> Think of this. > Comcast is an internet provider AND a cable TV provider. > Timewarner is all of these AND a content creator (HBO, CNN). > They are worried that more and more of us are canceling our cable TV > because we can watch TV (and other better stuff) on the web with our > unlimited data packages. > So what's the solution? Create a new business model. > Cry broadband scarcity and charge people for downloads.
Here's a good blog post describing US broadband companies and their vertical monopolies: http://www.getmiro.com/blog/2008/09/bandwidth-caps-comcasts-silver-bullet/ It's also conceivable that Comcast might "help" their customers avoid > penalties by offering "Free HD Video Over the Internet" that could be viewed > without incurring any extra bandwidth usage. It would be a natural move for > the cable giant, and would also fly in the face of the net neutrality > principles that have succeeded in shutting down their Bittorrent filtering. > The "free" bandwidth would no doubt be subsidized by the content creators or > other sponsors. It would give Comcast an unprecedented influence over what > sort of high-resolution video their customers actually watched, and it reeks > of cable television. > > The above "Free HD Video Over the Internet" is a riff on Tim Wu's > "termination monopoly," which he describes as an ISP leveraging their > subscriber base giving preferential access to the highest bidder (be it > Google, Amazon, or ABC). The internet has demonstrated time and time again > how awesome and unexpected things can happen, especially when people aren't > solely motivated by profit. When ISP's begin leveraging their termination > monopolies, it really alters the egalitarian landscape of the internet, > especially with regard to HD video. > -- http://jaydedman.com 917 371 6790 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
