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To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (9792)	12/17/2000 11:43:58 PM
From: Mkilloran	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12823

Frank...open vs closed network solutions... tv centric internet enhanced data... many new interactive tv features do not require true open networks. As an example many "How to programs"..cooking, home/car repair,medical/science/travel programs etc tv programs will be enhanced with drill down details that the consumer can ask for more info . As an example the cooking instructions for a particular menu item that was shown during the show. click on the remote control and the data pops up in a picture in picture view while the show is inprogress. take the next step with e-commerce purchace the item in the commercial, or drill down on a music /video program . show me the cd's /dvd's, etc that the artist has produced and link directly with the web site to purchase the material advertised. allow for a feature to bookmark a web site to go back for more date while surfing the net. targeted advertisments delivered to your settop box inserted in your normal tv programs based on customer profile and demographics. now are all these web pages located on the internet servers beyond the cable companies headend or the cable companies intranet servers at the headend?? surfing the web................ Next allow for an internet channel/portal that pops up a browser residing in the settop box and surf the web.. does it realy make a difference to the cable co if I surf the internet on a pc with a cable modem or a wireless keyboard/mouse thru my settop box and get all my email delivered to the tv? As long as this is billed as an extra feature I think the cable companies will provide the services and collect the fees.

To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (9792)	12/17/2000 11:52:35 PM
From: Mkilloran	Respond to of 12823

Despite Rapid Growth, Digital STB Market Still in Infancy ---------------------------------------------------------- biz.yahoo.com Tuesday December 12, 9:05 am Eastern Time Press Release Despite Rapid Growth, Digital Set Top Box Market Still in Infancy, Says Allied Business Intelligence OYSTER BAY, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 12, 2000--A worldwide conversion from traditional analog broadcasts to digitally-encoded transmissions is powering the digital set-top box market to become a $21 billion market by 2005. The global installed base of digital set-top boxes will increase from 44 million in 1999 to 339 million boxes by 2005. The key catalyst for growth will be the use of digital set-top boxes by both satellite and cable operators. This is according to Allied Business Intelligence's (ABI) report ''Digital Set-Top Boxes: World Markets, Architectures and Vendors.'' The report discusses the shift toward digital set-top boxes across satellite, cable and terrestrial platforms. These platforms are further segmented on a geographical basis. ''The massive growth in digital set-top box shipments is occurring at the same time as the set-top box is evolving beyond being a simple television transmission receiver,'' said ABI analyst Joshua Wise, the author of the report. ''With expanded feature sets, newer generations of digital set-top boxes are at the epicenter of the convergence between the entertainment, computing and broadband industries.'' The first wave of digital set-top box deployments came largely in the DBS field. At the end of 1999, 76% of all digital set-top boxes deployed serviced DBS subscribers. DBS providers are expected to continue to expand their digital subscriber base significantly with North America alone accounting for over 26 million customers by 2005. The second wave of digital set-top boxes, which is already under way, is highlighted by the impact of digital cable service and the increased emphasis on advanced ''thick client'' features. By 2005 the cable platform will account for 40% of the total worldwide installed base of digital set-top boxes and should have begun to outsell boxes based on the satellite platform. Meaningful impact from terrestrial digital television (DTV), the third major broadcast platform, on the sales of digital decoder boxes will be delayed until 2003 onward, by which time more countries will have begun DTV broadcasts. DTV transmissions have been delayed by standards wrangling, most notably in the US. Nevertheless, with over 100 US stations already broadcasting some DTV content, the terrestrial platform represents untapped potential. Allied Business Intelligence Inc is an Oyster-Bay, NY-based technology research think tank specializing in communications and emerging markets. ABI publishes strategic research on the broadband, wireless, electronics, networking and energy industries. Details of these studies can be found at www.alliedworld.com or call 516/624-3113 for more info. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact: Allied Business Intelligence, Oyster Bay Robyn Fillinger, 516/624-3113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- << Previous Message Next Message >>