31.7% of Broadband Users are Expected to View Professional Content Delivered via Online Content Aggregators during 2010.

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c40570) has announced the addition of Online Content Aggregators-AOL, Google, Yahoo!, MSN (1) (MicroSoft Network) A family of Internet-based services from Microsoft, which includes a search engine, e-mail (Hotmail), instant messaging (Windows Live Messaging) and a general-purpose portal with news, information and shopping (MSN Directory). , Apple-Slowly Defining The Future of Television to their offering.

The big news in the world of television is personalization Custom tailoring information to the individual. On the Web, personalization means returning a page that has been customized for the user, taking into consideration that person's habits and preferences. . AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. , Google, Yahoo!, MSN, Apple, major Broadcast TV networks, Pay-TV services, and local TV stations are all working on ways to blend their Professional Content video assets with personalized per·son·al·ize
tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es
1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner.

2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. TV services that enhance what their end-users already enjoy on these major online Internet portals.

This report provides an in-depth development of the major market trends, and discusses eight important technologies that are all evolving toward the future of television.

Online Content Aggregators An organization that combines information such as news, sports scores, weather forecasts and reference materials from various sources and makes it available to its customers. See customer aggregator. are in the early experimentation stages, and the traditional Pay-TV services are not going to suffer great impact next year, or the year after.

Our worldwide summary forecast shows that about 31.7% of the worldwide Broadband connected households are likely to be regularly viewing some amount of Professional Content delivered via an Online Content Aggregator during 2010.

Companies Mentioned

AOL

Google

Yahoo!

MSN

Apple

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