[opendtv] Re: News: New Cable Fight at Hand
- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 15:44:38 -0500
Dan Grimes wrote:
>> But at least SOME of these media content companies ALREADY provide
>> their content to any standard Internet device. You mention HGTV
>> and MTV, and they do this already:
> Which even further erodes the media executive's case! They'll let
> you watch their shows on a portable device without charge (ad
> supported) over the internet but not by way of a subscription
> through the cable company?
I don't think this is the case, Dan. At least some of the cable companies do
offer the live Internet streams of their programs to their subscribers. And
then there are also the sites of the content owners themselves, two of which I
pointed out yesterday. So this material is already available over the Internet,
one way or another.
The ONLY issue, as far as I can tell, is that the media companies won't bend
over backwards just to suit Apple's iPhone and iPad. **But**, the media
companies can only discriminate against these devices because Apple allows them
to. Because Apple doesn't stick to the industry standards.
So, Apple, figure it out.
I don't really care about Apple's excuses why these hand-held appliances
shouldn't run Flash Player. I am instead addressing those, such as Craig, who
go on and on about how the media companies are to blame. No they aren't, not
entirely.
> In my opinion, the big media conglomerates better re-think their
> strategy if they want to keep their revenue stream else the
> current youth, with their portable devices,
Or, Apple can rethink its attitude about not conforming to industry standards.
And if Apple prefers NOT to allow its faithful to receive these media streams,
then Apple faithful can put the blame where it belongs, for a change?
Bert
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