[opendtv] Re: Disney to Sell Moviebeam

At 11:51 AM -0400 9/28/05, Kon Wilms wrote:
>  > WDTV-I and the Kudelski Group will work together in the development
>>  of technology and the acquisition, management and playout of content
>>  for this offering. The system will use proprietary Push VOD
>>  technologies and easy-to-use navigation systems developed by The Walt
>>  Disney Company and the Kudelski Group.
>
>I thought Skystream's delivery system was used for Moviebeam. Is this
>still going to be the case, or are they homebrewing?
>
>>  So, while Moviebeam may be a flash in the pan, the underlying
>>  business model appears to have some legs...
>
>Want to make a bet? Don't you owe me money on the last one? :)
>

I don't think so, but I'm willing to bet that cached VOD will be a 
major business for multiple companies within the next 2-3 years. 
Local cached services are critical for DBS to compete with cable, 
which has the bandwidth to offer real VOD. I also expect that this 
will extend well beyond movies and that we will see more off-hour 
delivery of niche content to local cache.

Regards
Craig
 
 
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