[opendtv] Skype signals online video plan

Skype signals online video plan
By Rhys Blakely

Skype, the internet telecoms company owned by eBay, today moved 
closer to becoming a major platform for digital content and hinted it 
could soon offer online video services.

Underscoring how rapidly the media landscape is shifting, the news 
came the day after BT revealed that it will move into television next 
summer. The telecoms group will launch a set-top box that will enable 
users to download programmes over broadband internet lines.

Skype's foray into content distribution starts today with the launch 
of Personalise Skype, a feature that means that callers can receive 
and send pictures, sounds and ringtones over the Skype network.

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http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,9076-1803303,00.html

 
 
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