Comcast CEO Brian Roberts Previews Slick New X1 Features [VIDEO]
Comcast’s Chairman and CEO Brian Roberts unveiled a slew of new experiences and services for its XFINITY X1 Platform at the INTX General Session this morning. Roberts demonstrated the brand new voice controlled remote, showing the audience how you can find programming simply by speaking to your TV. You can search for fun facts or other things you would typically look up on another device while watching a show and get results instantaneously right on the screen as you watch. There’s also new features that easily segment out content suitable for children and another that sets a playlist based on
INTX Intersections Offer an Immersive Digital Experience
Something unique is happening on in the INTX Marketplace floor. Rather than having rows of exhibitors like a traditional trade show, the INTX floor is separated into boulevards, each capped with an intersection featuring the hottest topics in media, entertainment, and the Internet. The first one you’ll see upon entering the show floor is NAVIGATION. Here, companies like Comcast, Espial, and TiVo are featuring their latest user interface tools. Not only that, but NAVIGATION serves as an interactive guide for the entire INTX experience. Head down the boulevard and come across GAMING where you
NCTA's Powell and Re/Code's Swisher Kick off INTX Chicago [VIDEO]
After months of planning and hard work and in front of a crowd of thousand both in Chicago and around the world streaming live, Michael Powell, NCTA President and CEO kicked off the all-new INTX with a conversation with Re/Code Editor Kara Swisher. For Cable Show veterans, seeing top digital news outlet Re/Code’s Swisher taking center stage with Powell to launch the show will be the first sign that INTX is a totally different kind of event. An interview like this is a fresh new approach to General Session presentations giving top industry leaders and agenda-shapers like Powell and Swisher the
What You Missed at INTXHACK!
On Friday, 142 contestants joined at 1871, Chicago’s tech and entrepreneur startup space, to compete in the 24-hour INTXHACK hack-a-thon. Developers were asked to create new, innovative ways to produce, present and experience TV, movies, games and other digital entertainment. In case you weren’t able to be there for all the action, check out our re-cap video. And don’t forget, the six finalists will compete in Imagine Park May 6th at 4pm for a $10,000 prize. Hope to see you there!
INTX is an Anywhere, Anytime Experience
Tomorrow, INTX: The Internet & Television Expo will swing its doors open in Chicago and debut as the digital economy’s must-attend event. It’s our first year of the new INTX and we are excited to see and hear your reaction to this new venture. We know that not everyone can make the trip to Chicago but you can still immerse yourself in the show no matter where you are. And just like cable, the programming is available both live and on demand. Starting at the launch of the show Tuesday at 10:00am CST, every INTX 2015 General Session and Imagine Park panel will be streamed live at https://intx15
3…2…1…HACK!
24 hours from now, INTX kicks of INTXHACK at 1871, Chicago’s entrepreneurial hub for digital start-ups. INTXHACK is a24-hour hack-a-thon where developers will be asked to create new, innovative ways to produce, present and experience TV, movies, games and other digital entertainment. Finalists will be chosen after the challenge and will advance to the INTXHACK Finals, which take place Wednesday, May 6 in Imagine Park, the live events stage in the INTX Marketplace, where they’ll compete for the $10,000 grand prize. Finalists will also be featured in a special INTX showcase exhibit providing
Everything You Need to Know About INTX 2015
With just five days before the launch of INTX, we wanted to share the important INTX 2015 links and reminders that’ll help you get the most out of The Internet & Television Expo. #INTX2015 MARKETPLACE The INTX Marketplace is a re-imagined show floor with new features and plenty of opportunity to experience the new services that are making headlines every day. As you make your way around the Marketplace, traditional aisles between booths have been transformed into themed boulevards and expressways that guide you to the related INTX Intersection. These five interactive and educational
Flexible Rules for Drone Technology Will Improve News, Sports, Entertainment
For decades, cable programmers have been delivering incredible content into our homes and onto our mobile devices, bringing their imagination to our screens. In order to enhance quality storytelling, programmers are constantly pushing the envelope in innovative video production techniques. That’s why NCTA, along with the National Association of Broadcasters and the Radio Television Digital News Association, is encouraging the FAA to support the next technological revolution: accessible, flexible drone technology. Drones – also called Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) but we’ll stick to
How Spectrum Sharing Will Lead to Better Wi-Fi
Hardly 15 years old, Wi-Fi technology has become the connective tissue binding our digital lifestyles. It was developed from the scrap heap of wireless spectrum to become one of the most critical technologies of our day. In fact, Wi-Fi carries more data than any other medium – more than 12,000 petabytes per month. The cable industry has invested heavily in Wi-Fi to extend the consumer broadband experience well beyond the home. We’ve built over 300,000 publicly accessible hotspots and worked hard to push the technical possibilities of home and outdoor broadband. But the frequencies currently
A TV and Internet Mashup: What You Will See at INTX 2015
Collaborators. Competitors. Frenemies. That’s who will be featuring at the upcoming inaugural INTX: The Internet & Television Expo in Chicago May 5 – 7. They will be speaking on panels, chatting at parties, passing in hallways and most importantly, on full display in a new Marketplace setting on the INTX floor. Next week, exhibits are going up, signage and displays are being hung, Imagine Park is being built, and McCormick Place is getting ready for thousands of show goers. The front doors of INTX open in only ten days so we wanted to give you an overview of what to expect when you arrive. The