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Motorola Inc. Broadband Communications Sector and Cablevision S.A. de C.V. of Mexico sign three-year
Elite Alliance agreement worth $128M to include supply of of DCT-2000 and DCT-5000+ digital set-top boxes
to provide Mexico City subscribers with 40 digital video channels, 40 music channels, 40 standard analog channels,
video-on-demand, and internet access (28SEP00) (MOT)
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Motorola Broadband Communications Sector ships 10 millionth interactive digital cable set-top box
(27SEP00) (MOT)
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For those asking about numbers, the news announcement states, "Motorola, Inc. Broadband Communications Sector announced today that it has shipped its 10 millionth interactive digital cable set-top terminal. Motorola is the first and only supplier to achieve this milestone." -
Another 10 Millionth Mark: Microsoft Windows Media Player version 7.0 reaches 10 million downloads in six weeks
(27SEP00) (Microsoft)
- EPG / IPG news: News Corp. becomes top stakeholder in Gemstar-TV Guide (27SEP00) (Mercury.Reuters) (related.link)
- Liberty Media sells its 21% stake in Gemstar-TV Guide to News Corp. (27SEP00) (MediaGuardian)
- Gemstar-TV Guide to be put under News Corp. subsidiary Sky Global Networks (27SEP00) (DailyDeal.DowJones) (related.link)
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News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch sees advantage of owning large stake in Gemstar-TV Guide
for worldwide development of digital television (27SEP00) (Upside)
Upside quotes News Corp. chairman and chief executive officer Rupert Murdoch as stating, "We are thrilled to acquire a greater interest in Gemstar-TV Guide. As we continue to optimize our digital television platforms around the world, we see an enormous operational and strategic advantage from owning a larger percentage of Gemstar." - Forrester says enthusiasts-in-waiting comprise the juiciest demographic for interactive TV services (27SEP00) (Newsbytes) (alt.link) (alt.link)
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Forrester Report: Interactive TV Enthusiasts (Sep2000) (Forrester)
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Myers Reports Inc. predicts cable broadband internet penetration to grow to 16.9% of U.S. households and
digital cable video penetration to increase to 33.2% of U.S. households in Y2003 (27SEP00) (PRN)
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AT&T Liberated for Interactive TV: However The Yankee Group believes Microsoft will still take leading role
for cable-delivered interactive TV when Microsoft TV software is ready (26SEP00) (YankeeGroup)
The Yankee Group's Jim Penhune writes, "The Yankee Group believes Microsoft will still take a leading role in enabling cable-delivered interactive TV once its software is ready to run on the next generation of highly advanced digital set-tops." -
TV and PC technology to converge into one-screen device by Y2003 (27SEP00) (Newsbytes)
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In covering the Digital Hollywood Conference in Beverly Hills, California, Newsbytes quotes IBM technology director and CTO Michael Karasick as stating, "Do not expect one device to be uniform for everyone." Newsbytes cites MSNBC.com executive editor Michael Silberman as indicating MSNBC began experimenting about 18 months ago with a box that combined TV and internet access. Newsbytes further quotes Silberman as stating, "In many ways, people like the one box better. They vote right there on screen, which is more compelling than going to their PC. This also means less television audience is lost to the Web site. All in all, the feedback is positive. People want interactivity for every segment and story." Newsbytes also quotes Massive Media president and COO Greg Meidel as stating, "I foresee people going to the Blockbuster Web site to download movies like 'Mission Impossible 2,' with a choice of a streaming fee, a short rental fee, or a higher charge for burning the movie onto one's own CD...." -
RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser says if you build the broadband content, the audiences will come
(27SEP00) (link expires) (HollywoodReporter)
In also covering the Digital Hollywood Conference in Beverly Hills, California, The Hollywood Reporter cites RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser as indicating if you build it (the broadband content), they (the audiences) will come. The Hollywood Reporter further quotes Glaser as stating, "The broadband consumer market will grow in the next few years, just as narrowband did in the early '90s." And in discussing whether regular broadcast TV and on-demand media can co-exist, The Hollywood Reporter also quotes Glaser as stating, "In a world where you can rent almost every video or DVD at Blockbuster, people are still turning out in droves to watch 'Survivor.' There's still a need for both network programming content and personally owned content. The two media go together.... I think they'll co-exist forever."Digital Entertainment Convergence panel says quality content is the key to gaining audiences (27SEP00) (Newsbytes)
Newsbytes cites TV producer Ken Topolsky as indicating there is a difference in quality between internet online content and television broadcast content. Newsbytes quotes Topolsky as stating, "The television ads for The Gap are compelling.... But their Web site is terrible. If advertisers want people to watch their ads [on the internet], they need to make them compelling." Topolsky then states, "In television, your job is to fill time between commercials. You need to fill it well to get the eyeballs to watch the commercials. You must give people a reason to keep watching." Similarly, you have to provide compelling content on the web so the audience will stick around to look at the web ads. -
Corrupted File Fixed: WebTV Networks routine weekly maintenance sends corrupted file which
possibly affected up to 20,000 WebTV subscribers (27SEP00) (CNET.Bloomberg)
Bloomberg cites WebTV group product manager Julia Schiff as indicating, "Only customers who logged on to their service between 4 a.m. and 6 a.m. PT received the corrupted file" and that "Microsoft discovered the problem at 6 a.m. PT and fixed the corrupted file." - Dead Box Swap For Other WebTV Software Upgrade Problem: WebTV Networks to replace older WebTV boxes permanently disabled by recent 2.5 upgrade (24SEP00) (Net4TV)
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WebTV does the right thing by replacing boxes fried by 2.5 upgrade (24SEP00) (Net4TV)
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Association For Interactive Media and the Addressable Media Coalition seek to
establish a forum for the emerging interactive television industry (27SEP00) (Mediapost)
- Amino Communications licenses IntAct technology to Cyan Technology for development of 16-bit microcontroller chipset for use in interactive TV set-top boxes, MP3 players, and other internet access devices (27SEP00) (HarvardCentro)
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ANT Limited licenses ANT Fresco web browser to Amino Communications
to be ported into Amino IntAct for Amino development toolkit (27SEP00) (HarvardCentro)
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OpenTV licenses Device Mosaic 4.1.0 to TeleCruz for interactive TV single-chip platform solution (26SEP00) (OpenTV)
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Navic Systems showcases services and technology for interactive TV at Red Herring's Venture Market East
(27SEP00) (PRN)
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Beijing Fengtai Cable selects Concurrent Computer's MediaHawk video solution for broadband video-on-demand
and other interactive TV services (27SEP00) (CCUR)
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Telewebber news: NBC tape delay of Olympics video pushes up NBC Olympics.com website traffic (27SEP00) (WIRED)
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Ruel's Spotlight Website: TBS Superstation's iWatch Wednesday (for telewebbers) (27SEP00)
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Looking To The Post-Napster Era: AtomFilms CEO Mika Salmi says net is forcing entertainment revolution (27SEP00) (Newsbytes)
Newsbytes quotes AtomFilms CEO Mika Salmi as stating, "We are in the midst of a revolution, and it is broader than just Napster. A big part of the story is distribution, which will come not just through the Internet. Wireless applications will be important, as well as other offshoots like broadband, set-top boxes and satellite TV. In addition, screens will be appearing in malls, checkout lines, and the backs of seats in airplanes. All of these outlets will need content...."
Salmi also talks about copyrights and consumer-based distribution which brings to mind the need for watermarks or some other rights-management technology. Newsbytes quotes Salmi as stating, "Now, people will swap your content without ever visiting your site.... You will still need rights to distribute broadly. Rights will be very important, because the rights holders can cash in.... The new approach will be more organic. The consumer will be the distributor, in a Napster-like swap or in chat rooms talking about products. Consumers will get involved early on with what they want. And consumers are already getting used to that role." -
Enroute intros FirstPerson Immersive Video System for Sony Playstation II, PCs,
set-top boxes, DVD players and other next-generation home entertainment platforms (27SEP00) (PRN)
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Sony Playstation II being targeted by adult entertainment vendors for interactive pornography (27SEP00) (FOXNEWS)
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Video popping up all over the web as websites provide interactive viewing (27SEP00) (InteractiveWeek)
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AOL IM To Be Everywhere: Jesse Berst sees AOL as dominating instant messaging (27SEP00) (Anchordesk)
Jesse writes, "AOLTV. Although hardly ripe, AOL has got to be looking at the service as another audience for IM. It's already said it plans to offer the service along with its interactive offerings." -
Not TV, But Sports On The Go: 3Com installs 50 transmitters at 3Com Stadium in San Francisco to send game statistics to
sports fans' wireless handheld Hitachi devices, Palm devices, and other PDAs (27SEP00) (ABCNEWS.AP)
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Liberate says cable and satellite subscribers using boxes with Liberate software
could nearly double this year (26SEP00) (CNET.Bloomberg)
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