ABSTRACT

The Convergence of Interactive Television and the World Wide Web

Dr. David Shrimpton, Computing Laboratory, University of Kent, Canterbury

With the recent arrival of digital broadcasting has also come the possi bility of interactive television. Already, a number of countries have either introduced, or are currently in the process of introducing, interac tive services. These services are often similar to those available via the Internet and for some time it has been suggested that these are converg ing technologies.

In this seminar we shall look briefly at the history of both interactive television and WWW technologies. We shall attempt to draw parallels between them and show how convergence is already beginning to take place. Finally some possible models for future convergence will be pre sented.

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