OpenTV tries to please consumers, service providers and advertisers
posted Aug 17th 2005 1:50PM
If you've only heard of OpenTV through the
technology-provider's relationship with the ill-fated
Voom satellite HDTV service, you'll be
pleasantly surprised to learn that most of the company's other partnerships have fared a bit better. OpenTV's profile
with consumers may be pretty low, but their DVR tech powers boxes provided by companies such as the Dish Network, BSkyB
and Foxtel in Australia. And OpenTV's DVR systems include features such as HD support, sports programming with multiple
user-selectable camera angles and audio tracks, interactive gaming, interactive weather and VOD. The company also
offers advertiser-friendly services, including targeted ads, making it a hit with both service providers and their
sponsors. Thomas Hawk and Davis Freeberg sat down with OpenTV brass, and got the scoop on the company's plans — which,
unfortunately, don't include expanding into the direct-to-consumer space.
When are we going to get a channel that televises conflicts LIVE in contries at war?
By the way, is anyone watching the GAZA PULLOUT lately? This is going to get so much more entertaining when Iran gets nuclear rockets !
Semi-related: I love the search results for VOOM with about ten or fifteen posts about it being dead/undead :P
#1 - Redneck dolt.
"Interactive weather"? Whoa, this is incredible news! This is a feature that has hitherto been restricted to mad scientists and evil villains!