[opendtv] Re: Painful explanation of TVE
- From: Albert Manfredi <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2016 12:48:04 -0500
I wrote this that I will agree is wrong:
"The number of TVE programs the MVPD has negotiated the rights to transmit over
IP, are not identical. "
(It was late.)
The correct way to say it is that user access to a given TVE program is
authenticated based on his MVPD subscription. This means that by extension, a
user's TVE choices are based on his home MVPD costs, bundles, tiers, etc.
Craig wrote:
The MVPDs DO NOT have anything to do with the TVE servers - the only
negotiation they have with the content owners is whether to support TVE at
all.
It's basically a matrix, Craig. For any given TVE program, a user is
authenticated based on the MVPD he belongs to and whether the user is
subscribed to the bundle/tier that includes that program, in his home MVPD.
Therefore, try as you might to deny it, TVE for your neighborhood will not be
identical to TVE from another neighborhood.
As for prices, there is no charge for TVE. The prices paid for MVPD service
may
vary from one company to another, however, by your own admission, they tend
to
track very closely.
No charge? So, you're saying TVE is free for anyone to watch? Great.
I say again, you pay for access, or there wouldn't be any authentication issue
involved. And, we have seen, not every program available for TVE is capable of
being viewed from subscribers of every MVPD. Which is another MVPD-related
limitation.
What is truly amazing is that it looks like you did not even read the Wiki
article. You would have found all kinds of detail that supports your position.
Which is why I asked you to quote the differences.
As for "last ditch," I believe you are trying to support your belief that the
Internet will make live linear TV channels unnecessary, and that MVPD bundles
will disappear.
No, Craig. You are fixated on your old-fashioned viewing habits, and seem
unable to think beyond.
Last ditch meaning that there is no logical, no technical, no sensible reason,
why in order to access TVE, you must authenticate based on being tied to a
specific infrastructure, with its specific neighborhood boundaries. Last ditch
means, the final hurrah for artificially retaining a constraint that only made
sense 40 years ago. For some odd reason, I'm still having to repeat something
that should be obvious.
Finally, it is clear that the FCC is actively working to preserve the
monopoly
structure of the TV industry.
I doubt very much that this is their intent. The FCC is, more simply, steeped
in legacy thinking. This comes through very loud and clear in their fussing
over this VMVPD idea and the third party STB idea. It was even loud and clear
when O'Rielly expressed his disagreement on the STB concept, not taking it to
its logical conclusion, and contradicting himself when worrying about security
issues.
Bert
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