Gemstar-TV Guide Sues Toshiba in Japan Over IPG Patent

Gemstar-TV Guide Sues Toshiba in Japan Over IPG Patent Subsidiary of Gemstar-TV Guide Alleges Toshiba Infringes Patent Covering Interactive Program Guide Techniques By Todd Spangler -- Multichannel News, 10/17/2007 4:00:00 PM Gemstar-TV Guide International’s StarSight Telecast subsidiary filed a

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Broadcasters planning joint VoD service

The BBC, ITV and Channel 4 have confirmed long-mooted plans to launch a joint online video-on-demand service....

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ITV kicks off movie awards

Public voting started Monday for ITV s inaugural National Movie Awards, which takes place Sept. 28 at London s Royal Festival Hall, and will celebrate Blighty s box office hits of the past year. The public can vote online, by telephone or by filling out a form at a local theater.

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BBC, ITV and Channel 4 Join Forces & Battle YouTube With ‘Kangaroo’ Online TV Service

It seems Britain's three biggest broadcasters, namely the BBC, ITV, and Channel 4, want a slice of the increasingly popular online television pie, and are ...

http://www.webtvwire.com/bbc-itv-and-channel-4-join-forces-battle-youtube-with-k...

Grade wins Cup for ITV

ITV and sports outfit Setanta said Friday they had won the television rights to Blighty's oldest soccer tournament, the FA Cup, and England's home matches, trouncing current holders the BBC and BSkyB at the deal table.

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Gemstar-TV Guide, Comcast Tout Interactive-Program-Guide Usage

Digital-cable viewers really love their interactive program guides, according to new research being released Tuesday by navigation giant Gemstar-TV Guide International and Comcast Spotlight, the advertising arm of cable operator Comcast.

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6505280.html

ITV set to axe flagship Sunday politics show

ITV is planning to call time on 40 years of flagship political coverage on Sundays in a move that brings to an end the era of forensic interview shows stretching from Brian Walden's Weekend World to the Jonathan Dimbleby show.

http://news.independent.co.uk/media/article3166430.ece

Sky’s ITV stake to be subject to competition investigation

Sky’s ITV stake to be subject to competition investigation The UK Department of Trade and Industry has referred British Sky Broadcasting's acquisition of a 17.9 percent stake in ITV plc to the Competition Commission.

http://www.broadcastandmedia.com/articles/d9/0c04d0d9.asp

Monsters and Critics: ITV scrutinized for documentary promo

LONDON, England (UPI) -- British broadcaster ITV admitted an Alzheimer`s patient who 'died' in a documentary`s final scene actually died three days later.

http://smallscreen.monstersandcritics.com/news/article_1337768.php

The ITV Advertising Snapshot

Internet TV (ITV) is on the rise, and the entertainment industry is cast for the lead role in harnessing, developing, defining and leveraging the platform. From an advertising perspective, leading marketers are developing and testing models for success in the space.

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