Getting serious about broadcasting.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)

Broadcasting & Cable, April, 2000 by Kerschbaumer, Ken

At NAB, streaming media moves from neat idea to reality NAB 2000 might be remembered as the show where the old media of broadcast officially started dating the new media of the Internet. Early jitters have passed, and sweaty palms are giving way to palms filled with cash. "Last year, there were a lot of people who thought convergence was a neat word but not necessarily a great idea in practice," said Shawn Butler, product director, entertainment, for video delivery provider InterVu.

"But this year, we're seeing that it's a good idea in practice, it is going to happen." The Internet@NAB2000 exhibit area in Las Vegas was ground zero for the attention focused on streaming media and datacasting, with activity centered on Microsoft's Partner Pavilion...

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