| Editor's Note: To bundle TV and Internet content | | | | market for the larger array. This standard is |
| is the industry's development trend, the U.S., | | | | expected to be completed next spring, but so far |
| South Korea, Japan, Europe and other countries | | | | it only applies to the Japanese market. The Union |
| or regions are introduced to guide the policies, | | | | may force Japanese companies to their overseas |
| establishing standards to regulate the industry. At | | | | competitors to develop other competitive |
| the same time, including | | | | standard, or adopt the Japanese standard. |
| Samsung , Sony, Panasonic, Philips and other | | | | Rapid growth of Internet information are |
| international mainstream consumer electronics | | | | prompted to spend more time in front of the |
| manufacturers are seizing the opportunity, have | | | | computer, and in front of the television time |
| been offering access to the Internet | | | | declining, young people especially. In addition, |
| Internet TV . "China Electronics News" special | | | | Microsoft and Cisco and other development and |
| reporter to gather information on the | | | | computer related products also pose a threat to |
| development of Internet TV, and readers share. | | | | the TV market, they develop a variety of |
| Japan: enterprises and establish standards With | | | | products to Internet content onto the TV screen. |
| the advent of broadband era, Japan's major | | | | This case, the development of an Internet TV |
| Home Appliances Operators have introduced can | | | | standard imminent. |
| watch content online, "Internet TV", | | | | As consumers can buy high-definition TV quality |
| manufacturers hope to add new functionality to | | | | can be comparable with computer monitors, |
| suppress | | | | computer makers from the pressure of |
| Flat Panel TV Prices decline. In addition, the | | | | competition is increasing. In Japan, the |
| program suppliers have begun to offer video on | | | | telecommunications companies are beginning to |
| demand service. | | | | offer can be viewed on computers through the |
| It is understood, Panasonic, Sony and Hitachi and | | | | Internet movie-on-demand programs and |
| other companies create a network TV, you can | | | | television program services. They want to |
| save programs to a TV built-in hard disk. In | | | | encourage people to use its ability to quickly |
| addition, with the popularity of network television | | | | download large files, high-speed optical fiber |
| and the emergence of a variety of video | | | | network. |
| services, charges will increase viewers. | | | | So far, the television and the Internet connection |
| Now, Sony Corporation, Matsushita Electric | | | | with efforts have largely failed. One of the |
| Industrial Company and other three Japanese | | | | reasons is the lack of attractive content, another |
| consumer electronics companies are jointly | | | | reason is that such products are often not keep |
| developing the industry standard for Internet | | | | up with the pace of Internet innovation. Internet |
| television. | | | | video and audio file formats are constantly |
| Sony side said that several companies plan to | | | | evolving. Now, however, at least two major |
| develop Internet TV covers all aspects of an | | | | developments in the situation will change in Japan. |
| accepted standard, which relates to the operating | | | | First, according to Japanese government statistics, |
| system, security, intellectual property protection | | | | Japan, the number of broadband use in the past |
| and network connections. Development of this | | | | three years more than doubled, to more than |
| standard is to enable suppliers to produce | | | | 2,300 people. Broadband service providers |
| television programming content easier, these | | | | benefiting from competition between, some |
| programs can be connected to the Internet | | | | vendors have even reduced the price of the |
| network to watch. | | | | world's lowest. Broadband has helped increase |
| Companies jointly developed this standard are | | | | consumer television, the Internet and even mobile |
| Sharp Company, Toshiba and Hitachi. Analysts said | | | | phone information services, integrated awareness. |
| the five companies to band together to create | | | | Second, the majority of households in Japan in the |
| the market may be higher than their respective | | | | next few years to buy a new TV set. |