[SBE] The future of Broadcasting.
Lee Howder
lee_howder at hotmail.com
Mon Mar 15 14:01:38 EDT 2010
With Cisco making routers that operate at 322Tbps it's only a matter of time that we have the ability to stream and download every video ever made quickly. TV is a thing of the past and with digital music and IPOD'S I don't know anybody under 30 that listens to the radio either.
> From: DanRapak at verizon.net
> To: sbe at sbe.org
> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:30:00 -0400
> Subject: Re: [SBE] The future of Broadcasting.
>
> First of all, in having this discussion, I think we need to differentiate
> between radio and television. Maintaining radio is crucial in that the
> dissemination of information in times of emergencies cannot be left to the
> wired infrastructure. I was working the mobile unit covering the World
> Series at Candlestick Park when the earthquake hit. Cell phones were useless
> and land line phones were severely overloaded. I was in New York on 9/11. It
> wasn't possible to place a call on most cell phone systems. I had Verizon
> cell service. It worked but it took awhile to get through as it too was
> severely overloaded. Ditto the northeast blackout. In times of emergency,
> relying on the public landline network (including wireless Internet which
> connects to it) just won't do.
>
> That's radio. When it comes to television no one on this list is going to
> want to hear what follows. With respect, I think we may be missing the
> point. The core issue is not so much what the FCC or the government will or
> will not do. The issue is the marketplace.
>
> Internet speeds keep getting faster and faster. Codecs keep getting better
> and better. Services like Hulu may not be full HD-1080P yet, but they don't
> look bad at all and they're getting better all the time. They're certainly
> better than the way YouTube looked when it was becoming a market force (sold
> in '06 for $1,650,000,000) and they look MUCH better than the Skype video
> that many broadcasters have begun using for remote pickups.
>
> I know that everyone says people won't want to watch programming on their
> computers. Perhaps so, but you know what? They won't have to. Television
> sets are already beginning to sport RJ-45 connectors. TiVo boxes have had
> them for some time. The day is rapidly approaching when you will turn on
> your TV set and call up a programming menu very similar to what you get on a
> digital cable box or a satellite receiver. The difference is, you won't look
> at a listing by time-of-day that tells you when you can watch. You'll look
> at a listing by PROGRAM. You'll pick the show you want to watch. Then you'll
> pick the exact episode you want to watch and you'll watch it precisely WHEN
> you want to watch it. That is what consumers will expect. That is what they
> will become used to. Unfortunately, there's simply no way a television
> broadcaster can compete with that.
>
> That, my friends, is the way the free marketplace works. Why do you think GE
> is getting rid of NBC? Why do you think there is noise about Disney
> divesting itself of ABC? The days of the big stick on the mountaintop are
> drawing to a close. The handwriting isn't on the wall, its on your computer
> screen. Get used to it and plan your careers accordingly.
>
> Respectfully,
> Dan Rapak - CPBE, 8VSB, CBNT
> ABC Television Network - Retired
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob Reite" <br at telcen.com>
> To: "sbe member discussion mail list" <sbe at sbe.org>
> Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2010 10:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [SBE] The future of Broadcasting.
>
>
> >I think that you are being a little bit paranoid. The Internet lets
> >everyone be a "broadcaster" for a very low entry cost. If traditional
> >broadcasters want to keep their audience, they had better start offering
> >better programming. I quit watching broadcast TV over 5 years ago, because
> >the entertainment shows were no longer entertaining, and the news
> >programming seemed to all rally for the war in Iraq, with no critical
> >analysis against it, unlike the news commentary during the Vietnam war.
> >
> > Yes, with the DTV transition, we lost some more of the UHF spectrum and in
> > the major markets, low VHF, but since one can cram 4 channels of standard
> > def programming into a 6 MHz channel, I feel that we still come out ahead.
> >
> >
> > Edwin Bukont wrote:
> >> Right wing nut jobs?
> >> Conspiracy theorists?
> >> Where? So far every name mentioned, with their words and deeds now
> >> public record, is a card carrying member of either the Clinton
> >> liberal-elite or the Obama liberal-elite. I don't either of those can be
> >> called 'right wing". There is nothing here in theorey or conspiracy,
> >> nothing thought up by a right wing nut.
> >> The face of the matter is that what was begun in 1994, the Clinton
> >> years, then stopped during the Bush years, has now been resurrected under
> >> Obama. That ressurection is the plan to kill the very business that
> >> holds liberal causes so dear. Face the facts. The conspiracy is on the
> >> part of the liberal elites to remove freedom of speech and freedom to
> >> assemble from the mass populace. An all broadband world is an all
> >> monitored and tracked world. 'They', the proponents of a national ID
> >> plan, (which is what your future IPv6 smart phone will be) intend and
> >> will know what you listen to, where you listen to it, who else is
> >> listening with you and what your thoughts as you discuss them in a chat.
> >> The First Amendment is under attack. And this is a fact. That appears
> >> to be the intent of Reed Hundt's vision, an all wired world that leads
> >> government right into any room in your house. Brought to you by liberal
> >> visionaries. No right wings or conservatives involved.
> >>
> >> Edwin Bukont CSRE, DRB, CBNT V- 240.417.2475; F-
> >> 240.368.1265 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >> From: tomtraveller at hotmail.com
> >> To: sbe at sbe.org
> >> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:41:39 -0800
> >> Subject: Re: [SBE] The future of Broadcasting.
> >>
> >> Right-wing wing nuts and conspiracy theorists, anyone who thinks the
> >> government can plan this far ahead and implement grandiose plans deserves
> >> their paranoia. They are part of the problem(s).
> >> Thomas Wojciechowski
> >> CBRE, lifetime
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