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February 2002
February 2002
Report Published "DSL: Strategies for Next-Generation Services"
Research carried out by Ovum examines how DSL's current importance is the result of a combination of user pull and supplier push. (Source: Ovum) (see article)
28 February 2002
"The Guide To Digital Television" available from Amazon.com
"The Guide To Digital Television" was created to help answer the question of how DTV affects the jobs of broadcasting and video production professionals?. Written as a textbook for DTV 101, "The Guide To Digital Television" is not a "how to" book as much as it is a "what to do" book for those facing the challenges of digital television. (Source: United Entertainment Media) (see press release)
27 February 2002
Telewest announce 1 megabit broadband service
Telewest emphasised their leadership in the broadband market by announcing their plan to roll out a 1 megabit service later this year. The service will be 20 times the speed of dial-up and twice as fast as BT's DSL. (see press release)
Advanced TV Forum discuss the right iTV Content
The Advanced Television Forum's (ATV Forum) second event in their series of "ATV W3: What Works & Why" events, will focus on "The Content Conundrum: What is a content creator to do in today's iTV environment?" (Source: ATV Forum) (see press release)
26 February 2002
iTV iQ test for France
French terrestrial TV channel, M6, are running a four hour-long live iTV programme, which aims to test the intelligence of the French population. Interactive services will allow viewers at home to take part. (Source: EuropeMedia.net) (see article)
PBS YOU launches new schools programmes
PBS and Cerebellum Corporation have joined forces to provide The Standard Deviants School programs, which will use computer graphics, step-by-step explanations and humor to teach a range of subjects over it's digital TV network. (Source: PBS YOU) (see press release)
25 February 2002
EnReach launch Broadband Media Center
EnReach Technology plan to launch their EMC-300 broadband media center that will enable digital video recording (DVR), video-on-demand (VOD) and television over IP (IP-TV) on a single set-top box platform. The EMC-300 media center is the first platform to incorporate both IP-TV and IP-VOD service capability to enable delivery of multiple television channels and VOD over broadband IP networks. (Source: EnReach) (see press release)
20 February 2002
Click to Meet chosen for education video network
First Virtual Communications have announced that the Indiana Higher Education Telecommunication Systems (IHETS) has selected Click to Meet as a rich media communications solution to manage its statewide, education video network. (Source: First Virtual Communications) (see press release)
18 February 2002
BBC commissions iTV games for pre-school kids
Static 2358 has built 14 interactive television games for CBeebies, the BBC's new digital channel for pre-schoolers. The games, developed using OpenTV middleware, feature popular BBC children's characters and are the first of a series of interactive TV applications to be developed for the BBC by Static and OpenTV as part of the interactive television contract. CBeebies is designed to entertain, educate and stimulate children and these games will enable children to interact with and learn from the content on screen. (Source: Static 2358) (see press release)
15 February 2002
London's Boroughs to provide iTV services
London's boroughs are to offer a range of public services via iTV, which will involve a dual roll-out on Video Networks' Home Choice broadband TV platform and an unnamed cable provider. This news comes as 30 local authorities across the UK have got the go-ahead to trial new voting methods, such as online, via SMS or iTV, in May's local elections. (Source: New Media Age) (see article)
11 February 2002
Costly MPEG-4 licences cause concern amongst Companies
The newly proposed MPEG-4 licensing plan has raised cost concerns amongst multimedia companies. Some MPEG-4 backers praised the licensing plan, but others said a proposed per-minute streaming fee makes the plan virtually unworkable. (Source: CNET) (see article)
MetaTV Platform to reduce costs of iTV
MetaTV have introduced their new Platform, which will significantly reduce the cost of managing and delivering revenue-generating iTV services to subscribers. MetaTV President and CEO Andrew Lev said, "Our newest platform capabilities are designed to enable iTV to be cost-effectively and rapidly deployed today" (Source: MetaTV) (see press release)
8 February 2002
Virtual Video Club
French cable operator Noos have introduced a virtual video club, called Mon video-club, for subscribers to its high speed cable Internet service Noosnet. To watch a film Internet subscribers must purchase tokens to allow them to buy (download) or rent the film in the form of streaming video on the internet .(Source: Advanced Television.com) (see article)
7 February 2002
New iTV system launched by TVC Multimèdia
TVC Multimèdia have launched a new interactive TV system that automates the production of several types of TV content. Called Automatic TV, it includes both hardware and software, which allows viewers to choose their own programme schedules and provides interactive features for both analogue and digital channels. (Source: EuropeMedia.net) (see article)
7 February 2002
Telefonica signs ADSL device deal
Telefonica signed a million dollar deal with Allied Data Technologies in partnership with its Spanish distributor Iberica to develop its ADSL product with Allied Data Alliance's ADSL Device with USB connection.Jeroen van Eersel, Vice President Sales & Marketing, Allied Data Technologies, says. "Including the CopperJet 800 in this new package significantly expands Telefonica's consumer market offer." (Source: Advanced Television.com) (see article)
6 February 2002
Yes TV to provide consultancy for TCC in Korea
Yes Television has been appointed to provide content consultancy for The Contents Company (TCC) IP based interactive television. Yes Television will act as a consultant for TCC to bring VOD rights for interactive TV content for its system. (Source: Advanced-Television.com) (see article)
5 February 2002
Microsoft TV supports Flash
Microsoft is to increase support for Macromedia's Flash animation player for Microsoft TV, the software giant's interactive TV software. This deal are part of a broad effort by Macromedia to extend Flash to non-PC "embedded" devices. (Source: Microsoft TV) (see press release)4 February 2002
Advanced iTV developer's kit for Microsoft TV launched
Microsoft and Novabase have announced the availability of a new development kit that will make it faster and easier to build iTV services for the Microsoft TV platform running on OctalTV set-top boxes. Called "Sagreskit", it will provide developers with a wide range of tools and resources to help bring iTV services to market faster. (Source: Microsoft TV) (see press release)
4 February 2002
Sky re-launches new interactive text service
BSkyB plans to re-launch its iTV
text service on all its channels. SkyText will use OpenTV’s Publisher system
to power the new look text facility. It will allow video resizing and fast
toggling between video and iTV content. BSkyB also intends to use the facility
for more dynamic content, offering updating breaking news or developing stories
that can be immediately updated.
(Source: OpenTV) (see
press release)
February 2002
iTV to reach 22 Million US Homes in 2002
Emarketer's new study predicts that iTV's reach will soar 74 percent from 12.7 million U.S. households in 2001 to 22.1 million by the end of this year. (see report summary)(see article)
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