The new dimension of television

The Internet is becoming a universal platform for information, communication and entertainment. Internet-based television (IPTV) is captivating audiences with interactive entertainment. Entertain marks the start of the future of telecommunications and television.

Experts of the study “Deutschland Online 4 - The future of broadband Internet” are sure of one thing: Triple Play offers – complete packages consisting of telephony, Internet communication and Internet-based television – are conquering the mass market.

According to the study, by the year 2010 as many as 2.6 million customers in Germany could already be using these integrated services. The target for 2015 is 7.5 million customers. These growth figures would not be conceivable without IPTV, Internet-based television, which, in the opinion of market researchers, will really catch on in the coming years. IPTV will be an important medium alongside “classic” TV via cable, DVB-T or satellite.

The new dimension of television is Entertain from T-Home
Deutsche Telekom is taking the leading role in shaping the future of the Internet and media. By the end of 2008, the telecommunications group will provide a state-of-the art DSL network in 1,000 towns and cities. Deutsche Telekom is thus giving around 20 million households in Germany the opportunity to experience a new dimension of communication and media usage with Entertain from T-Home.

Everything from a single source - the Entertain packages bundle three great offers in one: A high-speed Internet access with up to 50 megabits per second (Mbit/s), a flat rate for calls to the German fixed network and a new, interactive television experience. With Entertain, the future of television has already become reality at Deutsche Telekom.

Television becomes more flexible
The Entertain offers from T-Home offer customers around 150 free and pay TV channels via the fast Internet connections, a video-on-demand-service with a vast choice of titles as well as a TV archive with thrilling series, documentaries and other TV programs. As a result, television becomes more flexible and time becomes less of a factor; programs can be recorded at the push of a button and can then be played back at any time.

And those who have missed the last episode of their favorite series can still retrieve it easily via broadband Internet from the TV archive and watch it on television. The VDSL add-on options offer IPTV in high-resolution HD (High Definition) format with ultra-sharp images and more vibrant colors. For Deutsche Telekom customers, with the new Entertain packages from T-Home, the Internet connection becomes the gateway to integrated, digital services.