– Widevine CEO, Brian Baker, Warns Telcos against Microsoft’s IPTV Platform: And Microsoft TV’s Ed Graczyk, to respond to the issues raised in the interview with Baker
– Interview: Andrew Burke, CEO of BT Entertainment: BT’s decision to employ the Microsoft software, about the company’s plans to make its programming available on the Microsoft Media Center, the Xbox 360 and other platforms, about its plans to support interactive TV applications.
– MS IPTV is lovely, says MS IPTV chap: “Do you really think that companies like SBC Communications, BT or Swisscom would spend that kind of money ($400m from SBC, the others have not yet revealed their spend) if they didn’t think it would scale to millions of customers?”
– Telcos Prep for IPTV Play: The carriers know they need to get IPTV right or risk creating a bad first impression with the public — so they have moved cautiously.
– Breaking Barriers to Competition: Competition and convergence can help Americans reap the benefits of innovation, economic growth and lower prices, but government will need to tear down old laws that stymie progress.
– Billing For IPTV: Alcatel and billing specialist Amdocs are partnering to help telecom carriers roll out IPTV.
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