[opendtv] Re: News: Analyst Predicts IPTV Takeover
- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 15:10:50 -0400
Craig Birkmaier wrote:
> The article clearly states that the long term
> threat is the direct delivery of TV content to
> consumers using the public Internet.
If the aricle clearly stated that, then the subject
line is way off base.
Even this quote from the article:
"The report predicts that unless cable, telco and
satellite companies adopt Internet-based video
delivery models, 'their value in the new value
chain will become limited to data transport
services.'"
is incorrect, in the sense that IPTV system *are*
Internet-based, and yet that by itself is no
guarantee of making these walled gardens "public
Internet delivery proof."
Furthermore, the article states:
"Pointing to IP telephony, which cable has a piece
of as well, and Apple's 'revolutionizing' of music
delivery via iPod/iTunes, the report says the
Internet will become the primary deliverer of video
content, with companies like Google, Yahoo and AOL
becoming the next big aggregators and distributors
of content."
The mention of IP telephony got completely lost,
since it has nothing to do with iPod or any other
delivery on demand scheme. IP Telephony is a great
example of another walled garden, if anything.
Most importantly, though, my sense is that if
anyone is relatively immune to this public Internet
download on demand threat, including download of
free content, that would be FOTA broadcasting.
Bert
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