garmst
join:2000-09-17
New York, NY
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| No need for regulation
Once TV content producers start using the internet for direct delivery of their programs and content, bypassing the distribution gatekeepers such as cable and broadcast networks, there is no one to compete with. The internet is natural a la carte.
You can just let the cable and broadcasters "died" as such. Not dying in reality, but due to revenue losses being forced to restructure their business models. |
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KrK
Heavy Artillery For The Little Guy
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join:2000-01-17
Tulsa, OK
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1 edit | I'm sure the broadband providers won't allow this to happen.
Remember those usage caps? Well, I'm sure right about the time people start using the Internet to get a lot of video channels will be the time that they start using usage caps to cut you off for "Hogging".... or use their "network management applications" to basically hose your connection for such services.
Basically, they will block said competition from being allowed to exist. |
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
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join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
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| "network management applications" aka Sandvine, only kills seeding(upload).
Caps... I already download several "items" per month and I rarely go over 30GB per month.
30GB is not going to get(Comcast) my ISP's attention.
So, unless you are trying to create a library of DVD rips, caps(on Comcast at least) should NOT be an issue.
Remember, we are talking programs - shows.
Not entire days worth of programming.
30 minutes to 1 hour each(20 minutes to 40 minutes if they kill commercials for you).
1 hour of avi(XviD?) is what? 360MB?
HD @ 1080p WMV, 30 minutes ~ 1.7GB?
*I* wouldn't worry about caps. ;)
YMMV.
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bogey780
join:2004-03-19
Here
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Actually quite the opposite. ISPs will have the ability to go straight to content creators and access them directly. If you're on a fully IP environment the idea of channels is a holdover from broadcast days. You don't need to have channels as you could pipe the content directly across on demand.
It's really the end result and I think we'll be seeing it emerge popularly within the next decade. |
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Piggie
I Actually use Windstream
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join:2005-11-23
Orange Springs, FL
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| reply to KrK
said by KrK  :Remember those usage caps? Well, I'm sure right about the time people start using the Internet to get a lot of video channels will be the time that they start using usage caps to cut you off for "Hogging".... Exactly KrK, been seeing this build for quite a while. The cable companies targeted bit torrent to take the eye off the real ball they fear, TVoIP.
Wait till it cranks up full steam (if it can as you mention) and bit torrent will look like just downloading email.
The current caps are just a test of their power and to watch the reactions. A foot in the door so to speak.
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