[opendtv] Re: Internet TV business model changes
- From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2014 11:37:24 -0500
> On Jan 6, 2014, at 5:17 PM, "Manfredi, Albert E"
> <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> You've got it backwards, Craig. It is the content OWNER that is blocking
> distribution of content in the US, or elsewhere. So for example, it is NBC
> that is blocking NBC content distribution to IP networks outside the US. With
> the exception of countries like China or North Korea, who block all manner of
> Internet sites, it is not the foreign countries blocking US NBC sites from
> their local ISP networks.
Yes Bert, it IS the content owners doing the blocking to protect their ability
to license their content in each country. I never said otherwise.
>
> If US networks wanted to, they could distribute their stuff online in other
> countries, exactly the same as other countries do. Like I said, Germany seems
> one of the most open, in this regard. RAI allows us to stream news shows, but
> not most of their drama shows. (I've had success with a few prime time shows,
> on occasion.) Ditto the French TV networks. It's not Verizon Broadband
> blocking that content,
>
The problem Bert, is that you disagree with the business model the content
owners have been using for decades. Yes, technology will support other business
models. So what?
The content owners choose to control distribution of their products, technology
be damned! And they get plenty of help from the politicians to protect the way
they do business, and to control new technologies like the Internet, rather
than being a victim, as has happened to many other industries.
Regards
Craig
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