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To: Stealhead who wrote (618)3/14/1999 6:43:00 PM
From: Jim Mulis  Read Replies (2) of 13157
 
Convergence, a small step for mankind.....

On the Verge of Convergence
Wired News Report

5:30 p.m. 8.Mar.99.PST
The convergence of the Internet and
television could finally be here. At least,
Showtime Networks thinks so.

The cable-TV company conducted a
study in January which showed that one
in five households were simultaneously
watching TV and working, shopping, or
entertaining themselves online.

According to the study, this number has
grown 80 percent since December 1997
to more than 18 million households.
Showtime said in a statement that an
additional five million households keep
their personal computers and televisions
in the same room.

"The fact that one out of every five
television households in America is
watching television and engaging in online
activity at the same time indicates that
there is great potential to attract
audiences to programming that combines
both mediums," said Mark Greenberg,
executive vice president of corporate
strategy and communications for
Showtime Networks.

Showtime's statement said it plans to
continue developing programming that
"allows co-users to use the Internet to
enhance the television experience," but
it's not the only entertainer to have this
bright idea.
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