[opendtv] Re: Amazon Warns FCC About OTT Redefinition | Multichannel
- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2015 01:50:48 +0000
Craig Birkmaier wrote:
You want to stream CBS content in your OTT site? Go directly to
Moonves! Just as you'd do for A&E, ESPN, or any other channel.
Name ONE service (other than MVPDs) that has been able to
license the live linear feed from CBS. Ditto's for ESPN and
A&E.
Even CBS All Access is only streaming network O&Os and
affiliates in the markets where the live linear streams are
available.
You have given an example of a conglom willing to create its own web site, with
live streams. Yes, for this, Moonves decided to use the local OTA stream, but
that was entirely up to him. Nothing is chiseled in stone to force this
solution, for Internet linear streams. And contrary to what you say, Moonves is
not requiring any sort of bundle-which-colludes-with-other-networks, to offer
the linear CBS stream.
In the Internet era, no reason to assume that retrans consent is the only way,
Craig. Or your "the bundle."
Sling is a MVPD.
Circling back to square one, no, and that's why you aren't getting the change.
Sling is an OTT site. It carries no OTA broadcast stations, does not worry
about retrans consent, nor is it mandated to carry must-carry channels.
And some are trying, like CBS. How's that working out for your
buddy Les?
Are his subscriptions are increasing? Then it's working better that the legacy
MVPD bundle, eh?
There is a damn good reason that MVPDs exist and will continue
to do so. It is a lucrative business model that the content
owners want to protect.
Craig! You are so strange! Many people have proven *not* to be the good,
faithful, MVPD servants that you are. Get it? "Lucrative business models" are
supply side thinking. For that to work, it depends on an acquiescent, faithful
demand side, which can be corralled and controlled. You know, people like you,
who keep telling us what the MVPDs and what the broadcasters want us to do. Why
do you keep circling back to square one on this point? The unwalled Internet
allowed people to choose other options.
Anyone can create a website.
Not if the monopolistic distribution pipe blocks them, in preference for their
own "more lucrative" offerings. As of now, the broadband access pipe continues
to be a local monopoly. Again, circling back to square one.
There has not been a legally enforceable mandate for neutrality
You don't need to mindlessly parrot the ultra conservatives. Telephone
companies have interoperated for more than a century, and totally content
neutral. There has been no serious legal challenge against that, Craig, and I'm
pretty sure Americans would revolt if anyone attempted to screw that up.
And I might add that we are only talking about the U.S. In
many parts of the world the Internet is not neutral,
What a GREAT argument! I'm so impressed with this logic, Craig. Yes indeed,
let's all emulate what a totalitarian regime would do. Let's allow the ISPs to
filter and replace, and we'll be the ever-faithful servants. Weeeirrd!
There have been some reports of bit rate throttling and poor QOS
because of congestion.
Funny how that congestion affected only Netflix streams, and how it magically
disappeared as soon as Netflix agreed to some new terms. Square one again: The
fundamental point is that net neutrality is essential for the Internet to
continue to be what it has been. And the broadband pipe to your home has no
credible amount of competition. So, aside from repeating ultra-conservative
political slogans, Craig, you are unable to explain to me why a broadband pipe
should be expected to remain neutral, only operating on market forces.
You can't have it both ways Bert. Either the marketplace is
allowed to work, or the government decides to protect us,
Circling back to square one AGAIN? When competition for a product or service is
not practical, govt regulations make sense. I'm not "having it both ways." I've
repeated this a zillion times. And I proved to you that it works (cost of power
vs inflation).
Bert
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