By
Jimmy Schaeffler, Jimmy Schaeffler is chairman/CSO of The Carmel Group, a telecommunications, computer, and media industries consultant located in Carmel-by-the-Sea,
CA, USA since 1995. Schaeffler's insights and views are reported in such publications as
Investor's Business Daily, Time Magazine,
Business Week and
The Wall Street Journal. He is also a regular speaker at NAB, NCTA Cable Show, and CES.
Description
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" discusses the impact of the technology across many different industries and platforms, explains hardware,
software and technology of set-top boxes, DVR infrastructure, on-screen guides, planning and scheduling, content security, and more.
Whether you are an executive in the broadcast, telecommunications, consumer electronic, or advertising space, you will expand your knowledge
on DVR impact, explore new business opportunities, and get a brief overview of the technical terms needed. You will also be able to accurately
analyze and understand the trends, projections and other data, all of which will help lead to the expedited growth and development of
DVR industry.
Audience:
Industry managers, financiers, investors and other current and would-be participants in the industries of: Broadcast, Telecommunications
(cable, telephone, satellite, mobile, satellite radio operators). Also Consumer Electronics execs and Advertising and Retail execs.
