UITV.INFO Newsletter - April 2006

April 2006

UITV.INFO - Interactive TV Research Resources
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***EuroITV06 final program is available***
http://www.eltrun.aueb.gr/euroitv2006/programme.asp
In brief, researchers from 26 different countries will present 74
papers in 18 sessions. There are 4 workshops (Ambient TV, Business
Models, Interactive Graphics, Mobile TV) and a pre-conference day with
3 tutorials and the doctoral consortium.



Interactive TV News
http://uitv.info/news/

Microsoft sees a future on the small screen
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2002551027_msfttv10.html
It took 12 years and more than $10 billion, but one of Microsoft's
biggest dreams may finally be coming true: The company is close to
becoming a major player in the television business.

Google Goes for Web Video Gold
http://www.wired.com/news/wireservice/0,69979-0.html
Content owners can set their own prices at the Google Video Store. The
company lines up thousands of TV-show downloads, from vintage I Love
Lucy to yesterday's pro basketball game.

Talking with Bram Cohen about P2P TV
http://www.thelongtail.com/the_long_tail/2005/08/p2p_tv_and_just.html
The inventor of BitTorrent suggests that the TV industry should
embrace P2P distribution. Unlike music and movies, where the industry
is terrified of piracy and lost revenues, TV could easily use P2P to
extend its "free-to-air" ad-driven business model.

Blogging + Video = Vlogging
http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,68171,00.html
It was inevitable: Bloggers who previously wrote endlessly about
everything from politics to tech tips to how to fry an egg on a hot
sidewalk can now take their commentary, advice and random experiments
to the next level by filming and broadcasting their work, thanks to
the latest web trend -- video blogging.




Edited by Konstantinos Chorianopoulos, PhD
http://uitv.info/konstantinos
ELTRUN: The eBusiness Research Center
Athens University of Economics and Business




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