Going for the gold: Newnam predicts 15 million homes interactive by 2005.(Tech Q&A)

Broadcasting & Cable, August, 2004

Scott Newnam, president and CEO of GoldPocket Interactive, has turned CBS, ABC, NBC and Fox into interactive-services believers. It's a system applicable to set-top boxes, mobile phones and PCs. In fact, Newnam says the much-maligned interactive market is ready for prime time. He recently discussed the market segment with B&C.

Interactive-TV services are now more than just an ancillary interest to cable and satellite. Why the increased attention?

There are two things serving as the catalyst for interactive TV. The first is Rupert Murdoch, who made a killing doing ITV in Europe and says he'll do it here with DirecTS. That's getting cable operators to move. The other is the fear of TWo. Historically, we never saw advertisers throwing any dollars at...

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