[opendtv] Re: Opinion: Stations Need To Stream Their Signals Now
- From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2011 11:49:14 -0400
At 2:57 PM -0500 8/5/11, Manfredi, Albert E wrote:
Win-win-win? More like win-partially lose-win.
If the networks agree to stream on the Internet, why should they
include local broadcasters in that equation? Just as the case is now
with catch-up episodes, the networks can very well manage on their
own.
It is certainly true that networks might eventually have to start
dealing with ISPs on an individual level, especially as ISPs start
to see their networks becoming clogged by users of network streams
(of course, IP multicast would help a lot for live streams). However
I'm not getting the local station's contribution in this model.
Local broadcasters, at least some of them, already stream their own
content, like news clips and weather. I just don't see why the
networks should depend on local stations for live streams of network
shows, is all.
So essentially you are in agreement with Preston Padden that local
stations are doomed. That they serve no real purpose for the networks
anymore, except for the revenues they generate from their O&O
stations...
RIGHT?
So let's play Devil's Advocate for a moment. Bert believes that the
networks should be allowed to own a national footprint of broadcast
stations; please note that the composition of the transmission
infrastructure is not in question here, just the notion that the
networks could create a national broadcast infrastructure.
If this were permitted, how would this influence Padden's
suggestions? That is, if I live in Florida, and want to stream an NBC
show, should this come from a server run by the closest NBC
transmission facility, or should it come from a single "NBC.com"
server?
Is there any real difference given that most media streaming is now
distributed rather than centralized (for example Akamai).
And if everything is streamed, should NBC still pay the power bills
for transmitters, or should NBC just use the Internet for delivery of
their programming?
And how does this influence the current debate about recovering
"broadcast spectrum" for mobile broadband?
It would be nice to see some feedback from folks OTHER than just Bert...
Regards
Craig
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