Convergence gathers more steam- multiscreen experience of IPTV-Web TV and mobile

In the past Intel and Microsoft have spoken about convergence. Now telcos are also talking this language at the recent IPTV World Forum in London during March.  Broadband TV quotes  Christopher Schlaffer of DT: “Telcos are preparing to offer their subscribers a multiscreen experience, linking together the various devices that form their triple play package. Christopher Schläffer, group product and innovation officer, Deutsche Telekom, said although IPTV, Web TV and mobile were currently separate, they would converge together. “Multiscreens is the next phenomena, the experience has to be the same on the TV screen, the PC or the mobile.” Schläffer predicted timeshifting and placeshifting would be commonplace.”

Schläffer’s views were echoed by Francois Seligmann, director IPTV & New Projects, Orange who are creating a converged universe allowing partaking consumers to switch viewing a programme from one device for example coming in from outside to switch on the TV and watch the same programme there. For the whole article see:http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/?p=15907

Also related, Microsoft are planning to have DVB-T2 integrated into the Microsoft Mediacentre.Microsoft is currently testing around 150 units ahead of the candidate release of its new Mediaroom middleware. Thivolet said the receiver, already capable of delivering HD content, would be upgraded to include a DVB-T2 tuner by the middle of 2010. See: http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/?p=15938