We propose that enjoyment is an important factor in the adoption and long-term maintenance of exercise. Television (TV) viewing is believed to be a highly enjoyed leisure-time activity, combining it with exercise may make for a more enjoyable exercise experience. The objective of this study was to examine the effects of television (TV) viewing on psychological and physiological variables during...

Nearly two decades of political, economic and social upheavals in Bulgaria directly conditiones the profound changes in the TV system and the trends of its development. Currently the number of the registered TV broadcasters in the country exceeds 100 (among them four with national terrestrial coverage). Bulgarian children spend on the average three hours a day watching television. However, the ...

Through case analysis, questionnaire survey, data interpretation and other empirical research methods, this paper focuses on audiences’ reaction to current TV variety shows as a starting point, discusses the paradigm shift of uses gratifications approach possibility whether Chinese can satisfy demand under perspective media convergence in era new provides way for production broadcasting China.

IP-based networks such as the Internet have been the focal point for innovative technologies, services, and applications. These networks have enabled hugely successful services like the World Wide Web, and they are even attracting traditional services such as telephony. The service model for accessing Web content offers tremendous control and choice to users. In particular the on-demand nature ...

As the capabilities of video standards and receiver hardware are increasing towards integrated 3d animations, generating realistic content is now becoming a limiting factor. In this paper we present a new technique of generating 3d content from reality, i.e. from video sequences acquired with normal TV cameras. The major aim is to provide the TV viewer with animated 3d reconstructions of athlet...

1. Introduction A direct broadcasting satellite(DBS) service via Koreasat 3 is currently provided and there are many subscribes for a residential house. In addition, many people want to watch the DBS TV even at vehicles because it has advantages over terrestrial TV broadcasting with high quality, simultaneity, wide coverage, and so on. Several antenna systems for mobile DBS reception have been ...

TV and video services landscape is currently undergoing significant changes. Traditional TV broadcasting model is supplemented and often even replaced by digital content distribution services over the Internet. As a result of this trend, a range of services and contents available for users is rapidly expanding. As a side-effect, designing efficient user interfaces for discovering the content, a...