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CLICKTV: Aaron Kwok (???) video series: Begin here
This interesting English and Chinese video interview with Chinese film star, Aaron Kwok, was made by the South China Morning Post. Once you click past the first video intro, the next video gives you a mosaic of images from which to choose of Kwok speaking about different aspects of being involved in his latest film, "Murderer." What's interesting here is that this first video provides trailer...
Time Warner Launches Three More "TV Everywhere" Services for Verizon FiOS Customers
--Verizon FiOS TV Launches New Features for IMG 1.8, Reveals Feature Plans for IMG 1.9
Video of Comic-Con Demo Provides Closer Look at Google TV
--Digg Founder, Kevin Rose, Argues that the Apple iTV "Will Change Everything"
Capablue Teams with Brightcove, TV Genius on Customizable Video Platform for Connected TV's
--Scottish Broadcaster STV Said to Be Close to Deal to Deploy the Platform
News Round-Up
--Broadcom Unveils FastRTV Technology for Fast Channel Changes--Cablevision Said to Be in tru2way Set-Top Deal with Samsung--Espial Reports Flat Revenues, Lower Losses--Hulu Wins Patent-Infringement Case Brought by Ultramercial--Report: Mafiosi Sending Coded Messages via SMS-Based Interactive TV Show--Teevox Launches iPhone Remote Control--Social TV Service, Tunerfish, Launches "Kardashians" Award--TVO in VOD Deal with Rogers Cable--Warner Bros. Television Group's Studio 2.0 in Dailymotion Syndication Deal with AlphaBird
The Future of Comics: Comic-Con San Diego
A Conversation with Dark Horse's Chris Warner
About 20 years ago when I first visited San Diego, I remember I was struck by the palm trees and the odd mix of architectural styles. The high-rises look like LA, the apartment buildings look like Vancouver, BC, and the little two-story brick buildings in between come straight from Main Street, USA. The effect of all these styles and the palm trees make the entire downtown look like a movie set.
Of course, Comic-Con doesn't help lessen this effect. The streets were jammed with people; silver-goggled steam punks waited impatiently in coffee lines; Darth Vader waited to cross with the light, surrounded by kids taking his picture. On my first morning, as I rode the shuttle bus from my hotel to the convention, TRON got on the bus behind me. The poor residents must feel that their city has five seasons: winter, spring, summer, fall and Comic-Con.
6rounds Rebrands as Rounds, Extends its Video Chat Platform to Facebook
--Platform Lets Users Video-Chat while Watching YouTube Videos, Playing Real-Time Games, and More
Verizon Demo's iPad App, Cloud-Based Storage Offering, Multiplatform VOD Service
--Adds "Auto Correct" Capability to its Interactive TV In-Home Agent Service
Allo Communications Teams with 180Squared to Launch Microsoft Mediaroom-Powered IPTV Service
--Fiber-Based Service Features Interactive TV Caller ID App, Remote DVR Management
UK Broadcaster, ITV, in Deal to Launch its ITV Player Broadband VOD Service on Sony PlayStation 3
--ITV, TalkbackThames Launch Exclusive "X Factor" Trailers on Facebook
OVP Company, Brightcove, Says It Has Doubled Size of its Customer Base to 1,800+ in First Half of 2010
--Announces Multiple New Customer Wins in Japan--Taps Dennis Rose to Lead Asian Expansion
News Round-Up
--Report: TV Networks Reluctant to Support Google TV--IP Vision Files Complaint with Ofcom over Project Canvas--Monsoon Launches its Vulkano Platform, which it Bills as Replacing TiVo, Slingbox and Roku--Total Immersion Uses Augmented Reality to Promote Environmental Awareness
