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ABC.com’s
streaming video player won for achievement
for enhanced or interactive programming:
new delivery platforms. The Academy said,
“Conventional wisdom dictated that
it was not possible to provide high bit-rate
streaming video, over the Internet, to large
numbers of people simultaneously, while
maintaining consistent quality and doing
so in a cost-effective manner. ABC.com's
full episode streaming player dispenses
with those previously held beliefs as it
leverages emerging technologies and digital
platforms to enhance and extend the ABC
television network's relationship with consumers.”
This
year's Interactive Television Emmy Awards
recognise original interactive television
programming content, applications and services
that have been deployed in the United States
between 1 June, 2005 and 31 May 2006 and
that have demonstrated creative excellence.
Other finalists in this category include
AOL Music on Demand, CNN Enhanced and DirecTV
Interactive Sports.
Governor
of the Television Academy's Interactive
Media Peer Group Brian Seth Hurst says,
"Tivo was the very first offering in
the DVR space and it is great that they
are still leading the way. The Tivo service
is certainly impressive in both its offering
and user experience and meets the standard
of excellence. It's easy to see why the
voters deemed it worthy of the Emmy."
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