In a bi-directional Community Antenna Television (CATV) Network the use of a Contention Resolutions Algorithm (CRA) is essential in order to allocate the bandwidth of the multiaccess medium in the upstream direction between the active stations. Two of the CRAs known as exponential backoff algorithm and splitting tree algorithm, have recently been adopted by the Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB)/...

We empirically study the informational role of advertising in matching consumers with products when consumers are uncertain about both observable and unobserved program attributes. Our focus is on the network television industry, in which the products are television shows. We estimate a model that allows us to distinguish between the direct effect of advertising on utility and its effect throug...

This study investigated the hypothesis that background television affects interactions between parents and very young children. Fifty-one 12-, 24-, and 36-month-old children, each accompanied by 1 parent, were observed for 1 hr of free play in a laboratory space resembling a family room. For half of the hour, an adult-directed television program played in the background on a monaural television...

In the past there has been a lot of research in the area of humancomputer interaction. With the arrival of digital television, the television becomes more and more like a computer. A new form of television is being introduced: interactive television. The only interaction with the television in the past was via the remote control. Interactive television provides opportunities for new interaction...

DOI: 10.2501/JAR-51-1-276-287 INTRODUCTION AND REVIEW Thirty years ago, television was the medium that drove the creation of advertising. In 2011, advertisers aggressively are seeking alternatives to television advertising in the wake of escalating costs and decelerating reach. Audience erosion has been attributed to the proliferation of television channels and the increasing popularity of medi...

This paper presents a software framework able to extend the coverage of virtual communities across the boundaries of the everyday Internet by providing ubiquitous and integrated access to applications regardless of the users connecting though conventional, fixed-network computers, mobile, wireless-network devices or even interactive digital television set-top boxes. This software framework is a...

This paper presents a development of the JADE framework meant to provide ubiquitous and integrated access to applications regardless of the users connecting though conventional, fixed-network computers, mobile, wireless-network devices or even interactive digital television set-top boxes. The presented technology is meant to extend the coverage of virtual communities across the boundaries of th...