按FCC的要求,所有电视台在2002年前都要提供数字节目,一大批新型的以电视和PC为中心的产品和技术正在形成。当视频和PC技术融合,电视,操作系统和更多的设备将发生巨大的变化。来自Internet上的推内容(在PC平台上很热门的话题),在广播电视界也快速地成为同样的热门。 许多最近的发展势头显示,PC和电视的融合将更加突飞猛进。首先是微软对其Broadcast Architecture for Windows的新姿态,这是一种类似有线电视的界面,可以让你从Internet,本地电视、有线电视和其它信息源处选择屏幕内容。微软在96年6月份推出该技术,并且声称该软件将包含在Windows 95的下一个版本Memphis和 According to the FCC, all television stations are required to provide digital programs by 2002, and a large number of new TV and PC-centric products and technologies are taking shape. As video and PC technology converge, the television, operating system and more devices will undergo dramatic changes. Push content from the Internet (a hot topic on the PC platform) is fast becoming equally popular in the broadcast world. Many recent developments have shown that the convergence of PC and TV will be even faster. First and foremost is Microsoft’s new stance on its Broadcast Architecture for Windows, a cable-like interface that lets you choose what to screen from the Internet, local TV, cable, and other sources of information. Microsoft introduced the technology in June of 1996 and claimed that the software will be included in the next version of Memphis Windows 95