BT plans SDSL technology
Electronics Weekly reports BT as saying “Although ADSL can handle video, it’s not very good. We’ll have to use SDSL”. In a related article, the Financial Times mentions a cable source as saying that the cost…
Read MoreBT considering broadcasting move
The Financial Times reports “Sir Christopher Bland, chairman of British Telecommunications, is pushing for the telephone network operator to become a broadcaster within two years …” In an interview with the Sunday Times, Sir Christopher commented:…
Read MoreForbidden Technologies to supply video technology to Elsevier Science unit
Forbidden Technologies plc said the Health Sciences International division of Elsevier Science is to use its video compression technology to enhance its internal management communication in early 2002. Pre-recorded video will update staff in 22 countries…
Read MoreDebt engulfing NTL
In its editorial, the Sunday Business reports “The view in government circles is that BT has dragged its feet on fast internet access … alternative suppliers of broadband services – the cable companies NTL and Telewest…
Read MoreBroadband in the US
“About 10m American homes will have high-speed Internet access by the end of this year”, says Richard Waters in the FT. Bob Crandall, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution in the US reports “But a…
Read MoreChristmas Offer update
Password protection is proving to be the most popular feature of our Christmas Offer. You can specify a username and password that you would like to use for access when you send your tape in and…
Read More"Father of the Internet" predicts a bright future for his offspring
In an interview with FT-IT, Vint Cerf estimates that “by 2010 half the world’s population will have access to the Internet”. Forbidden Technologies allows distribution of video to this rapidly growing community.
Read MoreThe trials and tribulations of broadband
Broadband is failing to connect consumers across much of Europe, says Dan Roberts in the FT. Even in the US, where initial penetration has been greater, the failure of companies such as Excite@Home has brought problems….
Read MoreDMCA upheld
The FT reports that “A US federal appeals court has delivered a big victory to copyright holders who want to use technology to protect films, music, and other copyrighted material from digital piracy.” By giving such…
Read MoreSo psyched to part of the A+E Networks deployment of Blackbird.
Kevin Tobin - Senior Director of Production, A+E Networks