Open Access beyond cable: The case of Interactive TV

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dc.creatorGalperin, Hernan
dc.creatorBar, Francois
dc.date2001-09-20
dc.date2001-09-27
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T03:17:33Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T03:17:33Z
dc.descriptionIn this paper we analyze the development of interactive TV in the U.S. and Western Europe. We argue that despite the nascent character of the market there are important regulatory issues at stake, as exemplified by the AOL/TW merger and the British Interactive Broadcasting case. Absent rules that provide for non-discriminatory access to network components (including terminal equipment specifications), dominant platform operators are likely to leverage ownership of delivery infrastructure into market power over interactive TV services. While integration between platform operator, service provider and terminal vendor may facilitate the introduction of services in the short-term, the lasting result will be a collection of fragmented "walled gardens" offering limited content and applications. Would interactive TV develop under such model, the exciting opportunities for broad-based innovation and extended access to multiple information, entertainment and educational services opened by the new generation of broadcasting technologies will be foregone
dc.descriptiontypos corrected, content changed section 3(a), new abstract
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cs/0109041
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cs/0109041
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/30762
dc.subjectMultimedia
dc.subjectK.4.1
dc.titleOpen Access beyond cable: The case of Interactive TV
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