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Demand & Interactive TV
Wednesday, December 6, 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM
(ET)
Prepping for OCAP - In the
Home and at the Headend
Several major MSOs are gearing up for the OpenCable
Application Platform (OCAP), a CableLabs-specified
middleware that aims to give cable a uniform footprint
for advanced digital applications and services designed
to run on a new, powerful range of "hosts" (i.e. digital
TVs and set-tops). In addition to checking with operators
that are prepping for OCAP, this panel will also discuss
how operators can migrate that way with the help of
pre-OCAP implementations. Potential panelists for
millions of legacy digital boxes that are unable to
handle the full OCAP stack.
Moderator:
Leslie
Ellis, Independent Analyst/Contributing Editor,
CED
Panelists:
Don
Dulchinos, Senior Vice President of Advanced Platforms
& Services, CableLabs
Eric
Roberts, Senior Product Manager, Product Strategy
& Management, Home Entertainment Initiatives,
Subscriber Networks, Scientific Atlanta
Rick
Loechler, Sr. Product Marketing Manager, Motorola,
Inc. Connected Home Solutions
Michael
Hicks, Senior Manager, Access Control Systems,
Motorola Connected Home Solutions
Rick
Rioboli, Vice President of Design & Development,
National Engineering and Technical Operations Group,
Comcast
Wednesday, December 7, 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM (ET)
nDVR strategies - From concept to deployment
The network-based DVR has traveled an evolutionary path, starting back to the early part of the
decade at the TV On Demand visions of what was then known as MystroTV. Although troublesome
copyright issues still loom, operators and their technology partners are still moving ahead
with the concept of time-shifting content on a network, rather than set-top, basis. This panel
will offer some case studies on how flavors of the nDVR are in use today, and offer a look at the
challenges that are on the horizon.
Moderator:
Gary Arlen, President, Arlen Communications, Inc
Panelists:
Kip Compton, Senior Director, Video & IPTV Development, Cisco Systems Inc.
Basil Badawiyeh, Vice President of On Demand Strategy, C-COR
Bob Benya, Senior Vice President of On Demand and Interactive Television, Time Warner Cable
Check back regularly for additional panelist announcements.
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