Chapter 3

Making Money

Chapter 3 in 30 Seconds …

  • Interactive television has commercial promise: television is a trusted medium that impacts on people’s lives and generates large revenues, while interactivity has proven its appeal on the internet and with analogue teletext.

  • The commercial reality of interactive television does not always live up to the promise. However, there have been some successes that bode well for the future.

  • Potential revenue sources include betting, interactive shopping linked to television programmes and channels, advertising and pay-per-use applications (particularly games).

  • Interactive television applications can deliver benefits beyond cash.

While theoretically and technically television may be feasible, commercially ...

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