MVCO. On Mar 11, 2016 11:52 AM, <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote:
> I have been following this. Really muddies the water, especially with OTT > getting increasingly more fully featured with common channels. The day is > coming that CATV systems will just be nothing more than another ISP with > everyone getting their content from a large aggregator and CDN. I would be > more worried if I was Directtv or Dish. > > -----Original Message----- From: Josh Reynolds > Sent: Friday, March 11, 2016 10:23 AM > To: af@afmug.com > Subject: [AFMUG] FCC Set Top NPRM > > > http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2016/db0218/FCC-16-18A1.pdf > > This makes me giggle. > > As someone dealing with multiple content providers, middleware,, set > top vendors, channel lineups, encryption systems, and the new purchase > of a small satellite downlink farm, it's going to be incredibly > interesting to see how the content and distribution industry handles > this whole thing. Oh, the advertising folks as well. > > *throws hands up in air* > > There are a lot of technical concerns as well... for example, what > happens if we move to an app based solution for every device, and > forego multicast? That's going to place a *substantial* burden on ISP > access and transit networks. >
