[SBE] The future of Broadcasting.

[jer hill]

Why would I want to pay for TV over a fast switch. It's still pay TV?
 
-jer

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From: sbe-bounces at sbe.org [mailto:sbe-bounces at sbe.org] On Behalf Of Lee
Howder
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 10:02 AM
To: sbe at sbe.org
Subject: Re: [SBE] The future of Broadcasting.


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

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> >> 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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