Microsoft Mediaroom
Overview
Smart TV
Smart TV, which is also sometimes referred to as "Connected TV" or "Hybrid TV", , is the phrase used to describe the current trend of integration of the internet and Web 2.0 features into modern television sets and set-top boxes, as well as the technological convergence between computers and these...
platform from Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
that is intended for interactive television
Interactive television
Interactive television describes a number of techniques that allow viewers to interact with television content as they view it.- Definitions :...
use to access on-demand, live television programming, and applications via a 10-foot user interface
10-foot user interface
In computing a 10-foot user interface is a software GUI designed for display on a large television with interaction using a regular television-style remote control."10 foot" refers to the fact that the GUI's...
. Originally launched as the Microsoft TV IPTV Edition platform, the Microsoft Mediaroom name was announced on June 18, 2007 at the NXTcomm conference. As of January 2011, more than 6 million households via 35 operator partners worldwide subscribe to Microsoft Mediaroom enabled TV services, making it the most widely deployed commercial IPTV middleware platform.
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