Comcast is the U.S.' biggest pay-TV op, but as television increasingly becomes an interactive, on-demand, multi plat form medium, conventional TV distributors — even one with 22 million subs — must respond to the changing broadcast landscape. Comcast is going for it. Its most recent move is the acquisition of The Plat form, an out fit that specializes in streaming-media technology, for a reported US$80-100 million price tag. The Plat form provides the system that powers The Fan — the video player at the cabler's online portal, Comcast.net — and it boasts a string of other major clients, including ABC News, The Wall Street Journal and Vongo, Starz Entertainment Group's movie-download service (CM, 27 Feb, 2005). The Plat form says its revenues doubled in 2005 and should double again in 2006, driven by the burgeoning online-video market.
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机译：康卡斯特就是美国。最大的付费电视运营商，但是随着电视逐渐成为一种交互式，按需，跨平台的媒体，传统的电视发行商（即使是拥有2200万用户的电视发行商）也必须应对不断变化的广播格局。康卡斯特为此而努力。它最近的举动是收购了The Plat form，这是一家专门研究流媒体技术的公司，据报道价格在80亿至1亿美元之间。 Plat表单提供了为The Fan（有线电视台的在线门户Comcast.net上的视频播放器）提供动力的系统，它还拥有许多其他主要客户，包括ABC新闻，《华尔街日报》和Starz Entertainment Group的电影-下载服务（CM，2005年2月27日）。 Plat表格表示，在蓬勃发展的在线视频市场的推动下，其收入在2005年翻了一番，并有望在2006年再次翻番。
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