Monthly Archives: October, 2008
Orange TV in the UK
Today I had a reminder pop into my head about the launch of Orange’s IPTV service in the UK. It has been around in France for sometime and has been pre-announced during the latter part of 2007 particularly at IBC2007. That last thing I can find is from the IPTV Watch site. Now here we [...]
Good and Bad ways of using Linkedin
The use of groups on Linkedin has grown apace over the last month or so. They are really being used now for some great discussions and networking, however I have also seen some of the worst examples of discussions and network ever. Here are some… 1. Someone asks a question about a specific use of [...]
IBC2008 Audio Resources
Super fun bonus for DTV folks, there is a very good resource for those who could not attend the conference side of IBC – audio recordings in MP3 format of the sessions. You may lose a little from not having visuals, but this is nothing to be sniffed at. You can find these on http://qedsessions.mc.sideshow.com/ibc2008/session/. [...]
The Promise of eBooks
There has been a number of product launches in the UK over the last month for eBook readers, making use of the ePaper technology that gives almost the contrast of ordinary paper. These launches are somewhat behind the US market and have yet to see one of the stronger products – the Amazon Kindle. The [...]
The SCTE Autumn Lecture and AGM
On Tuesday 7th October, I went up to the IET at Savoy Place in London for the regular Autumn Lecture and AGM for the SCTE. This was my first time even though I have worked in and around the Cable industry for some time. The main event were the lectures by a variety of industry [...]
Economic Climate impact and the Cable TV Industry
During the week I went up to London to attend the SCTE Autumn Lecture and the SCTE AGM. This was an interesting and thought provoking day as much for the technology discussed in the lectures, but also for the out of meeting discussions about the current financial situation in the markets. There was a degree [...]