On 11/17/17 11:45 AM, Jean-Francois Mezei wrote:
Once ISPs became able to provide sufficient speeds to end users, video over the internet became a thing. This week, the FCC approved the ATSC3 standard. What if instead of moving to ATSC3, TV stations that broadcast OTA became OTT instead? Could the Internet handle the load?
Much live programming could be done without significant additional burden if the community could agree on multicast delivery standards.
With YouTube's commercial offering on top of Netflix, Hulu, etc. and cable IPTV we're probably pretty close to the tipping point now.
Since TV stations that are OTA are "local", wouldn't this create an instant CDN service for networks such as CBS/ABC/NBS/FOX/PBS since these networks have local presence and can feed ISPs locally? And while a small ISP serving Plattsburg NY would have no problem peering with the WPTZ server in Plattsburg, would the big guys like Comcast/Verizon be amenable to peering with TV stations in small markets?
This is already the case in many markets. It may not be IP peering, but there have been several recent instances where a broadcast TV transmitter is off the air due to some kind of failure and their cable feed keeps on chugging. Obviously there is some form of connection between the TV station and the cable company that doesn't rely on OTA.
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