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As
\n someone who grew up on television, in many senses, the Dowbrigade doesn’t
\n understand those who shun it as an inferior, even offensive media unworthy
\n of an evolved mind’s attention. For better or worse, what’s on TV has
\n come to define our times. Besides, TV in the broader sense (including, say, video-blogs) is the most engrossing, high content communication humans have come up with, short of a night of unbridled passion with the partner of your choice.<\/p>\n
Of course, what we call the broader sense if TV is really any moving
\n images and sound on a personal screen, and the ways in which we can receive
\n and view these images have exploded.<\/p>\n
Over air, broadcast, fiber optic cable, WiFi, on disc The next big thing in television could be a technology SBC Communications Inc., which offers phone service in 13 US states, Cable companies could adopt IPTV technology as well. But for telephone Already, about a million people use IPTV systems, mostly in Hong Kong ”There’s a lot of pent-up frustration with the cable companies; consumers from the As someone who grew up on television, in many senses, the Dowbrigade doesn’t understand those who shun it as an inferior, even offensive media unworthy of an evolved mind’s attention. For better or worse, what’s on TV has come to … Continue reading
\n exist. Now it looks like we ned to add one more – TV over your
\n existing phne lines, and the following
\n article by Hiawatha Bray<\/a> in today’s
\n Boston Globe makes it sound like an extremely competitive service, and
\n in principle
\n more choice and comptition is a good thing. However, we wish the clearly
\n destined always-on everywhere Internet of the future would emerge so
\n we can disappear into it and peek out of any monitor, anywhere, any time
\n we want…<\/p>\n\n
\n borrowed from the Internet. IPTV (the ”IP" stands for Internet
\n protocol) will let users choose from a vast variety of video entertainment,
\n available on demand through a simple piece of wire. Telephone wire,
\n to be exact, because phone companies — not cable TV firms — are leading
\n the way.<\/p>\n
\n is spending $5 billion to build the first IPTV network in the United
\n States, set for launch late this year or in early 2006. Verizon Communications
\n Inc., which is spending $3 billion to bring TV service to its customers,
\n will use IPTV to deliver on-demand movies.<\/p>\n
\n companies the technology offers the first chance to sell TV services.
\n It’s also an opportunity for Microsoft Corp., which is providing much
\n of the underlying technology, to become as powerful in entertainment
\n technology as it is in software. IPTV could shake up the cable industry
\n in the same way that voice-over-Internet phone systems have roiled SBC’s
\n own voice telephone business<\/p>\n
\n and Italy. Last month, British Telecom said it would work with Microsoft
\n to deploy IPTV in Britain. On this side of the Atlantic, SBC spokesman
\n Michael Coe said his company expects to make IPTV available to 18 million
\n homes over the next three years.<\/p>\n
\n are looking for another alternative," said Coe. ”We’re going
\n to be that alternative."<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\n Boston Globe<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"