[opendtv] Re: Digital = $ for Stations. Sez Who? Sezmi
- From: John Willkie <johnwillkie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:10:07 -0400 (EDT)
"The Sezmi service is also relying solely on over-the-air
distribution. Its set-top can not only to tune broadcast signals, but
also connect to the Internet. "
These two sentences in sequence are mutually-exclusive.
John Willkie
-----Original Message-----
>From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Jun 24, 2008 9:28 AM
>To: OpenDTV Mail List <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: [opendtv] Digital = $ for Stations. Sez Who? Sezmi
>
>TVNEWSDAY, Jun 24 2008, 8:27 AM ET
>
>It's true that few, if any, TV stations have not made any money off
>their hefty investments in digital broadcasting, but as they count
>down the final days to the analog cut-off next February the
>opportunities for doing so seem to be multiplying.
>
>The lastest possibility is Sezmi, a well-financed startup out of
>Belmont, Calif., that wants to lease some of broadcasters' digital
>spectrum in each market to launch a nationwide, multichannel TV
>service in competition with cable and satellite.
>
>Broadcasters have seen this before. Another startup, USDTV, tried
>so-called wireless cable by broadcasting cable programming over
>broadcast spectrum. But it managed to sign up only 15,000 subs before
>going off the air in early 2007.
>
>But the Sezmi technology is far more sophisticated than what USDTV
>had available when it was putting together its service in the dark
>ages of 2003 and 2004.
>
>The big difference is the set-top box. It will contain one terabyte
>of storage, enough to hold hundreds of hours of programming and
>greatly leverage whatever digital spectrum Sezmi can cobble together
>in each market.
>
>The Sezmi service is also relying solely on over-the-air
>distribution. Its set-top can not only to tune broadcast signals, but
>also connect to the Internet. Through custom interfaces, Sezmi
>subscribers will be able to tap into the blizzards of video now
>available on the Web along with streamed linear networks.
>
>Finally, it features a slick user interface and a "smart" antenna
>that looks like a bookshelf stereo speaker and that Sezmi believes
>will overcome any inherent weaknesses in the broadcast digital signal.
>
>Sezmi is still not ready to talk about its deals with broadcasters or
>with the telecom companies that will market the service, but in this
>interview with TVNewsday Editor Harry A. Jessell, Sezmi Senior Vice
>President David Allred shares a few additional details about how it
>will work and how it makes sense for broadcasters and consumers.
>
>http://www.tvnewsday.com/articles/2008/06/24/daily.4/
>
>
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