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To: BillyG who wrote (35754)	9/8/1998 11:14:00 AM
From: J Fieb	Respond to of 50808

Canal+ has issued 15 licences ibc-daily.co.uk Preview Issue August 1998 Canal+ is the quickest to adopt the DVD's MHP specification Canal+ has built itself a strong reputation as a premium TV operator and major contributor to the feature film industry, but it is also the owner of the largest digital TV platforms in Europe - specifically in France, Italy and Spain - and the leading provider of digital technology, claiming to hold a 65 percent market share. The French group developed a conditional access technology (MEDIAGUARD) owned by Societe Europeenne de Controle d' Access, a joint venture between itself and Bertelsmann, and the interactive technology MEDIAHIGHWAY. The latest version of this, based on the DVB's recommendations for a multimedia home platform, will be highlighted at IBC. The work done by the DVB largely relies on DAVIC (Digital Audio-Visual Council) standards offering effective solutions for interactive services in a broadcasting and multimedia environment, and it is based on Java. With MEDIAHIGHWAY+, Canal+ will be the first company to propose an interactive broadcasting system that fully complies with the DAVIC and DVB standards. This 'exclusive' was made possible by the earlier decision to go for a multi-layered software architecture, and to develop a true middleware which guarantees flexibility and a high degree of independence to users. According to Canal+, its system is "not yet another operating system closely intertwined to a given hardware platform," but one that runs with any operating system, a point proven by the 15 licences Canal+ has already granted. * The DVD will not publicly discuss its MHP and open API specification until IBC98.

To: BillyG who wrote (35754)	9/8/1998 11:44:00 AM
From: .com	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 50808

Silicon Valley firm to launch digital TV recorder Tuesday September 8 8:30 AM EDT By Paul Karon HOLLYWOOD (Variety) - A Silicon Valley startup company plans to start selling a digital television recorder that will provide viewers vastly greater powers of control over the process of both watching and recording TV programs. Starting in November, Palo Alto-based Replay Networks will market its first product, ReplayTV. The set-top device, similar in size and shape to a VCR, will not only enable viewers to record programs, but will also provide VCR-like powers of pause, rewind and fast-forward to realtime broadcast programs. The price is still not set, according to Replay, but will fall somewhere between $500 and $1,000, depending on the company's marketing plans. The Replay device uses a large-capacity disc drive storage system similar to those found in personal computers. Cable or satellite TV programming signals coming into the house are sent into the unit, where they're compressed and recorded on the disc drive. Software inside the device enables the user to select programs up to two weeks in the future to record on the disc drive for later viewing, as well as pause, fast-forward and review program that they're currently watching -- and that's still being recorded. Users can also create customized ''channels'' with their own recorded program choices based on favorite shows, actors or subjects. The ReplayTV device uses a built-in telephone jack to connect to the company for regular updates to programming schedules. In its standard operating mode, the unit plays back the television program at a better-than-videotape level of resolution. The product will be available in various models, with storage capacity ranging from seven to 30 hours. Should users wish to save programs permanently, they can be recorded from the ReplayTV device to a VCR. Replay will market the product directly and through home theater manufacturing partners. ''We created ReplayTV to improve the television experience in ways the VCR never could,'' said Replay CEO Anthony Wood. Another Silicon Valley company, TiVo, is expected to start marketing a digital television recorder sometime in the first quarter next year. Reuters/Variety