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i.TV 2.1.2 with Facebook, Twitter and the ‘Watching’ tab

Monday, December 14th, 2009

First of all, thank you all for your patience and support. After the events of a couple of weeks ago when we had to take some unprecedented and drastic measures with our last update, we’re pleased to announce that i.TV is again available on i.TV !

HERE’S WHAT’S NEW

  • ‘Watching’ tab: See what other i.TV users are watching on TV right now.
  • Facebook and Twitter: Share videos and program info with friends.
  • New remote and remote control framework enhancements: Support for multiple TiVo DVRs and new Roku remote control.
  • Millions of new video streams
  • Numerous bug fixes and performance improvements
i.TV 2.1.2 IN DEPTH

TV listings slider

  • ‘Watching’ tab and ‘the listings slider’ TV listings now include a ’slider’ that reveals four new actions: (1) remote control (2) the ‘I’m watching’ button that tells the i.TV community what you’re watching right now (3 & 4) Facebook and Twitter buttons to instantly tell friends and followers what you’re watching.
  • You can see what other i.TV users are watching at any given time by tapping on the ‘Watching’ tab. TV shows are ranked in order of most watched.
  • The ‘Watching’ tab also shows which TV shows, movies and celebs have been favorited most often by the i.TV community

Facebook & Twitter

  • i.TV is now the Social Entertainment Experience™
  • Easily link your Twitter and Facebook accounts to i.TV
  • Use i.TV to share videos and program information with friends
  • Customize tweets and Facebook wall posts

Millions of new video streams

  • Millions of video streams now available, full TV episodes, movie trailers, TV previews, bonus material and fan videos
  • Help us categorize videos. After you watch a video, you can now mark it as Bonus, Clips, Episodes, Fan Videos, or Previews. You can also tell us if the video is offensive, irrelevant or if the link to the video is broken. Try it. It’s fun!


Remote control improvements

  • Support for multiple TiVo DVRs
  • Roku remote control

Netflix, Inc.

Feature focus: Customize your i.TV nav bar

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

Feature Focus: Customize your nav bar

Before:

After:

Follow these steps to customize your i.TV nav bar–
1. Navigate to the ‘More’ screen by tapping ‘More…’

2. On the ‘More’ screen, you will see a list of features, i.e. News, Remotes, Netflix, etc.. Tap the ‘Edit’ button in the top, right-hand corner of the screen.

3. This will bring you to a screen titled, ‘Configure’. Please note that when you are in this screen, every icon you see on the page is in ‘configuration mode’. In this state, the navigation bar is also configurable. To add new icons the navigation bar, such as Netflix, simply place your finger on the Netflix icon and drag it down to the nav bar so that it covers the nav bar menu item you wish to replace (see Configure screen to the right).

4. You may also want to rearrange the order of i.TV features on your nav bar. For example, if you are a movie buff you will want to have the movies tab be in the first position. When in the ‘Configuration’ screen, you canchange the order of the icons by simply selecting one and moving it to the desired position on the nav bar.

5. Finally, MAKE SURE to save the changes you made by tapping ‘Done.’

Got it? If not, come visit us on Twitter or Facebook and let us know if you have any questions.

i.TV redefines the universal remote control

Monday, August 17th, 2009

i.TV 2.0 available soon with integrated remote control from TiVo

We are happy to announce the i.TV Remote Control Framework and the coming launch of i.TV 2.0 in the iTunes Store. (i.TV 2.0 is currently under review by Apple and will be available soon.)

Remote Control: i.TV now brings together the TV guide and the remote control TiVo remote on i.TVon your iPhone or iPod touch. The i.TV Remote Control Framework enables third parties to develop remote controls for televisions, DVRs, IR blasters and other home entertainment devices.

TiVo remote: TiVo is the first* to introduce a remote control for the i.TV platform. You can now change the channel, fast forward, record and most importantly play your favorite shows and movies with just a tap on your iPhone or iPod touch.

*While TiVo is the first to introduce a remote control on i.TV, more remote control integrations are in development and will be announced in the coming months.

i.TV's new user interface

Also new in i.TV 2.0

New look: i.TV now has a simplified and remote-like user interface.

iTunes: From within i.TV, discover relevant TV, movie, music, podcast and audiobook content and then tap to download from iTunes.

Push notifications: Set pop up alerts to remind you when your favorite TV shows air. Never miss a show again.

i.TV now with Comcast VoD info and AT&T U-verse listings

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009
         

i.TV 1.4 now in the iTunes Store (link to press kit) — Comcast menu tab, AT&T U-verse listings, and a faster and more stable i.TV. Thanks for all the great feedback on Facebook and Twitter. Your input helps make each update to i.TV better and better. 

Now, here is what’s new in i.TV 1.4: 

Just for Comcast customers:

Comcast Video on Demand Tab: i.TV introduces a dedicated Comcast menu tab, which gives Comcast subscribers access to rich information about Comcast video on demand (VoD) offerings, including top ten VoD lists updated by Comcast in real-time. If you don’t see the Comcast menu tab on the main screen you will find it under the More tab, where you can select EDIT and arrange your i.TV menu tabs as desired.     

 

 

Comcast and i.TV

AT&T U-verse:

AT&T U-verse Listings: FINALLY! Full AT&T Uverse listings now available for all coverage areas. Thanks to AT&T and our data provider to making these listings available.

AT&T U-verse support on i.TV
AT&T U-verse

Other Features:

i.TV now twice as fast: i.TV startup time has been cut in half. Users are now able to jump between TV and movie listings, as well as dates and times with near instant data retrieval on your iPhone or iPod touch.

Interactive Ads: i.TV introduces the the world’s first “shakeable” ad. This limited release “Shake-down 2 Get Down” campaign from Dockers features Dufon, from the dance expressionist group “Circle of Fire.” When you see the ad pop up, just shake your device to make Dufon dance! This is the first of many fun interactive experiences i.TV users will have with our advertising partners.

This is the fifth update to i.TV and we hope that you’ll note the significant investment we have made to respond to your feedback and improve the app. If you had previously reviewed the app on the iTunes Store and were unhappy, we hope that you’ll take a moment to and resubmit your i.TV review with a more positive rating.
i.TV at the Apple Store

Keep watching!

Justin and the i.TV Team

 

 

 

Purchase movie tickets on i.TV

Monday, March 23rd, 2009

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Delivering media to the i.TV user- is the third part of i.TV’s three-pronged mission statement that we strive to achieve through our application. Besides features like TiVo DVR integration and countless video streams, i.TV gives users the ability to purchase movie tickets at thousands of theaters through MovieTickets.com.

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To begin, look for theaters in your area that have a small, red money box by the theater name. These symbols indicate that you can purchase movie tickets at these theaters through i.TV.

To purchase a ticket, simply browse the theater listings and tap on the movie that you would like to watch.

Using the tumbler, choose the number of adults, children, and seniors attending and click the continue button to pay! To set up your payment method, update your “Wallet” account in “Settings”.

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