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Philips Electronics Launches Pilot for Interactive TV Patient Monitoring

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 18, 2004 - 9:35am.
Andover, Mass. -- Philips Medical Systems, a unit of Philips Electronics, announced that it has launched a pilot study to test a secure, personalized healthcare communication platform that connects chronic disease patients at home to their care providers through their television. Philips will be testing the platform, called Motiva, this fall with the Cardiovascular Associates of the Delaware Valley (CADV), a physicians group specializing in cardiovascular care. Comcast will support the pilot study by providing an Internet data connection that enables patients participating in the study to communicate with CADV interactively and receive personalized information.
tags: Launches | Pilot | Philips Electronics | Interactive TV Patient Monitoring |

AOL to Air WB Pilot Online Before Broadcast Premiere

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 26, 2004 - 4:35am.
Dulles, Va.-- Marking the first time that a network program will air in its entirety online before its broadcast premiere, America Online said on Monday that The WB and Warner Bros. Television will team up with AOL Television to offer an advanced sneak preview of the new series, "Jack & Bobby," to AOL for Broadband subscribers. In the first week of the two-week promotion, kicking off in late August, AOL's broadband and dial-up subscribers will be able to watch an extended trailer of the show. The following week, AOL's broadband subscribers will be able to view the entire pilot episode. The show, follows the life of a single mother raising two sons, one of whom becomes the President of the United States.
tags: Internet | AOL | WB | Pilot | Broadcast Premiere |