[opendtv] Re: Internet TV business model changes
- From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2014 12:27:11 -0500
On Jan 7, 2014, at 6:23 PM, "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
>
> Sorry, Craig, but you did say otherwise. You claimed that these foreign
> countries would block US TV network content distribution:
>
> Here is the exchange:
>
> You said:
>
> "And forget about the International distribution - these rights are tightly
> controlled, with the broadcasters and MVPDs in each country paying for
> exclusive distribution rights."
>
> And I said:
>
> "What are the countries going to do, Craig? Block the Internet?"
>
> And you said:
>
> "Absolutely!"
>
> Wrong, Craig. With the exception of China and North Korea, those doing the
> blocking are the content owners. Therefore, if NBC or anyone else want to
> transmit their stuff overseas on the Internet, they could do so whenever they
> please. The "distribution rights" you alluded to were primarily for the
> CONTENT OWNER'S BENEFIT. If the content owner sees additional opportunities
> opening up with direct Internet distribution, perhaps in addition to the
> dubbed programming already being delivered by local MVPDs, it's only their
> decision to take it.
Sorry for you misinterpretation. Yes there are some countries that block
foreign Internet sites, just as the Soviet Union tried to block Voice of
America and other European based broadcasts during the Cold War. What I was
trying to do was agree with you.
Yes, the content owners are controlling access to various global sites to
protect their international distribution right, just as some U.S. broadcasters
restrict access to their streaming services, because of market based licenses.
>
>> 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?
>
> New technologies bring about new opportunities, and have a way of making old
> models obsolete. You seem to be trying incredibly hard to convince me that
> the local neighborhood theater actors will continue to have a steady job,
> after the movie industry is launched. And I'm telling you that's not the case.
Not sure of your analogy here...
A throwback to the Globe Theater and Vaudeville?
For what it's worth, even relatively small cities like Gainesville have
multiple theaters and local actors, not to mention High School theater events.
You continue to reject the notion that the congloms LIKE the near monopoly
control they exert via licensing deals. And the notion that a U.S. Broadcast
network can charge for "generic" ads seen around the globe is questionable at
best. I suspect they could hire Google to insert ads in each market or for each
viewer, but that's just a different middleman.
> The content owners continue to hold all the cards. They always do. The
> question has never been whether the content owners hold all the cards, Craig.
> The only question is, when will they divest themselves of middlemen they
> don't need anymore, and/or when will these middlemen reorganize the services
> they offer to these content owners?
The marketplace has been in continuous flux since the first silent film at a
theater, the first radio broadcast, and the first TV broadcast. The only
constant has been political support for media monopolies and oligopolies. In
most of the world it has been state owned or controlled media. In the U.S. we
got the illusion of an independent media and competition.
Regards
Craig
>
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