RFC: Internet-TV Convergence at Communications Research Forum, 26 Sep

This is to request comments on my draft presentation:

TITLE: Internet-TV Convergence with the Multimedia Home Platform
For:   Communications Research Forum, Canberra, 26 September 2001
URL:   http://www.tomw.net.au/2001/itv.html

ABSTRACT: Australian free-to-air broadcasters have recently adopted the 
European Multimedia Home Platform (HMP) as the Australian standard for 
interactive TV. MHP is based on Internet and web standards and so offers 
compatibility and convergence between TV and the Internet. But the MHP is a 
complex standard of more than 1440 pages. An overview of the main points of 
the standard, its compatibility with the Internet and opportunities for 
convergence of content are discussed.

BOTTOM LINE: MHP is currently a bit too WAP-like to be a success.  ;-)

ps: This is a quick 15 minute talk, not a full refereed academic paper. If 
of interest I hope to go into more detail on MHP at the Australian National 
University next semester (last semester looked at WAP and I-mode).


Tom Worthington FACS tom.worthington@tomw.net.au Ph: 0419 496150
Director, Tomw Communications Pty Ltd ABN: 17 088 714 309
http://www.tomw.net.au PO Box 13, Belconnen ACT 2617
Visiting Fellow, Computer Science, Australian National University
Publications Director & Past President, Australian Computer Society
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