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Lightreading.comhttp://www.lightreading.com [Lightreading.com] SBC hasn't specified how it will use DRM in its IPTV system, but, according to Dinesh Nadaraja, a lead member of the technical staff at SBC Labs, DRM can protect content rights and allow networks to block consumers from fast-forwarding commercials when they watch content saved on a digital video recorder [ed. note: now, there's a welcome leap forward for humankind].

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Connectme.typepad.comhttp://connectme.typepad.com [Connectme.typepad.com] ConnectMe Networks: Time for Lightspeed: Questions About the SBC ...: Starz has negotiated VOD and IPTV rights to films released by Sony Picture Entertainment over the next 6 years, mirroring an earlier deal with Disney. These contracts include provisions for DRM and antidumping that limit the studio's ability to provide an IPTV carrier with promotional pricing, say a dollar, early in the PPV window.

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Digital-lifestyles.infohttp://digital-lifestyles.info [Digital-lifestyles.info] SBC sign $400m Microsoft IPTV/TVIP Deal : Digital-Lifestyles ...: In the first quarter of 2005, construction is due to begin on the SBC “Project Lightspeed”, the company’s initiative to deploy fibre closer to customer locations, providing significant amounts of bandwidth. It is expected to reach 18 million households by the end of 2007.

Drmblog.org[Drmblog.org] DRM News :: Microsoft Turns On IPTV - DRM News: In the first quarter of 2005, SBC plans to begin construction of a new high-speed network that will provide IPTV, VoIP, and Internet access. The company expects to connect 18 million homes to the network by the end of 2007.

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