Geoff Katz's guest appearances

Geoff Katz

Televisionation

Eddie Young

Halsey Minor

Steve Greenberg

James Joyce

Sheri Salata

Brian Greene

Andy Grammer

Jeff Miller

Mike Chen

Michael Smith

Nik Wallenda

Brendan Gahan

Max Haot

Carrie Sheffield

Jim Riley

OwlTail

Michael Gregor

We talk to Geoff and Michael about the Emmys' IMPG Blue Ribbon judging panel and big party tonight in L.A. We also go into why each of the projects are important and innovative with specific detail. We also talk about the 3rd party development opportunity to develop apps for the Emmys. The Academy of Television Arts &amp; Sciences Interactive Media Peer Group (IMPG) nominees for the Emmy Awards for Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media. This year, the Awards honor achievement in two categories: "Enhancement to a Television Program or Series" and "Original Interactive Television Programming." The nominees for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media--Enhancement to a Television Program or Series are: Bravo's Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen • bravotv.com • Bravo Media and Magical Elves Game Of Thrones Season Two--Enhanced Digital Experience • HBO • HBO Entertainment The Team Coco Sync App • TBS • Team Coco Digital in association with Conaco LLC &amp; Turner Broadcasting SystemThe nominees for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media--Original Interactive Television Programming are: Dirty Work • rides.tv • Fourth Wall Studios Psych HashTag Killer • USA • USA Network in association with Universal Cable Productions &amp; Social Samba What's Trending With Shira Lazar • whatstrending.com • Disrupt/Group

We talk to Geoff and Michael about the Emmys' IMPG Blue Ribbon judging panel and big party tonight in L.A. We also go into why each of the projects are important and innovative with specific detail. We also talk about the 3rd party development opportunity to develop apps for the Emmys. The Academy of Television Arts &amp; Sciences Interactive Media Peer Group (IMPG) nominees for the Emmy Awards for Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media. This year, the Awards honor achievement in two categories: "Enhancement to a Television Program or Series" and "Original Interactive Television Programming." The nominees for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media--Enhancement to a Television Program or Series are: Bravo's Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen • <a href="http://bravotv.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bravotv.com</a> • Bravo Media and Magical Elves Game Of Thrones Season Two--Enhanced Digital Experience • HBO • HBO Entertainment The Team Coco Sync App • TBS • Team Coco Digital in association with Conaco LLC &amp; Turner Broadcasting System The nominees for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media--Original Interactive Television Programming are: Dirty Work • <a href="http://rides.tv" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">rides.tv</a> • Fourth Wall Studios Psych HashTag Killer • USA • USA Network in association with Universal Cable Productions &amp; Social Samba What's Trending With Shira Lazar • <a href="http://whatstrending.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">whatstrending.com</a> • Disrupt/Group

Radio [itvt]: Emmy Voting! - Geoff Katz and Michael Gregor

David Preisman

The Academy of Television Arts &amp; Sciences recently announced that Showtime Networks' high-definition EBIF-based "Showtime Sports Interactive" application will receive an Engineering Plaque--an award that honors "those achievements that exhibit a high level of engineering and are important to the progress of the industry"--at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Engineering Awards (see the article published on itvt.com, August 2nd).The app--which is designed to enhance Showtime's coverage of boxing and mixed martial arts events, and which to date has been offered exclusively on Verizon's FiOS TV platform--allows viewers to use their remote controls to pull up fighter statistics, records, bios and quotes; take part in interactive polls; and test their knowledge in a trivia game. It was built by Ensequence (see the article published on itvt.com, May 5th) and is powered by Softel's MediaSphere ITV playout platform (see the article published on itvt.com, March 24th).In this recorded interview, David Preisman, VP of interactive television at Showtime, and Geoff Katz, co-governor of the Academy of Television Arts &amp; Sciences Interactive Media Peer Group, discuss how Showtime, Verizon, Ensequence and Softel worked together to realize the app; describe in detail the user experience of the app and the technological ecosystem that makes it possible (including the significant engineering achievements that led to the app being awarded the Engineering Plaque); outline plans for future distribution of the app; share thoughts on the future of EBIF and on the Academy's view of interactive TV; and much more.

The Academy of Television Arts &amp; Sciences recently announced that Showtime Networks' high-definition EBIF-based "Showtime Sports Interactive" application will receive an Engineering Plaque--an award that honors "those achievements that exhibit a high level of engineering and are important to the progress of the industry"--at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Engineering Awards (see the article published on <a href="http://itvt.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">itvt.com</a>, August 2nd). The app--which is designed to enhance Showtime's coverage of boxing and mixed martial arts events, and which to date has been offered exclusively on Verizon's FiOS TV platform--allows viewers to use their remote controls to pull up fighter statistics, records, bios and quotes; take part in interactive polls; and test their knowledge in a trivia game. It was built by Ensequence (see the article published on <a href="http://itvt.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">itvt.com</a>, May 5th) and is powered by Softel's MediaSphere ITV playout platform (see the article published on <a href="http://itvt.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">itvt.com</a>, March 24th). In this recorded interview, David Preisman, VP of interactive television at Showtime, and Geoff Katz, co-governor of the Academy of Television Arts &amp; Sciences Interactive Media Peer Group, discuss how Showtime, Verizon, Ensequence and Softel worked together to realize the app; describe in detail the user experience of the app and the technological ecosystem that makes it possible (including the significant engineering achievements that led to the app being awarded the Engineering Plaque); outline plans for future distribution of the app; share thoughts on the future of EBIF and on the Academy's view of interactive TV; and much more.

Showtime's David Preisman and Emmy Governor Geoff Katz

Suzanne Stefanac

Emmys Nominations-Chat with IMPG's Geoff Katz and Suzanne Stefanac

Geoff Katz, who is now at iWidgets, is also co-governor of the Interactive Media Peer Group of the Emmy's organization. But, what many people don't know is that he has worked at a number of companies in the Bay Area and, therefore, has a special perspective on how the interactive television industry works from the inside out. Tracy Swedlow, editor-in-chief of InteractiveTV Today, talks to Geoff about his worldview and about the new widgets economy. http://www.itvt.com http://www.tvot09.com http://blog.itvt.com

Geoff Katz, who is now at iWidgets, is also co-governor of the Interactive Media Peer Group of the Emmy's organization. But, what many people don't know is that he has worked at a number of companies in the Bay Area and, therefore, has a special perspective on how the interactive television industry works from the inside out. Tracy Swedlow, editor-in-chief of InteractiveTV Today, talks to Geoff about his worldview and about the new widgets economy. <a href="http://www.itvt.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.itvt.com</a> <a href="http://www.tvot09.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.tvot09.com</a> <a href="http://blog.itvt.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://blog.itvt.com</a>