Today AOL announced the relaunch of their flagship television content site under the new AOLTV.com brand and the launch of AOL TV mobile apps for iPhone and iPad. We are pleased to announce that the entire AOLTV.com website and mobile app experience are now powered by i.TV. This is an exciting new partnership for both companies, and we at i.TV extend AOL a warm welcome to our platform.

Over the coming months, i.TV will work with partners like AOL to innovate and introduce new features and products that will make watching TV more interesting, more social and ultimately more fun to watch. We are really excited about the future and what it holds for our company but especially for what we plan to share with our users and the rest of the world.

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UPDATE: i.TV now powers listings on HuffPost TV.

i.TV 3 is FREE and available now from the App Store.

This update has been a long time coming. We have worked hard to bring you a product we hope you will enjoy and use every day. This is a busy summer ahead of us with more i.TV updates and new partnerships to announce. In the next couple of months we will also announce new features we are confident will change how people watch TV and revolutionize how television viewers interact with the shows they watch and with each other.

Keep watching!

In preparation for a busy fall and winter of updating the app and introducing new products and features, we’d like to announce that i.TV’s Twitter username is now @idottv.

If you are already following i.TV on Twitter, nothing has changed but the Twitter username. From now on, if you want to use Twitter tell us something, get some tech support or ask a question please send a tweet to @idottv.

We are pleased to announce that i.TV 2.1.2 is now available in the App Store.

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

Introducing i.TV 2.0

We are pleased to announce the i.TV Remote Control Framework and the launch of i.TV 2.0 in the App Store.

Remote Control: i.TV now brings together the TV guide and the remote control on 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.

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.

Watch the i.TV 2.0 launch video!

Brad Pelo (CEO and founder of i.TV, will be speaking at Digital Hollyood this week in Santa Monica, Calif. Forthose of you who don’t know, Digital Hollywood is a conference that draws over 15,000 top executives in the film, television, music, home video, cable and computer industries each year.

Brad will be speaking on the Music 2.0/Mobile Media Track panel discussion from 3:30 – 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 6. Danny Passman (Global Head of Programming at Joost), Wendy Feldman (Executive Director of Mobile Marketing & Digital Promotions at Sony) and Michele Edelman (VP of Marketing at Warner) will also be participating in the discussion. The panel will be moderated by Steve Polsky, COO of Flixster.

Here is what’s new in i.TV 1.4:

Just for Comcast customers:

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.

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.

Keep watching!

Justin and the i.TV Team

Version 1.3 of i.TV for the iPhone and iPod touch is finally here.

Here’s what’s new:

Grid View: By simply turning your iPhone or iPod Touch from a vertical to a horizontal position, you can now view TV listings in a grid view.

• View complete channel lineup for the next 3 hours
• New shows indicated with red corner badge
• Tap on a show listing to view a “micro-showcard” which includes an episode description, ratings, and an option to jump to the full showcard.
• Tap on the “Info” button at the top of the grid to jump to pre-set time slices, i.e. prime time
• Tap on the “Info” button at the top of the grid to navigate to “Options”. From here, you can choose to color code your grid according to categories such as Movies, Sports, Family, News, Lifestyle

Pretty neat, eh? We think so. But wait…there’s more:

Theater Maps & Directions:  Don’t buy a movie ticket online or via i.TV on your iPhone or iPod touch only to get lost on your way to the theater! Now you can get maps and directions to your theater of choice at the tap of a button. Use i.TV to plan your route ahead of time, get directions from your current location, or discover theaters closest to you. Still need more info? The new “call theater” option will help resolve any unanswered questions by connecting you directly with the theater.

Video Streams: In our previous update we added video streams for programs featuring clips, previews, and even full episodes. Over the last month we have been hard at work to bring you even more streaming video content to the application. Our database is updated daily so always be sure to check your on your favorite shows for new videos!

Video Available: We have made it easier for you to find shows with available video streams. To do this, simply tap the information button at the top of a listings view. This will bring up a menu that includes a button called “Options”. Tapping options will bring you to a screen called “Display Options”. Simply scroll down to the bottom of the screen and tap on “Video Available” as a required attribute. When you navigate back to a listings view, you will now only see shows with availble video streams.

Improved Performance: In this update, i.TV has taken extensive efforts to improve the performance and stability of the application.

If you’re in San Francisco and attending Macworld Conference & Expo 2009. 

come by and see us. We are exhibiting at the MacDeveloper Pavilion, booth 1438. We are actually right next to Apple’s booth, which until tomorrow morning when the show opens, is totally shrouded in black. Something tells me that Apple might have something to announce tomorrow…that’s just a guess though.

In any case, we are super excited to be exhibiting with other Mac developers at the Developer Pavilion. More than anything though, we are really looking forward to meeting those of you who have discovered the power of i.TV and are using the app on a regular basis to get media…your way.

Please come and see us and tell us in person what you like about the app and what you would like to see done differently. We also want to know your suggestions for what we should do in the future. We can’t wait to meet you!

If you can’t make it, I’ll try and cover the event from every angle on Twitter. In fact, if you come and visit us and want to be a “featured guest” on our Twitter feed, let me know and we’ll post a pic of you at our booth on Twitter…it’s the ultimate prize, right?

See you at Macworld Expo!

i.TV 1.2 is now in the App Store and I just wanted to let you know what’s new.

Our developers have been working hard to add new features, to make i.TV more stable, and to implement your suggestions.

Here’s the news:

• DVR remote record with TiVo support!
• Selection of streaming videos–including full TV episodes, fan videos, and other bonus material (currently, this is asmallselection of full episodes but we will be adding content frequently and on a regular basis)
• Movie ticket purchasing