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• Early Thoughts from IBC

  I sat in on a couple of interesting panel discussions this afternoon at IBC. The first panel topic was “Online Video: Going over the top” and the CEO of IP Vision, Eddie Abrams, was the first speaker. ... Posted Sep 11 2009, 11:25 AM by Colin Dixon with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: OTT, program guides, EPGs, interactive media, Over-The-Top, Colin Dixon, IBC, Interactive TV, HULU, PEG, electronic program guide, online video, Fetch TV, SkyPlayer, Orca

• Ah, Amsterdam...Fuzzy Memories of 2008 IBC

  September 23, 2008 Once again, Amsterdam was the focus of the European media technology world last weekend with vendors, operators, and content providers crowding the 12 halls of exhibitors at IBC 2008. There were many new announcements from the hundreds... Posted Sep 22 2008, 07:24 AM by Colin Dixon with Filed under: platforms, advertising, AT&T, Colin Dixon, IBC, Broadband TV, video delivery, ATT, Broadband Video, Andy Tarczon

• IBC 3:A Few Afterthoughts and Reflections

  September 18, 2007 As I sit here on the plane returning to the U.S. after a most enjoyable IBC, I find myself thinking about the state of the digital media industry as reflected in the show's conference sessions and exhibit halls. More IBC, Broadband... Posted Sep 18 2007, 04:59 PM by Colin Dixon with Filed under: video, platforms, IPTV, audience, Colin Dixon, IBC, Broadband TV, video delivery, Digital living room, iPlayer, BBC, video streaming

• IBC-1: Trapped in IPTV Land

  September 14, 2007 Up until the very last pre-show panel session at IBC, I felt trapped in "IPTV-land." Speaker after speaker lambasted the open Internet as a medium "not fit for quality video streaming" and argued that only new TelcoTV... Posted Sep 14 2007, 05:06 PM by Colin Dixon with Filed under: OTT, Internet video, platforms, IPTV, interactive media, next-generation video, Colin Dixon, IBC, Broadband TV, video delivery, BBC, video streaming

• IBC-2: Of Guides, Graphics, and Quality

  September 14, 2007 Amsterdam was the focus of the European media technology world this weekend with vendors, operators, and content providers crowding the 12 halls of exhibitors at IBC 2007. This distinctly European show is one of my favorites since I... Posted Sep 14 2007, 04:49 PM by Colin Dixon with Filed under: set-top box, EPGs, IPTV, Colin Dixon, IBC, Broadband TV, User Generated Content, UGC

• "I Saw the Future of Digital Cinema...and it was Good."

  There have been only a few moments in my technology career when I saw something that truly excited me - that is, made shivers run up the back of my neck and goose bumps appear, letting me know I was witnessing was a truly breakthrough technology, not just some repackaging, re-integration, or re-combination of the existing, but something capable of really changing the digital technology landscape.... Posted Oct 05 2006, 12:14 PM by Wendy Stockard with | with no comments Filed under: HDTV, IBC, NHK-NTT, Digital Cinema, Herve Utheza, UltraHD

• Broadband TV - Taking the Public By Storm One Niche at a Time

  While visiting IBC in Amsterdam two weeks ago, I attended a conference session in the Multi-Media in the Connected Home track called 'The Markets - Integration or Disintegration.' The panel discussion inevitably turned to the much-debated subject of broadband video on the television. The Microsoft representative on the panel argued that it will be "decades" before broadband video reaches the TV and becomes a mainstream phenomenon.... Posted Sep 21 2006, 09:56 AM by Colin Dixon with | with no comments Filed under: OTT, Internet video, IPTV, Colin Dixon, IBC, Broadband TV, video delivery, set-top boxes