TV-Windows is a media format developed by Hans van Nieuwkerk. Hans works as an independent Concept and Media Strategy developer since 1987 after leaving the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research where he was involved in New Media development since 1982.

Some of his previous projects have been Centraal Beheer Kijktelefoon, Hannoversche Leben Teleberatung (both interactive television projects for selling life insurance) and Kabelzeitung Bremen, Bremerhaven (a new local Television format for direct marketing). At the same time he has been a consultant to Wegener and VNU publishers.

Both Centraal Beheer Kijktelefoon and Hannoversche Leben Teleberatung have been award-winning projects. Centraal Beheer Kijktelefoon was awarded the Meetlat for direct marketing innovation in The Netherlands, Hannoversche Leben Teleberatung was awarded a Golden Telephone in Germany.

The way Hans works is that he offers independently developed Concepts and Strategies to potential customers on a copyright license basis. If customers acquire a Concept or Strategy, Hans guides them through their first implementation making sure that proper knowledge transfer takes place. After this Hans most times remains involved as a project consultant.

During project implementation technical developments are outsourced on a specification basis. Technology partner for the current TV-Windows project in Hungary is TSS, based in The Netherlands ( http://www.tss.nl/tv-windows/ ), who is one of the leading companies in Teletext development. Selection of partners is done on a project to project basis, which means that customers often have the freedom to select their own partners.

Hans is currently working on a number of new developments. Ranging from Selective Reachability for Mobile Phones, via Call Me button solutions and business models to Intercultural differences in communications.

For further information please contact Hans at jcn@tv-windows.com