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ecognition of outstanding achievement in ITV by the Academy will add even more<br />

credibility to the efforts of those currently working in the industry, and will encourage<br />

others to share their vision of what the medium can become in the years ahead”<br />

(“Television Academy,” 2002).<br />

In its inaugural year, HBO’s Band of Brothers DVD set received the first Emmy<br />

for Outstanding Achievement in Interactive Television Programming. The interactive<br />

experience features both synchronous and asynchronous components. The synchronous<br />

element allows viewers to activate text overlays that deliver factoids and other significant<br />

details about the program throughout viewing. The enhanced component of the DVD, on<br />

the other hand, offers viewers asynchronous access to character biographies, a “chain of<br />

command” explaining various military ranks, a map, a detailed WWII timeline, and<br />

episode synopses (see Figure 6.6).<br />

(a) (b)<br />

Figure 6.6 Examples from Band of Brothers (a) and (b)<br />

In the U.S., another key player in the development of iTV, the American Film<br />

Institute, has also made recent changes in response to shifting market needs. The AFI<br />

announced in March, 2005 that its annual AFI enhanced TV Workshop will become the<br />

Digital Content Lab. The announcement for this change speaks to the convergence of<br />

technologies and forward thinking about the evolution of entertainment media:<br />

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