[opendtv] Re: YouTube goes live
- From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2011 08:03:37 -0400
At 6:05 PM -0500 4/21/11, Manfredi, Albert E wrote:
In case it wasn't already obvious, yes, Craig. In spite of the fact
that radio can and does also stream live. Live streaming didn't seem
to become a nail in radio's coffin, as you claimed it would be for
TV broadcasting.
It has always been obvious Bert, and I have mentioned this many times.
Radio is PRIMARILY a mobile service. There is a HUGE installed base
of mobile radio receiver that work VERY WELL. Radio continues to
serve a mobile audience, however, they now want a government mandate
to put digital radio receivers in every mobile device.
Must have something to do with Broadcaster's DNA, that they always
want the government to force us to buy receivers...
TV has always been primarily a FIXED service, which at one time,
relied on spectrum to get signals to fixed locations. It never worked
very well as a mobile service, and with ATSC it hardly works at all,
requiring an additional (very inefficient) standard to reach an
almost non-existant mobile receiver installed base.
Meanwhile a significant portion of the population - far larger than
the audience that still uses TV antennas - is walking around with
sophisticated devices that use the spectrum to access ALL KINDS of
services, including audio and video streams.
Broadcasters were warned two decades ago that the future would be
mobile. They ignored the warning and rely on the force of government
to generate revenues from competitors to survive.
Regards
Craig
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