The other day I talked about how Bill Gates was bigging up the future of TV using internet technology. Microsoft is already well placed in the IPTV arena and its IPTV platform is being used by a large number of TV providers including big names like AT&
In order to watch TV on the console, though, customers need to have an ISP that plans to offer the service across their network. Phone companies are the ones deploying IPTV as a way of competing with cable, so it's no coincidence that the five partners Mi
So Microsoft, having failed in the past to gain much traction in the set-top box business, is using the Xbox to try again. But instead of trying to sell it to the entrenched cable companies, it will pitch the Xbox set-top box to new entrants into the TV
Xbox and IPTV: The most surprising Xbox announcement—and yet it’s natural enough to be expected—is the marriage of Xbox and IPTV. Bach ticked off the known ways users can access HDTV through Microsoft: HD DVD, Media Center, Xbox Live Video. He added
Will VC-1 take over? I think most hardware and software manufacturers agree that we are now in a multi-codec world and indeed many hardware manufacturers are adopting the pragmatic approach of supporting both H.264 and VC-1. I think that those creating mo
It is impossible to fully protect digital TV content from being copied - although many have tried. DRM is best effort by it's very nature and the defence side of an ongoing arms raise between the rights holders and the pirates.Most people who infringe cop
Shows like CSI, South Park and Studio 60 are now available for download via Xbox Live’s marketplace, as previously announced. Also, some download-to-rent movies are available in high definition. Full details and content list follows…
Jetzt wirds interessant: "Microsoft said tonight that it would offer movies and episodes of television shows for download through its Xbox Live online service in the United States, beginning Nov. 22." Die letzen Meter zu TV sind kein Problem für MS!
Die französische Telekom Tochter Club Internet wird in Frankreich für seine 500 000 Kunden IPTV auf basis der Mircosoft TV Lösung anbieten. Es ist ein Test für ähnliche Angebote in Deutschland und den UK.
