[opendtv] Re: This from another (open) thread - IPTV on LinkedIn
- From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:48:51 -0400
On Apr 21, 2013, at 7:44 PM, "Manfredi, Albert E"
<albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> In short, these should be decisions individual manufacturers make. Not MVPDs.
> Assuming things are done on the up and up, and the "C" in "CE" stands for
> "consumer."
MVPDs use STBs to protect their service and generate recurring revenue streams.
Efforts to build cable card and other features into TV sets have been a huge
failure; another example of how an oligopoly can use its power to resist change.
MVPDs have NOTHING to do with Smart TVs and "smart dongles" like the Roku box
or Apple TV.
Feel free to remind us that these boxes are an evil tool of companies who want
to replace the MVPD walled gardens with their own…
Regards
Craig
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