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Personal Video Recorder Outlook 2006

After the successful start of our 'PVR Outlook' edition at the end of last year, the first sophisticated PVRs featuring twin-tuners, 160 GB storage and IP based backchanels entered the consumer market. A broad range of services and new technologies will soon enable the viewer to experience TV in a complete different way.
With its expertise in media convergence and iTV, [tbb\*] thebrainbehind will ensure a high quality of panel discussions inviting experts from all over the world who give insight on constraints and opportunities to the audience. The "PVR Outlook 2006" will concentrate on the roll-out of PVR related services, applications and devices.
In between the presentations there will be enough time to network with other decision makers and experts. After a short introduction to the status quo of the PVR market (including facts and figures) by the experts of [tbb\*] thebrainbehind, eight presentations will be given by leading industry experts:

1. STB vs. network-based PVR
* STB quo vadis ? and: who will benefit from the different approaches?
2. iAd ? interactive TV advertisement
* measuring response, innovative formats, media standards, recent market developments
3. Legal aspects of a PVR World 
* Content & Digital Rights Management
* EPG structure
* Hard Disk storage vs. server based storage
* Content rights, intellectual property and distribution focussed issues

More Information on the PVR Outlook 2006:
CD-Rom order form: PVR Outlook 2006
Detailed Information on the event
Speakers´ profiles
Programme (opens a new window)
List of participants

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