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- CueTV & Telewebber Internet Surfing: NBC TV and Digital Convergence announce launch of CueTV for connecting PC internet surfing to TV (21MAY01) (DigConv) (alt.link) (related.links: a b c d e f g h )
The news announcement states, ":CueTV is a new technology that actually allows a television to become a remote control for a computer. It works by sending a signal, via an audio tone ('cue') embedded in television programming, to a PC - which in turn launches a Web page related to what is being watched. The free :CueTV kit, which contains a special cable and software, is being distributed exclusively at more than 7,000 RadioShack retail locations starting May 24. No set-top box or fee of any kind is required."- Show Off Your NBCIQ: Hook up PC and TV with free CueTV kit to play NBCIQ web-enabled television contest game beginning June 14 (21MAY01) (NBCiq)
The Digital Convergence news announcement above this announcement says the contest is from June 13 to July 11. You can click here for more information.- Telewebber & TV Tuner Card News: Greg Wright says telewebbing has a global following and it's easy to watch TV on PC (21MAY01) (Gannett.E) (alt.link) (alt.link)
Gannett News' Greg Wright mentions Ruel.Net in the news item about telewebbing and TV tuner cards for PCs.- PC-TV Convergence: BBC Technology to make presentation on "PC and Television Convergence" at eCast, May 21-23, 2001, London (21MAY01) (BBCTechnology) (related.link) (related.link) (related.link)
You can click here for more information about eCast conference.- Set-Top iTV Demos: Concero to exhibit 10+ demos of interactive television with the Vignette V/Series platform on TV set-top platforms from Motorola, Scientific-Atlanta, AOLTV, WebTV, and Zenith at Concero Demo Showcase Event during Vignette Village 2001 in Austin, Texas (21MAY01) (Yahoo.BW)
- Videogame News: Nintendo prices GameCube at $199 below rival $299 pricing for Sony Playstation 2 and Microsoft XBOX (21MAY01) (Mercury.Reuters) (alt.link) (related.link) (related.link) (related.link) (related.link) (related.link) (related.link)
- Turning Videogame Consoles Into Entertainment Gateways: Upside says Sony, Microsoft, RealNetworks, and AOL Time Warner are taking the fun out of videogames (21MAY01) (Upside)
- Interactive Media On-Demand: B2 Bredband AB to provide Media Station's Media Remote software-on-demand capability to subscribers in Scandinavia (21MAY01) (Multichannel) (related.link)
The news announcement quotes B2 Bredland AB games product manager Jacob Welin as stating, "Our ultimate vision is of a true on-demand broadband service for movies and an assortment of PC applications."- Broadband As The "Electricity" For Interactivity & VOD: Yes Television expands by creating up to 210 new jobs in Wales (21MAY01) (YesTelevision) (alt.link)
The news announcement quotes Yes Television chairman and CEO Thomas Kressner as stating, "Broadband is the new electricity: it will deliver new services that will enrich and improve family life, just as the development of electricity distribution networks inspired thousands of innovations in the last century." Yes Television provides broadband video-on-demand and interactive services.- Putting Up A Digital TV Channel Doesn't Mean People Will Watch: Money Channel Founder Adam Faith says digital interactive television is for anoraks at the moment (21MAY01) (MediaGuardian)
After the collapse of the Money Channel, MediaGuardian quotes Money Channel founder Adam Faith as stating interactive "technology has got to be so simple and fast with integrated TV sets and no effort, since most of us still can't get to grips with a video [cassette] machine. It's a very basic flaw. Digital is for anoraks at the moment."- Dvorak Wants Good Old TV: John Dvorak says TV-on-demand could ruin television, there's no evidence that anyone wants personal TV, and interactive television is the biggest pipe dream (21MAY01) (ZDNN)
John Dvorak writes, "What's overlooked in all this future-of-TV nonsense is that television ain't broke. Why fix it? Although the Internet has sucked up some viewing time, it's not a threat to television with or without streaming media."- Beyond HDTV: Mitsubishi Digital Electric America intros five HAVi-enabled fully-integrated NetCommand HDTV sets (21MAY01) (Twice)
- Flat-Panel TVs: Toshiba to begin selling large-screen flat-panel TVs made with NEC plasma display panels beginning in Fall 2001 (22MAY01) (SCMP)
- Interactive Digital TV Portal For The UK: Energis Interactive launches BrightBlue interactive TV portal on Sky (21MAY01) (ZDNet.uk)
- Digital TV In Great Britain: e-MORI Technology Tracker says 36% of the population have digital TV in March-April 2001 (21MAY01) (MORI) (related.link)
It was a tie between access to the internet and access to digital TV with both at 36% of the population in Great Britain according to the e-MORI Technology Tracker based on 2000 interviews per month from January to March/April 2001.- Interactive TV Usage In Great Britain: 4i and MORI research finds 25% of users would buy through interactive television if their favorite stores were available, 22% of users who use both interactive television and the internet would prefer to buy through their TV, and one-third of users viewed a product on interactive TV before buying the product at a store (21MAY01) (Netimperative)
- Digital Cable Growth For The US: Strategis Group's "The U.S. Digital Cable Market" report forecasts digital cable subscriptions to grow from 9+ million in 2000 to almost 50 million by 2006 (17MAY01) (Strategis) (related.link)
The news announcement quotes Strategis Group analyst Keith Kennebeck as stating, "We believe that consumers are ready for this service. Now that operators have progressed with network upgrades, they must focus on the message being sent to subscribers. There must be a clear reason to upgrade to digital, and subscribers must be convinced that the new service is valuable."- Infrastructure Upgrades Are Said To Be On Downhill Slope In The US: Charles Waltner discussses digital cable television in the US (21MAY01) (InteractiveWeek)
- Sharing The iTV Infrastructure In Australia: Austar's John Paul proposes sharing the building of the infrastructure required for interactive television in Australia and says you will lose the TV viewer if you require too much interaction (22MAY01) (AustralianIT)
In covering Melbourne University Private's Digital Media Institute breakfast briefing, AustralianIT quotes Austar interactive services manager John Paul as stating, "[W]e would much rather push this out into a third party entity and, in fact, share this infrastructure.... in exchange for a reduction in costs and the evolution you gain by having multiple people participate in this." With regard to interactivity on TV, Paul is quoted as stating, "If you ... take too many elements of the internet or other things that require you to interact too much, you are going to lose that viewer and you are going to destroy the relationship and they are not going to want to come back."- Recovering After Cancellation Of Digital TV Datacasting Auction In Australia: Australia Communications Minister Richard Alston seeks united view between government and business on how to move towards interactivity and says there is a case for datacasting (22MAY01) (AustralianIT)
- Turning Off Analog TV In Spain: Digital terrestrial television channel licensees ask for analog TV switch off to be earlier than 2011 (21MAY01) (Europemedia)
- Digital TV For Turkey: Sky TV Turkey and Date & Commerce Limited enter agreement to provide digital television platform for Turkey (21MAY01) (ZDNet.au)
- Interactive TV Games Channel For Israel: Two Way TV and Connect TV to launch TV games channel in Hebrew in Israel (21MAY01) (TwoWayTV) (alt.link)
The news announcement quotes Two Way TV international sales and development chief Jean de Fougerolles as stating, "The cable TV industry in Israel is one of the most advanced in the world and is about to go fully digital, providing the ideal platform for our games channel."- Interactive TV Shopping For Germany: ProSiebenSAT.1 to buy 48.4% stake in Euvia Media from H.O.T Network to get into interactive television home shopping services (21MAY01) (FT) (related.link)
- Interactive TV For Asia: NDS intros interactive television solutions for Asia including English/Hindi/Chinese interactive program guide, Chinese-language stock portfolio tracking, Chinese-language interactive sports, and Chinese-language interactive weather at Broadcast Asia 2001 (PDF) (18MAY01) (NDS)
- Interactive TV Decoder: Conexant Systems announces third-generation CX22492/3 interactive TV decoder with integrated NDS XTV PVR technology and support for NDS Videoguard Conditional Access System to enable set-top box manufacturers to provide personal video recorders for digital payTV (21MAY01) (Conexant)
In addition to providing the expected PVR capabilities, the news announcement states the CX22492/3 "will enable users to record one TV show while watching another, or record two shows simultaneously." The news announcement also states, "Conexant has integrated NDS' advanced XTV PVR technology into the CX22492/3 IC and will develop device drivers that support NDS' XTV system software. The CX22493 version also incorporates additional functionality to support the Videoguard Conditional Access System developed by NDS."- On-Demand AP News Via Interactive TV: MetaTV and AP Digital to provide interactive TV subscribers with up-to-the-minute news and photo content from the Associated Press (21MAY01) (MetaTV)
The news announcement quotes AP Digital vice president and director Tom Slaughter as stating, Interactive television is fast becoming one of the leading vehicles for accessing news and information."
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- CueTV & Telewebber Internet Surfing: NBC TV and Digital Convergence announce launch of CueTV for connecting PC internet surfing to TV (21MAY01) (DigConv) (alt.link) (related.links: a b c d e f g h )
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