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- ReplayTV wins slew of awards (1-28-99) (Business Wire)
- ATI All-In-Wonder 128 card for PC-TV boxes has digital "VCR" (1-29-99) (PC World)
- CableLabs MCNS standard (and Docsis spec) versus EuroCableLabs DVB/Davic standard (1-27-99) (Electronic Times)
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NAPTRE convention has TV-Web convergence presence (1-27-99) (The Standard)
The convention for the National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) is being held this week in New Orleans. -
UniView to provide 500 second-generation set-top boxes for Video-On-Demand & Internet TV to Hotel Riu Waikiki in Grand Canary Islands (1-27-99) (Business Wire)
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Element 14 selects Virata software for set-top box (1-27-99) (PRNewswire)
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- Digital TV gets smaller as in TV-on-a-chip (1-27-99) (WIRED)
Wired's story on the recently announced Microtune "MicroTuner" TV chip ("TV on a chip"). Wired reports, "The chip's price is already competitive with conventional tuners [according to Microtune VP Jim Fontaine]. In million-unit orders, the tuner would be available for US$19.95 a chip, or less." - Microtune announces "MicroTuner" TV tuner on single chip (1-26-99) (Business Wire)
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GMC announces TV Twin picture-in-picture (PIP) set-top box for non-PIP TV sets (1-26-99) (Business Wire)
- CPB wants Digital TV & Interactive TV to work; PBS to have 24-hour kids interactive channel (1-26-99) (WIRED)
Wired's story on the previously announced CPB (Corp. for Public Broadcasting) focus group interactive TV projects. Wired reports that Dara Goldberg, PBS (Public Broadcasting System) associate director of corporate communications, "believes it is PBS' commitment to the technology at this point that matters. 'The more we offer consumers, the more they'll want it,' she said." In September 1999, "PBS will launch its new, interactive, 24-hour PBS Kids Channel. All shows on the channel will eventually be broadcast with enhanced DTV programming...." - Microsoft breathing down NCI's neck (1-28-99) (CNET)
CNET follow-up story on the Microsoft deals with NTL and UPC. - Microsoft backs NTL with $500 million to create UK cable force (1-26-99) (The Independent)
The Independent reports, "News of Microsoft's move is likely to infuriate NCI.... Just last [week] NTL said it would use NCI's operating system in its digital set-top box decoders." - United Pan-Europe Communications cable TV company makes agreement with Microsoft; Microsoft also invests $500 million in NTL (1-26-99) (CNET)
Europe may be getting ready for high-speed cable TV Internet services using Microsoft WebTV, WinCE, and Win2000 software. -
Sony completes its investment in General Instrument (1-26-99) (PRNewswire)
- Bridge Technology Group likes S-A ACTV deal (1-26-99) (Business Wire)
- Bridge Technology Group's report on S-A ACTV deal (1-26-99) (BTG)
- Scientific-Atlanta Explorer 2000 supports ACTV "individualized TV" to switch camera angles, get stats, & more (1-25-99) (Business Wire)
- Scientific-Atlanta's Explorer 2000 set-tops launched by Adelphia cable TV company (1-25-99) (PRNewswire) (alternate link)
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MailTV said to have generated interest by its CES appearance (1-25-99) (PRNewswire) (alternate link)
- WebTV helping Internet users of all ages (1-25-99) (San Francisco Chronicle)
Seniors tuning in to the Internet via WebTV. - WorldGate & QVC link Internet to Shopping (1-25-99) (E-Commerce Times)
The WorldGate interactive TV service announced its partnership with the QVC TV home shopping network. WorldGate reportedly has "more than 70 Channel HyperLinking Partners. QVC is among the newest partners, which also include America's Health Network, National Geographic, and the Sundance Channel. Existing partners include CNN, Fox News, Fox Sports, Showtime, HBO, Cinemax, E! Entertainment Television, USA Networks, the Weather Channel, A&E Network, The History Channel, American Movie Classics, Lifetime Television, Court TV, and many others." - Digital TV rollout and Internet TV growth will determine demand for widescreen TV displays (1-21-99) (Business Wire)
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Wink interactive TV "E-commercials" to help change TV advertising (1-21-99) (PRNewswire)
- pounds 200 set-top box with Macrovision chip stops videotaping of movies (1-21-99) (Scottish Daily Record)
- Macrovision chip for set-tops prevents home videotaping of movies (1-21-99) (Daily Telegraph London)
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MbTV software for set-tops introduced for personalized "VCR" TV watching (1-21-99) (PRNewsire)
MbTV software can be integrated in set-tops and new TV sets. MbTV learns the television watcher's viewing habits and suggests possible shows to watch or to record. - ReplayTV: don't call it a "VCR" (1-21-99) (ruel)
Replay Networks' marketing director Jim Plant talks about the ReplayTV box. - Ruel's Spotlight Website: ReplayTV (1-21-99)
The ReplayTV website currently has a contest where a free ReplayTV box is being given away. - ReplayTV & TiVo square off at Showcase '99 (1-20-99) (TechWeb)
- Showcase '99: ReplayTV & TiVo face-off with demos; other products also (1-20-99) (PC World)
- Ruel's Spotlight Website: TiVo (1-21-99)
- ESS Technology & Fei-Hong Electronics to make cable TV internet set-top box for Chinese market (1-20-99) (PRNewswire)
- Vestel to put MailTV in TV sets for Europe (1-20-99) (PRNewswire)
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Toshiba to have OpenTV software in Hawk chipset for set-top boxes (1-20-99) (CNET)
- New-Format Digital Television Report from Multimedia Research Group maps out future of interactive TV (1-20-99) (PRNewswire) (alternate link)
- Digital Entertainment Box Study maps out future of convergence (1-19-99) (Business Wire)
Jon Peddie Associates predict that by 2001 there will be 103.8 million cable and set-top boxes, 104.5 million game consoles, 149.9 entertainment PCs, 31.1 million DVD players, 1.37 Internet TV sets, and 0.94 Digital TV sets. Dr. Jon Peddie states there is a "rush to occupy the space on top of the TV or replace the TV.... There is considerable confusion in the marketplace and that spells both opportunity and disaster for companies entering it. The biggest issue facing the market is that each of these product configurations has a different business model. Consolidating the various models will be the most difficult phase of digital entertainment box evolution." So, what do you want in your "digital entertainment box" future: HDTV, DTV, a power PC-TV box (which would correspond to Peddie's "entertainment PCs" or full-size "Internet TV" sets), a set-top box with or without a digital TV converter, a game console, or some other digital entertainment box? - NTL launches Interactive TV service with NCI software in UK (1-19-99) (NCI/NTL)
also at PRNewswire link and at NCI news link - Elmsdale Media launches YES TELEVISION interactive TV service in UK;
NTL will deploy YES TELEVISION in a 6-month trial (1-19-99) (NTL)
(dated 1-12-99 but showed up at www.ntl.co.uk website 1-19-99) - NCI & NTL to announce launch of Internet TV service in UK (1-15-99) (ruel)
Sources say NCI and NTL will make an official announcement on Monday in London regarding the NTL launch of Internet TV services in the United Kingdom. Sources also say NTL will be using the NCI Connect network server and providing Acer set-top boxes using the NCI TV Navigator software.
Click here for a look at their set-top box.
NTL provides integrated cable and telephony service via a high-speed fiber network in the UK. With the new interactive TV services, NTL customers in the UK will be able to view television and Internet content simultaneously. NCI has the UK's Cable & Wireless as well as NTL as NCI's major UK telco clients.
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