Cable Industry News
Cable television plugged into Internet
Tuesday, 01, June, 2010
A Korean cable television firm will launch an Internet-based video-on-demand service (VOD) that allows viewers to access their favorite shows anywhere.The new service by CJ HelloVision, dubbed "Tving," will make its debut today and offers 53 live channels at the fingertips of mouse-wielding viewers.The service is similar to "TV Everywhere" provided by American cable operator Comcast, which is competing with a growing number of firms such as Hulu for supremacy in Web-based television.
Although Tving will only initially be enabled on personal computing devices like desktops and laptops, CJ HelloVision also plans to introduce a version for mobile devices.One of the ideas is collaborating with handset vendors to introduce a series of "Hello Phones," or mobile phones equipped to play digital broadcasting.CJ HelloVision plans to start its own wireless access point business to help boost content use on Hello Phones, and is also considering launching an Internet telephony service to connect with its Web-based television offerings.
