Inside Digital TV articles from December 2005

Inside Digital TV archives from December 2005

IPTV In Italy: How Telecom Italia's 'Alice' Is Shaping Up.(internet protocol television)
December 7, 2005... Telecom Italia (TI) launched its "Alice Home TV" IPTV service earlier this month, giving its customers access to some of the most advanced video-on- demand (VoD) services available anywhere in Europe. Chief Marketing Officer Massimo Castelli...

U.K. Cable Exclusive: Telewest Follows Comcast's Route To Success.
December 7, 2005... Telewest has decided to adopt a rental model for its personal video recorder (PVR) strategy and for its high-definition (HD) service. It plans to launch a new nationwide PVR with HD "TVDrive" service in early 2006 following testing with some...

Digital U.K. CEO Touts Successful Transition.(Ford Ennals)(Interview)
December 7, 2005... Ford Ennals, CEO of Digital U.K., the organisation responsible for the analogue-to-digital switchover in the U.K., believes the country is in a good position to implement a successful transition. He tells Inside Digital TV, "In June, the...

The Broadcaster Perspective: Korea's Future With T-DMB.(Terrestrial - Digital Multimedia Broadcasting)
December 7, 2005... Korean Broadcast-ing Systems (KBS) is one of South Korea's largest broadcasters, and it's playing a central role in new television platforms emerging in that country. In particular, the broadcaster is out front in terms of Terrestrial -...

Technology Focus: Motorola Exec Ponders Digital Endgame.(Paul King, set-top boxes )
December 7, 2005... Motorola aims to play a key role in the "connected home," a place where users can watch what content they want, when they want and on what device they want. Paul King, vice president and general manager at Motorola Connected Home Solutions...

Creating Mobile Broadcast Television In Germany.
December 7, 2005... By Bertold Heil, T-Systems Successful market introduction of DMB in South Korea and numerous ambitious Digital Video Broadcasting - Handheld (DVB-H) trials worldwide indicate that mobile TV has reached a stage of reality far beyond...