[opendtv] Re: News: Sirius Founder Says Company Won't Be Able To Compete
- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:16:04 -0400
Craig Birkmaier wrote:
> Hmmmmm... I think I predicted something like this a few weeks ago...
Yes, you did. And this also has ramifications in the TV arena, not just
OTA, but also DBS and cable broadcast.
But I think this quote from the article misses the point:
"Sirius (nasdaq: SIRI - news - people ) chief executive Mel Karmazin, of
course, sees the company's prospects differently. In the same Fortune
story, he says that despite the increased competition from internet
radio, Sirius will be fine because it introduces listeners to new music
that may not be in their iPod libraries and has exclusive content from
sources like Howard Stern and CNN."
The exclusive content aside, future competition to the broadcast media
(OTA, stallite, and cable broadcast) is not so much from pre-recorded
content downloaded from the Internet, but more from streaming media over
wireless Internet. As wireless Internet expands its reach, e.g. over 3G
and 4G telco links. IMO.
I think that streaming media, over wired or wireless Internet, is
considerably more complex than broadcast. Which is why it's taking so
long to become a credible competitor to broadcast. But its time is
coming.
Bert
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