[opendtv] Re: Viacom-Sony TV
- From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2013 06:30:16 -0400
He missed it completely.
:-(
Craig
On Aug 18, 2013, at 8:17 PM, "Manfredi, Albert E"
<albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Craig Birkmaier posted:
>
> http://allthingsd.com/20130815/viacom-sony-tv-is-a-big-deal-its-also-the-same-deal-we-already-have/
>
> Viacom-Sony TV Is a Big Deal. It's Also the Same Deal We Already Have.
> AUGUST 15, 2013 > PETER KAFKA
> -------------------------------------
>
> This article makes good sense.
>
> The reason this *is* a big deal is that if the congloms are willing to deal
> with OTT sites, then the different OTT sites would compete somehow or other
> (obviously always in ways that the congloms would agree to), and consumers
> everywhere will have a choice. Someone in Seattle can choose from an ever
> growing number of OTT sites, same ones available to someone in Orlando.
>
> Another reason, it (theoretically) makes the consumer gear open once again,
> as it was before MVPDs. The OTT sites can create any number of different
> portals, using whatever search engines they prefer, providing any kind of EPG
> experience will attract the most viewership, and since this is over the
> Internet, any computer should have access to it.
>
> Unlike the MVPD model, that locks consumers into only one medium, in practice
> (not too many people subscribe to cable plus DBS), one choice of TV channels,
> proprietary STB, one EPG, and so on.
>
> This proves the point that there is no reason for the content OWNER to insist
> on using just the traditional MVPD model.
>
> Now, let's see whether the CE companies will blow this one. You know, like
> Sony "connected TVs" only having access to the Sony OTT site, for example. Or
> PCs that have "Intel inside" only having access to Intel OTT sites. Even a
> good thing can be royally hosed.
>
> Bert
>
>
>
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