On Tue, 09 Nov 1999 20:18:01 -0700, "Dennice" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > TV production (schools, universities, institutes) will it ever be a > parallel medium to web? > > Any ideas where to look online? I gave a long drawn out answer to this yesterday, throwing several random sites in your direction. However, upon re-reading the question, I wonder if I missed the mark? Are you specifically looking for schools that teach courses about TV technology? Or were you just looking for sites that address the future of TV? In my first response, I had suggested you visit Sony. It just seemed to me that Sony is one of the most innovative companies in this field. This morning, this news item came to my attention: ---paste from Infobeat News--- *** Sony, Sun in net access tech venture TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp said it agreed with Sun Microsystems Inc. to jointly develop technology enabling home appliances, digital video and audio equipment to be connected to the Internet. Sony and Sun said that in the first phase, the two companies will develop home gateway software for home digital appliances such as set-top boxes and digital television sets that support a combination of home networking and network server technologies. The collaboration will make it possible for Sony to introduce a new generation of digital audio and video consumer electronic products. The products are expected to include stereos and televisions which would have functions for accessing content and services from the Internet. See http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2562011975-72c --end paste-- I think it is clear that the two technologies - television and Internet will converge at some point in some fashion. Furthermore, I think technical schools are addressing this point now and preparing students of television technology to meet the challenges of the Internet. In point of fact, television is presently being broadcast on the Internet: http://dir.yahoo.com/News_and_Media/Internet_Broadcasts/Television/ I don't yet consider that a true convergence. I think that will happen when the WWW and TV are merged to a degree that they are virtually one in the same. So then, if you are seeking television technology courses being taught in this country or elsewhere, then post back up and we'll try and find those for you. However, I think realistically, this calls for Radio and TV engineering courses and that would be at the college level. Alan [EMAIL PROTECTED]
