DVBlog
February 14, 2006

Welcome to this first installment of DVBlog or Digital Video Blog; Internet Television, technology, trends and the user! The mission of this site is to cover various aspects of the emerging field of Internet Television (IPTV) as well as some interconnected technologies.

There has been a flurry of articles in the past several months about IPTV becoming a disruptive technology; a contender in delivering video programming to consumers, be it wired or wireless delivery. My interest in this topic spans a background in television and Internet production, which is highlighted on other parts of the site. Some of my goals for the blog are listed below.

- Discuss IPTV, its roots, where it is today and where it is going
- The technology, the user and a timeline for getting all the parts to work
- My perspective (from ground level) on what producers and DP's need to consider when producing for IPTV
- Social Networking--why I believe its an Interconnected technology
- Interviews
- Content Posts; Video content applied to different ideas for UI's and searching.
- Production Tidbits, Tools like WM Encoder and Sorenson Squeeze
- Contributions from Indie Producers

What I have learned from experiences in various interconnected technology fields, is that often we (technologists) are easily enamored with the hardware, software and the wiz-bang factor while often ignoring the end users and how a new technology adds value and/or makes their lives more productive, if it does at all.

An important site goal is to hear from others who are currently using the technology, to promote their work and to discuss the technology and challenges ahead. With that all said, welcome, and I look forward to hearing from you.

--Gilbert