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To: John Rieman who wrote (31193)	3/19/1998 8:45:00 PM
From: Don Dorsey	Respond to of 50808

We can't even imagine the hundreds of devices and applications that will spring up when streaming video is commonplace on computers. An entire industry will be built around this new technology, much the way industries were built when homes were first wired for electricity. Whatever gets digital video into the mainstream of society is best for CUBE, even if it involves software decode on PCs, which as you point out is not certain.

To: John Rieman who wrote (31193)	3/24/1998 12:16:00 PM
From: DiViT	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

iTV launched in Hong Kong....... HK Telecom Claims World First With Interactive TV Launch excerpts from Dow Jones Asian Equities Report 03/24/98 Copyright (c) 1998, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) ... Hong Kong Telecommunications Ltd. (HKT) Tuesday launched interactive television (iTV) in the territory. ... 'The launch of iTV represents a pioneering development in interactive multimedia services, making Hong Kong one of the world's prime cities,' Hongkong Telecom chief executive Linus Cheung said in a statement. ... Interactive television involves the installation of an iTV remote control and a digital decoder connected to the television and to the telephone line.