Telco challenge: video services get hotter.(Tech Q&A)(Interview)

Broadcasting & Cable, November, 2004

Telco TV is a growing market segment: Telcos like Verizon claim they'll attract hundreds of thousands of video-services subscribers by the end of 2006--and it's more than an idle threat. Verizon, which begins test-marketing next year, already has ESPN, CNN, Fox and HBO in its lineup. But are the telcos overreaching? Steve McKay, CEO of Entone Technologies, a supplier of home-networking and on-demand technologies, talks with B&C's Ken Kerschbaumer about what lies ahead.

What will a video-services rollout cost?

It depends on whether you're talking to an operator thinking about offering video services vs. one already offering them. For the former, they'll have a number they need to meet on a per-household basis. The average household will have...

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