[SBE] The future of Broadcasting.
Fluker, Steve (CXR-Orlando)
Steve.Fluker at CoxRadio.com
Tue Mar 16 11:05:38 EDT 2010
Broadband and cell phones with Internet can be misunderstood sometimes
too. I've heard the comment a lot about why do we need Mobile TV when
you can just call up any video or feed you want right now on your cell
phone connection? Keep in mind that cell phone and broadband video are
a single connection between you and the server. Think about a big event
like the inauguration in DC. Hundreds of thousands gathered together in
one place, and if everyone wanted to get a better view by watching it on
their cell phone, there's just not enough bandwidth, even if broadband
took over the entire TV spectrum. Mobile TV is one feed to potentially
millions. If their cell phone someday has Mobile TV on it, everyone on
the grass on the Capital Mall would be able to watch with excellent
quality, and no buffering.
Steve Fluker
Director of Engineering
Cox Media Group, Orlando
4192 N. John Young Parkway
Orlando, FL 32804
PH (321) 281-2037
Fax (407) 536-2537
From: sbe-bounces at sbe.org [mailto:sbe-bounces at sbe.org] On Behalf Of jer
hill
Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 12:35 AM
To: 'sbe member discussion mail list'
Subject: Re: [SBE] The future of Broadcasting.
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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