Cox announced plans to roll out iTV services to five systems by the end of this year. Much of the services, which will be free to customers, are web-like functionality, such as weather forecasts, movie listings and news headlines. The most interesting service on the list is the ability for customers to pay and manage their accounts through the tv — which could lead the way to eCommerce down the line. Cox is working with MetaTV, a susidiary focused on iTV, on this new venture.

On a slightly related topic, it is very interesting how many players are out there right now for iTV. Cox and Comcast just purchased another iTV provider, Liberate, through a joint venture called, cutely, “Double C”. There’s also openTV, GoldPocket, and several others in the market. At some point, we should see mass consolidation.

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