[opendtv] Re: Cablevision to offer HBO Now streaming service - MarketWatch

  • From: Albert Manfredi <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2015 19:42:45 -0400

Craig wrote:

> That is a business decision Bert. They are not blocking ANYTHING.

You're being incredibly obtuse, Craig.

If HBO or anyone wants to sell over the Internet, net neutrality says that the 
ISPs have to allow access. Plain and simple. If the ISPs have some ulterior 
motive, some conflict of interest, what you call "business decision," they 
cannot block access to HBO or whoever else.

> But this is not semantics to the MVPDs. It is a cut in pay.

That's the MVPD side of the house. The ISP side of the house is not permitted 
to take that MVPD side in consideration. Net neutrality. Same happened in the 
early 1900s, wrt ATA&T vs the small competing phone companies. AT&T was not 
allowed to block access, even if it meant a "cut in pay" to AT&T.

> What rubbish. Nobody is denying anyone anything.

Really? So you can show that Comcast is happy to allow HBO to sell direct to 
consumers, on its ISP bandwidth? Show me, Craig. You are contradicting what the 
article plainly stated.

> What Balkanization?

> You could buy content from iTunes too Bert...

Not the same thing. Once again, read the article. Do not invent things. The 
article states clearly that this Apple OTT site is only for Apple hardware.

Bert                                       
 
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