In her role reporting to Phil Spencer, corporate vice president, Microsoft Studios, Tellem will oversee the launch of a newly created production studio in Los Angeles that will develop interactive and linearcontent for Xbox and other devices.
Tara Maitra: Interactive Television is most certainly here, and we were there at the beginning when we invented the TiVo DVR and empowered the first true interaction dynamic between viewers and linear TV content.
In addition to the cash payments described above, Verizon and TiVo are exploring, among other things, future distribution of Internet video services developed through Verizon's joint venture with Redbox by making content distributed via that service part of the diverse selection of linear and broadband-delivered content accessible to users of TiVo's retail DVR products.