Digital video recorders : DVRs changing TV and advertising forever / Jimmy Schaeffler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schaeffler, Jimmy.

Series:

NAB executive technology briefings.

NAB executive technology briefings

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Digital video tape recorders.

Digital video.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (311 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

Digital video recorders changing television and advertising forever

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Boston : Focal Press/Elsevier, c2009.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Four specific trends are driving the DVR industry: consumer content choice, consumer content control, personalization of content libraries, and the ability to transfer content from device-to-device and person-to-person. ""Digital Video Recorders"" features a macro and micro views of the already established yet still burgeoning DVR industry. As part of the NAB Executive Technology Briefing series, this book gives you a wealth of market knowledge, business models, case studies, and industry insignts explained in a non-technical fashion. ""Digital Video Recorders""

Contents:

Cover; Digital Video Recorders DVRs Changing TV and Advertising Forever; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Executive Summary; Introduction; About this Book; 1. An Overview of Digital Video Recorders; 1.1 Main Types of DVRs; 1.2 DVRs vs. VCRs; 1.3 DVRs vs. VOD; 1.4 DVRs vs. Digital Signage, DVRs and Digital Signage; 1.5 History; 1.6 Forms; 1.7 Software; 1.8 Hardware; 1.9 Technology; 1.10 Trends; 1.11 Key Players; 1.12 Challenges; 1.13 Opportunities; 1.14 Summary; 2. What is a DVR?; 2.1 What is a DVR?; 2.2 Where (A DVRs Works?); 2.3 Why (A DVR Works?)

2.4 When (a DVR Works?)2.5 Summary; 3. The Business of DVRs; 3.1 Legal and Regulatory Issues; 3.2 Financial; 3.3 Marketing; 3.4 Programming Content; 3.5 Other Content; 3.6 New Technologies; 3.7 Distribution; 3.8 DVR Executives' FAQs; 3.9 Summary; 4. DVR Uses and Applications; 4.1 Consumer Uses and Applications; 4.2 Security Uses and Applications; 4.3 Control; 4.4 Summary; 5. Business Models; 5.1 Standalones; 5.2 Multichannel Pay TV Operators; 5.3 Software Only; 5.4 Others; 5.5 Network (Or Remote) DVRs; 5.6 Advertisers and Agencies; 5.7 Networks and Broadcast Stations; 5.8 Summary

6. Customers: How to Choose a DVR?6.1 DVR User Demographics; 6.2 Rent or Buy?; 6.3 Types of DVRs; 6.4 Summary; 7. International DVR Growth; 7.1 Canada; 7.2 Asia; 7.3 Australia; 7.4 South Korea; 7.5 Taiwan; 7.6 China; 7.7 Japan; 7.8 India; 7.9 Europe; 7.10 England; 7.11 France; 7.12 Germany; 7.13 South America; 7.14 Brazil; 7.15 Mexico; 7.16 Summary; 8. The Future of DVRs; 8.1 Questions of Form; 8.2 Various Entities and the Impact of DVRs; 8.3 The DVR of the Future; 8.4 Summary; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Index

Notes:

"NAB, National Association of Broadcasers"--cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612121012

9781138408395

1138408395

9781136030901

1136030905

9781282121010

1282121014

9780080928333

0080928331

OCLC:

500575221