UITV.INFO - February 2005 Newsletter

February 2005

UITV.INFO - UNDERSTANDING INTERACTIVE TV
The portal for interactive television research resources
http://uitv.info/



What's new on the site?

Added a new section for research papers about the media management aproach
to interactive TV
http://uitv.info/topics/mediajournal/



Industry News
http://uitv.info/news/

Video Feeds Follow Podcasting
http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,65925,00.html
Just as people currently use newsreaders to read syndicated text from blogs
and news sites, a few hackers are creating applications that let users view
syndicated video feeds. Think of it as TiVocasting.

TI Puts Digital TV on Cell Phones
http://www.reed-electronics.com/electronicnews/article/CA474010?industryid=2
1376&industry=Wireless
Texas Instruments Inc. announced development of the wireless industry's
first digital TV on a single chip for cell phones, code-named "Hollywood."
The chip will receive live digital TV broadcasts at 24 to 30 frames per
second.

I Want a Movie! Now!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5915470/site/newsweek
For those who can't wait, Netflix and TiVo have an idea. Soon  couch
potatoes won't even have to stand up to trudge to the mailbox; fat broadband
pipes will let them directly download movies over the Net to their
television.

Phone Lines Deliver Next-Gen TV
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,65105,00.html
A new breed of TV -- featuring on-demand programs and choose-your-own music
video channels -- is delivered over phones lines that are equipped with a
high-speed internet connection.

Broadcast Treaty Battle Rages On
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,64696,00.html
Negotiation is nearing its final stage for an international treaty that
would give broadcasters control over who records or transmits their signal.
Broadcasters back the treaty, but digital rights advocates worry it could
set an ominous precedent.



Events
http://uitv.info/events/

International Conference on Entertainment Computing (ICEC 2005)
http://ist.ksc.kwansei.ac.jp/ICEC2005/index.html
Kwansei Gakuin University, Kobe Sanda Campus, Sanda, Japan, September 19 -
21, 2005
Deadline: 25 March 2005

International Conference on Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology
(ACE 2005)
http://www.ace2005.org/
Polytechnic University of Valencia(UPV), Spain, 15th - 17th June 2005
Deadline: 15th February 2005 




Edited by Dr. Konstantinos Chorianopoulos
http://uitv.info/about/editors/chorianopoulos/
Intelligent Systems and Networks Group
Imperial College London




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