Thursday, December 02, 2004
Posted by Roberto
7:13 PM
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WATCH WHAT YOU WANT
WHEN YOU WANT TO
Broadband Internet
The total number of Internet users in Europe has reached 100 million in October 2004. 54.5 million Europeans surfed the Web over a broadband connection, a 60 percent increase from 34.1 million 12 months earlier (Nielsen/NetRatings, December 2004).
Home Wireless Networking + DVR
Today, only 5% of households now own a DVR, and only 11% use a home computer network, according to Gartner. But these numbers are growing, and the existing technology is getting cheaper, more reliable, and easier to use. Very soon, we'll watch any program from any room in the house.
TV Won't Come From One Provider Anymore
Just as the service known as voice over Internet protocol is poised to revolutionize the phone business by offering a low-cost Internet alternative to traditional phone service, IP-TV could provide new opportunities to traditional phone companies that have built their businesses around wire lines. A DVR could then pull independent programming off the Internet, in much the same way as it records shows from regular TV today. Already, small companies like Mag Rack provide 20 different niche channels that a home user can view either by streaming directly from the Internet or downloading on-demand using a DVR. In this context, on-demand choices may one day predominate over broadcast TV.
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