Table of Contents

Preface. Broadcasting. Enhanced and Interactive Television. Technology and Standards. Content Development. Business Model and Potential. Future of ITV. Contextual Usability. Case Studies -- Interactive TV in France, UK and Australia. Annextures -- Partners in Interactive Cable TV Trials. Projected Investments and Timeframe for building ITV Infrastructure. Interactive TV Link Attributes and their Syntax. An overview of what WebTV does and does not support. Enhanced Television Developers, Producers, and Consultants. Website of International Companies dealing with the Interactive Media. Time-line for Interactive TV. Interactive Television Glossary.

About the Author

H.O. Srivastava is the director of All India Radio. He earned his Ph.D. in information systems from BITS, Pilani, India, Ph.D. in Chemistry from Poorvanchal University, India, and M.Sc. in Physics from Gorakhpur University, India.