Gates and Murdoch team up
p2p news / p2pnet: Here’s a horror-show combo – Bill Gates and Rupert Murdoch.
But, “In his keynote at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Gates said the pair are to team up to offer video-on-demand (VoD) to Microsoft Media Center users,” says Silicon.com.
The video-on-demand offerings will be available Sky’s broadband customers, which the broadcaster acquired when it snapped up ISP Easynet for £211m (about $388,278,375), in order to find new outlets for its entertainment products.”
Meanwhile, Bill and the Boyz are also working with DirecTV, Murdoch’s BSkyB equivalent in the US, on a similar scheme, adds the story.
Also See:
Silicon.com – Gates and Murdoch team up for video-on-demand, January 5, 2006
