ABSTRACT
The word datacasting can mean simply the distribution, or streaming,
of digital data. However, it is used more specifically to describe digital
television services beyond traditional broadcasting. Broadcasting
(analogue) is thought of as continuous, with a content of linear
narratives, and distributed from one-to-many. Datacasting (digital)
allows for interactive services (such as access to the Internet), data that
you might request on-demand (such as weather reports or stock
quotes) or pay-per-view subscription to giant audio-visual archives
(e.g. TiVo).
