Kasenna wrapped up a $15mln round of private-equity investment led by Key Venture Partners. Arcwave took in $8mln in financing, in a round led by Vulcan Capital and Comcast Interactive Capital. — BET Interactive teamed with Century 21 to give first-time homebuyers access to info and special services. — Evidence of consensus building by new OpenTV chief Jim Chiddix? Open and Disney, ABC and ESPN settled patent litigation brought by Open’s ACTV; the patents synchronized Internet content with TV programs. The settlement lets Disney exploit the patents; Disney also entered talks with Open for enhanced TV programming.

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AI Debate Heats Up Across Industry Events

Artificial intelligence was both cause for concern and excitement across media, entertainment and tech events in NYC this week. The consensus was that AI is here to stay and is rapidly changing the way we work.

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