Monday, December 20, 2010

"NON-LINEAR" TELEVISION IS IN BIG TIME THE TREND SHOWS

People are surely shifting towards the non linear pattern of TV viewing what with the tremendous development in the field of related technology. For once the VOD has come up big time all the more in the countries of UK, Europe and North America for that matter. It is widely believed that the very way of people watching TV is going to be, increasingly and then later completely, non linear from the linear as of now.

A Digital Britain report from not long ago spoke about the, "not-distant point". This was when people moved from passive viewing from the linear schedule to literally using search and on-demand features on a wide scale. Given a choice people would rather watch something of their own personal choice than simply eat what is served on the platter.

None the less there is also a group of experts who believe otherwise and that Non Linear viewing is simply over hyped is what they say.

They speak of how this hype is affecting even the very thinking of the government and their policies. For once one would do well to remember of the stress as put on superfast broadband by the governments. VOD is catching up like a rage all the more with the rise of the super fats broadband services.

A VoD service simply sees creating or acquiring TV content and later marketing and distributing it on-demand. This is done but of course through the medium of the internet. Here the use of TV, computer or any of the mobile devices comes into play. The VoD service thus sees generating greater revenues from online itself by serving the customers.

Only here that these garnered sums are a lot more then whatever investment they had made themselves. But these experts feel that the video retail and rental market are very much going to stay. Albeit may be with some changes in the platform and technology for sure.

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SKY DOES SOME CHANGES

Sky recently changed or rather switched the position of the standard and HD channels in its menu. There are a lot many things happening with BSkyB as far as products and features launch is concerned. It is simply looking at making life a lot easier for its three million customers quite a few of whom are HD subscribers. It shall soon launch a newer and improved version of its electronic programme guide (EPG).

A "Standard Bouquet" and "HD Swap Bouquet" of channels will be taking place from the 1st of February onwards. None the less this change of the menu placing of the Sky HD and Sky Standard is only going to happen in the subscribers who have the Sky HD feature.

To cite an example, Sky1 is currently placed at 106; the channel’s High Definition version is placed at 170. Now courtesy the HD Swap Bouquet, these numbers will be interchanged which will have the Sky1 HD more easily accessible for the subscribers.

Then again broadcasters may as well opt out of this switch for it is not a compulsion. As of now the number as far are concerned, the Sky HD customer base has three million plus customers. Sky has stated recently that it will soon be making available a good fifty HD channels available coming this Christmas.

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Previous Post: NOW PRESENTING VIRGIN TIVO

NOW PRESENTING VIRGIN TIVO

Virgin seems to be very much confident of getting a one up over the other competitors, Sky no less, with the launch of its TiVo box. None the less this is launched along with a new internet TV offering as well. Fans would definitely go ahead with the TiVo for its unique offerings which would however be available only to the Virgin subscriber.

When one talks about recording and storing movies the Sky Plus Box is the things that immediately come to mind. But then one should know the fact that this feature was first developed by a US based company called TiVo and interestingly it was invented by some British engineers.

Now the TiVo team is tagging along with Virgin Media, the Virgin TiVo box will have a storing capacity three times more than that of Sky Plus boxes. The box cost about two hundred pounds, another extra twenty six and a half sterling pounds if one is also opting for the virgin phone line.

In case if a customer doesn’t opt for the virgin phone he might as well get it for a mere extra sum of six sterling pounds. This new feature will have only the Virgin subscribers getting access to the search and recommendation feature.

There are about four million Virgin users who seem to be glowing with the launch of this unique platform as accessible to only them as of now and not even the almighty Sky. One of the luxuries would be that a person can easily search and find the VoD, DVR and catch-up TV content as played on their Virgin TiVo the previous week.

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Previous Post: NOW GOOGLE ENTERS THE DIGITAL TV BANDWAGON

NOW GOOGLE ENTERS THE DIGITAL TV BANDWAGON

There is no shortage of digital TV providers as it is. But the market seems to be rapidly growing what with a string of related products and features also coming in. these have become a hit with the people.

Now even Google is coming in with its Google TV avatar. This has itself set all eyes drooling and minds wondering as to what this might all be about. An internet-connected television platform, Google TV will allow users to do many things at the same time without even blinking an eyelid.

With this the entire internet will be in the very living rooms of an individual. There has been a delay to the launch of Google TV which should now happen in the year of 2011. Apple has continuously shown that it is a champion in whatever it does.

Right from the iMac computers to the iPhone, the iPod to the iPad, Apple has been a blockbuster for its fans. Now comes the Apple TV Box which also streaming content from the net to ones TV directly. This is to be chosen from a list of programs, show, movies etc. One may also rent HDS movies. Xbox 360 TV is all set to compete against the other players now with its many interactive features and an enviable list of gamers as it is.

In the mean time there are also new features as presented by the seasoned and leading already existent players in the digital TV market. These include Sky Anytime +, Virgin Media TiVo and BT Vision among others. For once in case of the consumer, it has become the problem of many for him.

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