Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Wednesday 27 March 2019

DIGITAL INDIA's ULTIMATE PROMISE


It is only a matter of time ( 3 / 4 years, at most ) before content ( both Audio and Video ) , travels seamlessly across all screens ; from Mobile to Tablet to Laptop to Desk Top to TV / and also in reverse direction


When George Orwelle wrote his famous book " 1984 " , he may not have figured that :

# We may finally reach there only by 2024

# We may not be able to stop Big Brother from watching us


# But, we may be able to make Best out of a Bad Bargain and enable a TV screen and a Smart Set Top Box , to enable millions of unemployed youth to make money , sitting at home , by turning millions of Indian homes into a BACK FACTORY of the WORLD


For a detailed concept , read


The  Future  of  TV  Viewing  ?



Just came across following news :

BARC India to launch integrated TV plus Out Of Home measurement service


Highlights :

Starting this year, BARC India will be integrating TV and Out of Home TV viewership in its BARC India Media Workstation (BMW) software.


This first of its kind integration of in-home and OOH TV viewing, will allow BARC India subscribers to understand the overall viewership garnered on TV and the combined impact of the two mediums.

This also comes at a time when BARC India has expanded its panel to 40,000 metered homes within the committed timeline of March 2019.

The service will allow broadcasters and advertisers uncover more value and insights into the TV viewing behaviours both inside and outside the home. The data will also be available in the Planning module for agencies to plan effectively and account for this audience.
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But imagine if each Set Top Box , were to morph into a BAR-O-Meter




That makes for 200 Million BAR-O-Meters  - as against 40,000 today !


And to complete the TV VIEWERSHIP MEASUREMENT revolution , stretch your imagination as follows :


#   All of this 200 Million “ Smart Set Top Boxes “ will be tiny Super-computers with terabytes of memory

#   All of these will be only “ Pre-paid “ versions enabling instant Online Payments from TV Screen / Remote

#   These Set Top Boxes will show ALL TV channels , all the time, – eliminating need for ala-carte pre-selection on
     Service provider’s web site / filling up channel selection forms of MSO ( TV Cable operators )

#   A viewer would be able to view ANY channel , any time

#   Smart Set Top Box will automatically / instantly , deduct money ( from pre-paid account of the household ),
     based on “ Per Minute “ tariff for each channel . “ Credit Balance “ will flash in screen corner , every 10 minutes

#   Being a “ Super Smart Set Top Box “ , internet will be integrated and web sites made available on TV screen ( -
     why need a separate computer screen ? )

#   Smart Set Top Box will also enable Video – Audio Streaming services like Netflix and just announced Apple TV+
     / Apple News Plus / Apple Arcade etc

#   Smart Set Top Box will enable job portals ( and of course, LinkedIn ) to deliver “ Suitable / Recommended Job
     Alerts “ , and permit “ Apply Online “ , using remote

#   Solely at his own discretion , a viewer would ,

·       Allow advertisers to display “ Customized Advts “ on his TV screen , based on his TV Channel Viewing History

·       Rent his “ Net Surfing History “ to Social Media Sites for a “ Monthly Rental “ of Rs 1,000


#   Set Top Box will be synchronized with Alexa – Google Home – Siri – Cortana etc to accept voice commands


When 5G – Quantum Computing – DNA based Memory Storage – Li Fi – Face Recognition – AR – VR – AI – BlockChain etc mature , what I have envisaged above , is bound to happen


I am a great believer in :

If you can imagine something today , technology will turn it into reality tomorrow !


Questions are :

#   Will TRAI or some other regulating agency try to stop the advance of technology ?

#   Will some Start Up come forward to take up this challenge to disrupt the Advertising Industry ?

#   I am sure,  Shri RaviShankar Prasadji  would appreciate how this innovation can turn every Indian home into a,


      Back  Factory  of  the  World  ?   ………….. 09  Sept  2015

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27  March  2019
Rsvp :  hcp@RecruitGuru.com       
   


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