[opendtv] News: Cable company testing Internet television
- From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 08:27:15 -0400
Cable company testing Internet television
May 23, 2005 12:00am
Source: Jupitermedia Corp.
www.internetnews.com :
Plunking down a bid on your favorite tchotchke is about to get a
whole lot easier, or at least more comfortable, as Time Warner Cable
moves the bidding from the PC to the TV.
Time Warner Cable struck a deal with BIAP, a privately owned company
based in Plano, Texas, to let customers make Internet bids through
their televisions.
Beginning today, Time Warner Cable digital subscribers in Austin,
Texas, are eligible to take part in a one-year test of new technology
designed to make cable television more Internet-like, according to a
published report.
"We think it's the next step for our customers to have an enhanced
television experience with digital service," Tom Kinney, the Austin
division president of Time Warner Cable, told Reuters.
Viewers participating in the test will be able to view the status of
eBay bids they made on their computers from their televisions.
Software can also be set to alert them on their televisions if they
are outbid and can then use their remotes to raise their bids,
according to the report.
The software used in Time Warner Cable boxes, designed by BIAP, also
allows viewers to search for Internet programming on the television.
Time Warner Cable and BIAP have already begun testing similar
applications that let viewers tailor interactive menus to access
local weather, news, stock prices and sports from television sets in
four markets, including Portland, Maine, and San Antonio, Texas,
according to the report.
"We're also working on game applications and digital phone uses," Kinney said.
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