[opendtv] 2025 Video Competition Report

From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: OpenDTV Mail List <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2014 11:56:21 -0500
So Bert and I have been arguing about trends affecting the distribution of 
entertainment video, and in particular, the impact that the Internet is 
having/will have on the way we consume and pay for content.

This poor horse has been ridden to death of late, and it appears that we are 
far from agreement on what the future will look like.

Rather than continuing this circular debate, perhaps it would be more 
informative and entertaining to pool our collective minds and develop a 
snapshot of what the entertainment video marketplace will look like a decade 
from now. The FCC provides a model for this via their (sometimes) annual Video 
Competition Reports. The agency just released a request for input on the next 
(16th) Video Competition Report. The request can be found here:

https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-14-8A1.pdf

Obviously there are many aspects of our industry that are going to change over 
the next decade. Thus this analysis can look at many areas, and may encourage 
many of the members of this list to get out their crystal balls and speculate 
about those aspects they have expertise with or simply find interesting.

To name a few:

- What will happen with video quality? More resolution? More dynamic range? 
Improved color gamut? Better delivered image quality?

- What will happen with distribution? 
  - Will FOTA survive and what will their infrastructure look like?
  - Will MVPDs survive or will Virtual MVPDs replace them?
  - Will content owners go direct to consumers cutting out the middlemen?
  - Will consumers be able to buy only the content they want, or bundles that 
are 
      tailored to their personal preferences?
  - Will we see more independent producers of content and more 
self-distribution?
  - How many "screens" will people use to consume content, and what will they 
look 
      like (size, location, mobility)?

I could keep going, but I think you get the idea. Feel free to create a subject 
and speculate. The more the merrier!

Regards
Craig 
 
----------------------------------------------------------------------
You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways:

- Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at 
FreeLists.org 

- By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word 
unsubscribe in the subject line.
[opendtv] 2025 Video Competition Report

Other related posts:
