[opendtv] Re: TV Technology: CBS Going Global
- From: Craig Birkmaier <brewmastercraig@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2017 08:39:01 -0400
On Aug 29, 2017, at 9:12 PM, Manfredi, Albert E
<albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Craig Birkmaier wrote:
Here we go again...
This has NOTHING to do with net neutrality. Content owners have ALWAYS
decide who they would work with in global markets.
As usual, Craig doesn't get net neutrality.
As usual Bert tries to tie everything to net neutrality.
There is no guarantee that Internet service in other countries must be
neutral, just as there never was here in the US. If the broadband providers
in other countries don't want to allow CBS All Access to be distributed,
there is no tablet brought down from any mountain that commands CBS All
Access to be made available online.
Obviously some countries regulate what can be accessed via the Internet within
their borders. But it is wrong to say that there are no countries that
"guarantee" net neutrality.
There are many, Including those in the European Union, India, Chile, Brazil,
and others. But one must be careful not to equate what our FCC did with the
laws and regulations in other nations. The reality is that regulation is
political all over the world, and each nation may have different special
interests to protect.
Bert might recall recent actions by the EU against Microsoft, Google and
others.
It is quite entertaining to look at the articles when one queries about net
neutrality in other countries. And equally interesting to see how some of the
Internet giants behave outside the U.S. Here's an example
http://www.firstpost.com/tech/news-analysis/is-google-taking-a-stand-against-net-neutrality-in-india-3670821.html
If a broadband provider in some other country would benefit more from
retaining only the legacy redistribution scheme for CBS content, either
because this broadband provider is also a cable system, or because he's being
paid off to keep CBS content off his ISP net, there is not much that CBS can
do.
DUH. But a more realistic analysis is that CBS does have business relationships
around the world, and contracts that define the distribution rights in each
country. Broadcast and streaming rights are separate, so this is a
case-by-case, country-by-country problem.
The two countries where CBS All Access will be offered are Canada and
Australia.
For all intents and purposes CBS, and the rest of the U.S. networks are widely
available in Canada. Along the border it is quite common for Canadiens to use
antennas to watch U.S. broadcasts, and many U.S. stations treat the areas in
Canada that can receive these broadcasts as part of their local market.
THe situation in Australia is easily understood, now that CBS owns Network 10.
As always, Craig claims that something that has everything to do with net
neutrality, has nothing to do with it.
It has NOTHING to do with Net Neutrality Bert. It is just the reality of global
competition.
Regards
Craig
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