[opendtv] Re: Comcast partners with AWS as it struggles to fight cord-cutting disruption
- From: Craig Birkmaier <brewmastercraig@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2018 06:59:45 -0500
On Jan 16, 2018, at 10:00 PM, Manfredi, Albert E <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
"Cord cutting is happening faster than anyone expected. According to research
from eMarketer, over 22 million people dropped their cable subscriptions last
year, up over 33 percent from 2016. Not all of them were Comcast customers of
course, but the trend has to have the company concerned."
Right. But people savvy enough to cut the cord won't be fooled with minor
tricks to embellish last millennium technologies, I don't think.
Two things.
First the 22 million number must have been pulled from thin air, as there are
still more than 90 millions traditional MVPD subscribers. The switchers - from
MVPD to VMVPD - are still under 5 million, but that number may be growing
rapidly, now that there are multiple VMVPD services with the content people
want.
Second, Comcast and others are going to add a range of services so that they
can offer bundles that will retain subscribers. Comcast did buy 600 MHz
spectrum and is now offering cellular service using leased spectrum. As
Cellular/WiFi handoff becomes commonplace, the MVPDs will be able to take
advantage of the hundreds of thousands of hot spots they have deployed in their
markets.
I would also note that the features of advanced STBs like X-Finity and the Cox
Contour we used for several months are a huge advance over the previous
generation of DVR capable STBs. The ability to access all live and recorded
programming via mobile devices in the home is significant. This is especially
true for homes where there may be three or more simultaneous users, all looking
at different programs. The VMVPD services limit the number of streams, or
charge more for unlimited streams.
Of course, our crooked FCC Chairman is looking for an easier out for these
three or four companies. Please go ahead and block, or at the very least
degrade, whatever Internet sites don't suit your business model. Assuming the
corrupt order stands, you will see, gradually, over time, that streaming
content will look progressively worse, and in some cases, lo and behold,
won't even be available. Maybe not right away. This FCC is looking out for
ways to allow three or four companies to show "growth" in the future, as
businesses have to do, while making no difficult changes.
Here we go again...
None of this is going to happen. %Just the opposite is true.
But its all that the Net Neutrality “resistance” has left in their bag of
tricks.
Meanwhile they turn a blind eye to the real NON-NEUTRALITY that matters - the
blocking, shadowing, and censoring of the Edge Services used by 75%, or more,
of the people on this planet with Internet access.
Regards
Craig
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