Ice TV - is ICETV for REAL?
ICE TV IS :: The Australian free-to-air electronic program guide (EPG) for media centers and personal video recorders (PVRs).
The entertainment, video and multimedia market is undergoing sweeping changes. It is currently characterised by an expanding product offering, which nevertheless remains highly heterogeneous due to the fact that it covers devices from fields that were previously separate. At the heart of a digital home is the technical concept known as the Media Centre.
It combines Digital Video Recorder (DVR), also referred to as Personal Video Recorder (PVR), home networking, CD and DVD playback and MP3. Cable TV operators, telcos, consumer electronics and IT companies are all vying for the Media Centre business for the Digital Home. Progress in this market will continue to evolve with more mass market developments expected from 2008 onwards. In 2005 Foxtel launched its new DVR and free-to-air DVRs are now available at selected retailers. Austar is set to launch its DVR in 2007. The key to the success for DVRs is the EPG.
