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- Microsoft to acquire Peach Networks (29FEB00) (PRN)
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Microsoft upgrading TV platform by acquiring Peach Networks (29FEB00) (InternetNews)
This is a perfect match. Click and check out "Peach Networks Gives You Windows on Your TV Set" for a previous Ruel.Net interview with Peach Networks product marketing director Yosi Dagan. And also click here for news about Peach Networks' Access Select Certified Partners Program. -
Microsoft to acquire Israel-based Peach Networks Ltd. for interactive television services through set-top boxes (29FEB00) (Nando-AP)
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PentaMedia and Sun Network make deal to broadcast a range of channels through NumTV
entertainment portal providing movies, music, business, astrology and religion (1MAR00) (asia.internet)
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Blue Zone and WIC Premium Television expand joint venture partnership with development of
interactive television enhancements, EPG, and expansion of PremiumTV.com website
(1MAR00) (PRN)
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Your End and MyWeb mutually drop strategic partnership to resell internet services as Your End goes high speed and wireless (1MAR00) (PRN)
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Hollywood's Big Deal: KPE, Endeavor, Broadband Interactive Group, and new editoral board dreaming up digital programming for broadband (28FEB00) (IndustryStandard)
- Sonic Foundry to acquire STV for streaming syndication (28FEB00) (SonicFoundry) (alternate link)
- Sonic Foundry to buy STV for $66 million in stock (28FEB00) (Yahoo-Reuters)
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Sonic Foundry partners with Columbia Tristar Interactive to encode primetime network "Dilbert" animated
episode for internet streaming (17FEB00) (SonicFoundry)
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iCraveTV.com case settled where American TV programming not rebroadcast via the net to
audiences in U.S. without permission (29FEB00) (NYTimes-AP)
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The Associated Press reports iCraveTV.com president Bill Craig as indicating "he would not rebroadcast any programming unless Canadian laws were clarified to allow it. He said that even if the laws were clarified in his company's favor, he would improve security on the site to block American audiences." A notice at the iCraveTV.com website states, "Access to stations and listings is not available at this time." - iCraveTV.com president Bill Craig: Revolutionary or Robber? (21FEB00) (IndustryStandard)
- iCraveTV.com president Bill Craig Q&A with CNET (29FEB00) (CNET)
- iCraveTV.com gives in by agreeing to settlement that shuts down website (29FEB00) (IndustryStandard)
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iCraveTV.com settlement pulls plug on website (28FEB00) (CNET-Bloomberg)
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BSkyB and TiVo to offer digital video recorders in UK (29FEB00) (TiVo)
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Sky chief executive Tony Ball said, "Sky and TiVo's new personal television service with the personal video recorder will dramatically enhance the TV viewing experience for all consumers in the UK. Our exclusive alliance with TiVo is a natural fit for Sky. It underlines Sky's determination to remain at the forefront of the broadcasting revolution." -
TiVo announces deal with BSkyB to bring digital video recording technology to UK (29FEB00) (CNET)
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Philips, Sony, and CANAL+ to jointly support development of consumer digital TV appliances
based on DVB-MHP including integrated digital television sets, internet television devices,
DVD combination devices, and other home network devices (29FEB00) (PRN)
Philips and Sony will also use MEDIAHIGHWAY interactive TV middleware from CANAL+ TECHNOLOGIES in their first consumer electronics devices. -
RespondTV lists advertising agencies, interactive media developers and television programmers
joining RespondTV Producer Program to include
Atherton, ExtendMedia, Flying Colors Interactive, HGTV, Human Code, IDI Media, Intellocity, iXL,
J. Walter Thompson, Lot21, mpl2.com, Pushy Broad, RandomOrder, Rare Medium, Razorfish, R/GA,
Screamingly Different, SF Interactive, TMP Worldwide/in2, Weather Channel, and ZDTV (29FEB00) (PRN)
WebTV Networks' Network Media Group vice president Joe Poletto said, "The enhanced TV era has arrived. The first interactive, enhanced commercial by RespondTV ignited the airwaves last summer as viewers were able to order Domino's Pizza without ever leaving the comfort of their easy chairs. The result showed that 61 percent of viewers of WebTV Plus in the [San Francisco] Bay Area took part in the promotion. With such an overwhelmingly positive response, this is an excellent example of how interactivity can benefit both advertisers and consumers and will be a real driving force behind the success of enhanced television." -
WinPlanet's review of LifeView's USB LifeTV device for PCs (29FEB00) (WinPlanet)
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Geocast and WaveXpress to provide datacasting push technology where television meets the web (28FEB00) (PCWorld)
For those with PCs with modern TV Tuner cards, you can try out datacasting using the WaveTop software that comes with Win98. -
NBCi.com goes broadband and shifts from selling banner ads to
selling advertising time slots like commercials on television (28FEB00) (InteractiveWeek)
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BCE bid for CTV is part of trend to unite telcos, satellite, cable, wireless firms,
and other access providers with content producers (29FEB00) (PRN)
CTV has licensed Blue Zone's proprietary NewsBz platform which will be applied to CTV Newsnet 24-hour headline news channel for deployment in Canada in Fall 2000 for enhanced television programming, personalized news-on-demand, and to simulcast interactive content on-air and online. -
QuébecTel selects iMagicTV for interactive multimedia services, digital television channels, web-based email, internet, video-on-demand over telco's existing copper wire network (28FEB00) (LP&P)
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Telstra and Austar's Saturn Communications to form Telstra Saturn
for voice, data, internet, mobile and pay television services for New Zealand (28FEB00) (australia.internet)
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BSQUARE unveils CE Go! Quick Start package for development of WinCE-based devices including set-top boxes, webpads, and handheld computing devices (28FEB00) (BSQUARE)
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TeleCruz and Spiderdance to co-develop variety of interactive television content (28FEB00) (PRN)
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Ruel's Spotlight Website: Eagle Wireless International's BroadbandMagic.com (27FEB00)
Also click here to check out the WebFlyer, TV Surf, and Media Flyer set-top boxes from Eagle Wireless International at the BroadbandMagic.com website. -
Here comes Sony PlayStation2 (6MAR00) (Newsweek)
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The official date of the Newsweek issue with the Sony PlayStation2 coverage is March 6, 2000, but the online news link is dated February 27, 2000. - Newsweek cover: The Amazing PlayStation2 (27FEB00) (PRN)
- With PlayStation2, Sony claims to be internet company (26FEB00) (Economist)
- Sony PlayStation2 television videogame consoles bringing the Japanese online to the internet revolution (22FEB00) (Excite-Reuters)
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Sony PlayStation2 could fuel Japan DVD market (22FEB00) (CNET-Reuters)
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Microsoft getting ready to unveil "Xbox" videogame console and buys xbox.com domain name (25FEB00) (ZDNN)
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The Attention Economy: Television is best way to an audience (26FEB00) (IndustryStandard)
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Television's future to be here with AOLTV? (24FEB00) (USAToday)
- WebTV offers Two-months Free internet access to counter AOLTV (22FEB00) (CNET)
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WebTV Networks offering Two Free Months of internet service to new WebTV Plus subscribers (22FEB00) (PRN)
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TV set-top competition: ALCATEL-THOMSON Multimedia joint venture and Netpliance join forces to offer net appliances
featuring Netpliance's i-opener in U.S. (24FEB00) (PRN)
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More TV set-top competition: eTForecasts predicts PCs will double from about 500M to 1B with
new PC sales doubling to approximately $1.7 billion annually within next five years (25FEB00) (CNET)
- California legislation intro'd to limit use of viewer tracking by next-generation television services (24FEB00) (WIRED)
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SB 1599 Privacy & Video providers: Text of proposed legislation (18FEB00) (info.sen.ca.gov)
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Interspot acquires BMS and Broadcastmarketing.com for for interactive television production (25FEB00) (PRN)
- Creative Artists Agency teaming up with ExtendMedia for interactive television (24FEB00) (Digital Coast Weekly)
Digital Coast Weekly reports, "Creative Artists Agency (CAA) ... is partnering with Toronto-based ExtendMedia to 'pursue projects' for interactive television.... CAA's role will be to 'attract talent, media and retail partners' ... [and] pursue 'financing and distribution opportunities' for iTV projects." - Consumer Electronics Association and National Cable Television Association announce basic agreement for digital television via cable, but copy protection still in limbo (24FEB00) (etown)
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Consumer Electronics Association and National Cable Television Association announce
agreement for how future consumer digital television sets and digital cable systems are
to work together (23FEB00) (etown)
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