Stories about: GigaMedia

Infrastructure advances, coupled with growing consumer demand, are fostering a revolution in the emerging interactive television market, with more than 81 million Internet-capable TVs expected to be installed worldwide by 2004, according to a new report from market researcher International Data Corp. (IDC).

The marketing consultant from Los Angeles wipes his sweaty forehead with his sleeve, joking that he could sure use a stiff drink, as Richard Li grills him mercilessly. In a meeting room in London, Hong Kong's brightest cyberstar quizzes the consultant about the services he's pitching, disputes his figures and shoots down his views on everything from online advertising to the future of set-top boxes. Between attacks, Li relaxes into boredom, sighing out loud and then walking out of the room to take a call, leaving the consultant in midsentence. Before it's over, the consultant apologizes for suggesting that he knows more than one of Li's lieutenants. Li is unmoved. "You should be [sorry]," he scolds.

Microsoft Corp. today brought its recent redesign of the MSN Web portal to Asia, making the new look and features available on five sites across the region.