced applications for operators and TV programmers. The MetaTV Universal Portal Program features broadband e-commerce, syndication, advertising, personalization and content management solutions that exploit the benefits of all major set-top boxes.
RECENT ACTIVITIES: Investments from Cox, Comcast and Rogers.
SELECTED PARTNERS: BigBand Networks, Liberate, Microsoft TV, OpenTV, PowerTV, S-A, Sony, Sun Microsystems, WorldGate
MICROSOFT TV
ADDRESS: One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399
TEL: FAX:
WEB: www.microsoft.com/tv
SVP TV DIVISION: Jon DeVaan
PRODUCTS/SERVICES: MSTV is Microsoft's middleware for products including WebTV and UltimateTV. Microsoft Advanced software powers advanced ITV content and services; Microsoft TV Access Channel Server deploys ITV content and services to set-top boxes; Microsoft TV Server supports delivery and management of next-generation ITV.
RECENT ACTIVITIES: UltimateTV, Charter, AT&T, Rogers, Globo Cabo (Brazil), Cablevision (Mexico), Matav (Israel), TAK (France) and iCare (China)
SELECTED PARTNERS: Motorola, Octal, Pace, Samsung, S-A, Sony, Thomson
DEPLOYMENTS: Charter and UltimateTV in U.S.; Cablevision in Mexico; TV Cabo in Portugal; TAK in France; Globo Cabo in Brazil is in trials.
MIXED SIGNALS TECHNOLOGIES
ADDRESS: 8671 Hayden Place, Culver City, CA 90232
TEL: FAX:
WEB: www.mixedsignals.com
CEO: Caroline J. Beck
PRODUCTS/SERVICES: ITV Professional Services and ITV Networking Solutions create turnkey solutions.
RECENT ACTIVITIES: TiVo Ipreview technology integration with Mixed Signals' ITV Networking Solution; H Design partnership for ITV design and development; SpinTV Studio Suite software included with MST's Interactive Producer Bundle.
SELECTED PARTNERS: Cablevision, Cylo, Discovery, E!, HBO, HGTV, Sony, Turner, USA Networks
DEPLOYMENTS: ITV programming for WB, Game Show Network, CBS, Showtime
NAVIC NETWORKS
ADDRESS: 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA 02466
TEL: FAX:
WEB: www.navic.tv
CEO: Frank Anthony
PRODUCTS/SERVICES: Intelligent data collection and distribution services, including audience measurement, addressable advertising, set-top box management and downloadable content distribution.
RECENT ACTIVITIES: Secured $43 million in venture financing through three rounds of funding.
SELECTED PARTNERS: S-A, SeaChange, Concurrent, PowerTV
NDS AMERICAS
ADDRESS: 3501 Jamboree Rd. #200, Newport Beach, CA 92660
TEL: FAX:
WEB: www.ndsamericas.com
CEO: Abe Peled
PRODUCTS/SERVICES: Open VideoGuard Conditional Access and XTV Guide content data engine pre-encrypt and protect all broadband content that is transmitted between content provider and subscriber. Pre-encryption ensures content is never stored or distributed in the open through the network.
RECENT ACTIVITIES: ITV programming for Nickelodeon and Discovery; t-banking application for DirecTV Latin America; co-founded Entertainment Technology Group with Lucent, nCube, Oraca Interactive, Pace
SELECTED PARTNERS: Comverse, Lucent Digital Video, nCube, Oraca Interactive, Pace
DEPLOYMENTS: Initial product scheduled for Q2 2002.
OPENTV
ADDRESS: 401 East Middlefield Road, Mountain View, CA 94043
TEL: FAX:
WEB: www.opentv.com
CEO: James Ackerman
PRODUCTS/SERVICES: ITV middleware, content applications, content creation tools, software solutions operate on both thick and thin set-top boxes in a broad range of programming languages, standards and specifications including HTML, DOCSIS, PVR, MHP and Java.
RECENT ACTIVITIES: Deployment with USA Media Group, running on the Motorola DCT-2000 set-top box.
SELECTED PARTNERS: Motorola, Pace, Panasonic, PowerTV, Sony, TiVo, WorldGate
DEPLOYMENTS: Available in more than 18.2 million digital set-top boxes; selected by 48 digital cable, satellite and terrestrial communications networks in 50 countries.
PICOTENT
ADDRESS: 3613 Copperfield Dr. #135, San Jose, CA 95136
TEL: FAX:
WEB: www.picotent.com
CEO: Aaron Williams
PRODUCTS/SERVICES: ITV content for standards-based platforms including JavaTV, DVB-MHP and OpenCable. Services include interactive service design, application engineering and production deployment.
RECENT ACTIVITIES: Work for Australian TV industry
SELECTED PARTNERS: Australian Broadcasting Corp.; Network Ten, Australia
WINK COMMUNICATIONS
ADDRESS: 1001 Marina Village Parkway, Alameda, CA 94501
TEL: FAX:
WEB: www.wink.com
CEO: Maggie Wilderotter
PRODUCTS/SERVICES: End-to-end ITV service and system that allows advertisers, merchants and TV networks to create interactive enhancements for programs and ads.
RECENT ACTIVITIES: Deals with DirecTV, ESPN, HBO, Lifetime, Rogers, Time Warner Cable
SELECTED PARTNERS: Motorola, Panasonic, Philips, Pioneer, Samsung, S-A, Sony; more than 30 TV networks; Adelphia, AT&T Broadband, Charter, Comcast, Cox, Insight, RCN, Time Warner Cable; DirecTV, EchoStar and Bell ExpressVu (Canada).
DEPLOYMENTS: Cable and satellite distribution agreements signed for over 6 million households.
WORLDGATE
ADDRESS: 3190 Tremont Ave, Trevose, PA 19053
TEL: FAX:
WEB: www.wgate.com
CEO: Hal Krisbergh
PRODUCTS/SERVICES: Basic ITV tier, My Town, includes local information and Channel Hyperlinking feature; My Friends adds e-mail, chat, games and instant messaging; My World includes web access, surfing and searching.
RECENT ACTIVITIES: Granted patent for delivery of MPEG content on ITV platforms; launched enhanced version of its interactive program guide.
SELECTED PARTNERS: Adelphia, Charter, Comcast, Cox.
DEPLOYMENTS: Deployed or has agreements to deploy its service with 59 cable systems in 13 countries worldwide, including five of the top six MSOs in the U.S.
Watch for digital cable, set-top-box, interactive program guide and ad-insertion technology listings in the Nov. 19 issue of Cable World.
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