Middleware - Overview

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Middleware is the invisible, but vital, link in driving our set-top boxes.

Yet Middleware is rapidly changing and one of the important topics we discuss is how it is adapting to a 'new kid on the block' in the shape of Over The Topcontent, or OTT.

We'll be asking our expert panel how the middleware suppliers are preparing for the future; what their roadmap is; the role of value added services to subscribers and the increasingly competitive environment for pay TV operators when faced with meaningful offerings from a new breed of video suppliers.
Introducing our panelists
Yann CourqueuxYann Courqueux
Netgem		 Matthew HuntingtonMatthew Huntington
Open TV		 Francois MoreauFrancois Moreau
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Chapters
rt18_00 0. Introduction rt18_07 7. Does Apple TV, or Google/YouTube represent a threat or opportunity?
rt18_01 1. What difference is OTT making to Middleware? rt18_08 8. Can OTT be a 'killer app'?
rt18_02 2. Does OTT make for specific challenges for Middleware suppliers? rt18_09 9. Can broadband and wireless handle in-home capacity demand?
rt18_03 3. Will the likes of Sony and Samsung make Middleware obsolete? rt18_10 10. Does 3D make a difference to Middleware?
rt18_04 4. Is there still room for a single pay-TV aggregator? rt18_11 11. Can today's IC manufacturers handle processing demand?
rt18_05 5. Home networking: Isn't this a costly and risky option? rt18_12 12. How important is middleware going to be in the future?
rt18_06 6. Will big pay-TV operators still rule?