[opendtv] Re: Deloitte Puts Reality Check on SVOD | Home Media Magazine
- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 23:35:48 +0000
Craig Birkmaier wrote:
Bert's not going to like this report...
http://www.homemediamagazine.com/streaming/deloitte-puts-reality-check-svod-34997
Bah. The simple fact is, in spite of what the report vaguely states, that
online TV has already caused a drop in MVPD subscriptions, and in MVPD extended
bundle subscriptions. So they can say all they want that SVOD is complementary,
but the tea leaves are showing an ongoing transition.
It's possible that adequate broadband is not yet available to many households,
although the article hardly tells us if this is so and how much the deficit
might be. It states, "Specifically, Deloitte said with many rural European
homes a significant distance from telephone exchanges, the 5 megabytes required
for high-definition streaming are often lacking."
Five megabytes? How does that describe a link? And is there some implication
here that you can't stream TV content unless in legitimately HD quality?
For telcos that intend to retain their voice grade twisted pairs to homes,
we've seen that 1 Gb/s xDSL is currently being developed. This is what matters.
Not the status quo of last month or last year.
Bert
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