ActiveVideo: Turning one-way cable into interactive networks

This is an interesting angle on the ActiveVideo Networks story - its ability to transcode Web content to an MPEG format can allow operators of analog/one-way cable networks to deliver a two-way interactive experience. The company will demonstrate how its CloudTV™ platform can use processing within the network to enable cable system operators and service providers to offer differentiating on-demand and interactive services, without incurring the cost and service disruption of customer equipment and network upgrades.

ActiveVideo Announcement with blip.tv

ActiveVideo Networks and blip.tv announced a deal that will enable blip.tv content to be featured in the Web-infused television environment created by the ActiveVideo™ Distribution Network.

ActiveVideo Networks - From IPTV to Connected CE

CED Magazine covers ActiveVideo Networks' moves to "Web infuse" not only TV services, but also consumer electronics products. I am hearing a lot more activity occuring in the space of encoding, hardware, software, and silicon solutions that are aimed at bridging premium Web services to the TV. I had written about a couple of initiatives while back - Oregan Networks and Intel's Widget Channel approach. ActiveVideo Networks is also addressing this space, and will demonstrate examples at the Consumer Electronics Show in January.

Parks Associates adds value to TelcoTV with research workshop

Parks Associates will be hosting the workshop Business Cases for Emerging Video Services at TelcoTV 2008 on November 11. TelcoTV, November 11-13, the Anaheim Convention Center, is the premier event for the exploration of a comprehensive entertainment convergence strategy.

The workshop addresses the business case for emerging video services, including multichannel television and broadband video. Parks Associates forecasts that by 2012, almost 33 million U.S. households will have broadband services capable of streaming high-definition video. This finding adds new dimensions to the television services market, which grew to over 800 million households worldwide in 2007. Telco/IPTV services in particular jumped to more than 13 million households in 2007.

Presenters:
Jayant Dasari, Parks Associates
Kurt Scherf, Parks Associates

Sessions:
Building a Compelling Television Service
Broadband Video: To the TV and Beyond
How the Internet Meets the Television
The Business Case for Advanced Advertising Features
Building the Interactive Advertising Business Case

Speakers:
Nimrod Ben-Natan, Harmonic
Steve Borelli, Integra5
Jonathan Bokor, TANDBERG Television
Matt Cannard, Widevine Technologies
Brian Donnelly, Icron Technologies
Jason Harvey, ActiveVideo Networks
Leszek Izdebski, Cisco Systems
Howard Rubin, SeaChange International
Paula Suthern, Ensequence
Adam Tom, RGB Networks

Attendees receive information about the competitive environment for television services, insight into video trends and advertising business models, and consumer data on use cases and preferences.

During TelcoTV, Kurt Scherf is moderating the session Integrating the Social Network Experience: Fad or reality? on Wednesday, November 12, from 4:30-5:30 p.m.