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To: MikeM54321 who wrote (9974)	12/28/2000 4:06:07 PM
From: EJhonsa	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12823

Eric- Isn't ACTV Inc trying to attack the TV market in the wrong way? Seems to me they are hoping the MSO opt for the Pandora's Box solution, aren't they? In other words, a cable TV sub has access to millions of channels delivered over the Internet. Not at all. ACTV's "Individualized Television" offering bears a strong resemblance to the interactive services that you alluded to earlier, in that it works in conjunction with MPEG-based digital television streams. Here's some basic info from the company's site (unfortunately, they're short on details): actv.com You might also want to look into ACTV's iTV-related IPR portfolio, which contains some highly important patents for linking digital television streams with interactive content, whether directly embedded or internet-related (search for ACTV as the "applicant" at the EPO site): ep.espacenet.com 164.195.100.11 164.195.100.11 It's the strength of this intellectual property portfolio, when compared to those of competitors such as OpenTV and Wink, that makes ACTV, IMO, the best-positioned i-TV platform provider out there should i-TV services via MPEG-based digital television streams take flight. FWIW, they already have Microsoft signed up as a partner, and have deals with Motorola and Scientific-Atlanta for the use of their software in each company's set-top boxes. Eric