Hybrid Broadband Broadcast

DECEMBER 10 Belgium, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Switzerland - Lode Nachtergaele from Bookmarklet

Critical moment: Erik Huggers, the BBC's director of future media & technology, is anxiously awaiting a decision from the BBC Trust on whether he can proceed with Project Canvas, which could allow viewers to access programmes, archive material and thousands of applications on their TV screens - Lode Nachtergaele

The "unified platform" of Canvas, he claims, will avoid a world of "vertical islands" where companies try to lock consumers in, and offer a "horizontal standard" that is universally beneficial. - Lode Nachtergaele

They forgot youtube ! What a mistake to make ? - Lode Nachtergaele

via @maarten33 - Lode Nachtergaele from Bookmarklet

I disconnected everything, threw it to the side and canceled the cable months ago. Instead, now I have a Mac Mini, wireless mouse and a Microsoft Xbox hooked up to my television. - Lode Nachtergaele from Bookmarklet

The Foxsat HD2 will bring Interactive TV including BBC iPlayer and ITV Player and auto detection of new channels or software, getting rid of the need to manually update the box. - Lode Nachtergaele from Bookmarklet

"The final product from the beeb is very impressive, it has been implemented very well into the Wii system. I hope this does a lot to show Nintendo that these “extra value” services are very much wanted by the public and they work closer with many other companies capable of providing such services." - Lode Nachtergaele from Bookmarklet

This contributes to a theory I've been developing about Hulu for some time now: in its current configuration, I think it's quite possible that Hulu has saturated the market for its content and user experience. This isn't a hard-and-fast conclusion, but it's worth noting that even with the addition of the ABC programs, Hulu's uniques are scarcely better than they were 6 months ago. - Lode Nachtergaele from Bookmarklet