IPTV

Greetings from San Francisco and NewTeeVee Live 2009. It has been a day filled with great announcements and honors. First - I was asked to speak at the show and represent Inlet as one of NewTeeVee's "Next Big Thing," a list of companies identified as market movers.

 

We often hear the word 'disruptive' used in and around technology discussions. The term sounds interesting and when used appropriately, it does tend to lend importance to a discussion. But what does it mean to categorize something 'disruptive'? Further, are disruptive events or technologies good, bad or indifferent to the overall landscape? The answer depends on where you sit within that landscape.

 

by Neal Page I was reading Liz Gannes entry on NewTeeVee yesterday, and I really think Bernstein's Craig Moffet, and by extension Mark Cuban, have got it wrong when they argue that consumers won't pay subscription fees for online content and that advertisers can't reach online viewers in a meaningful way. 1.

by Andy Beach Exciting show this year. Seems to be a lot of interest in streaming, HD and workflow management. Eric at Digital Content Producer was kind enough to invite me to write an entry on their live NAB blog earlier Today with some of my thoughts from the first few days. You'll find that entry here. Keep an eye on your reader for more impressions on NAB 2008 from Inlet's bloggers.

by Andy Beach Exciting show this year. Seems to be a lot of interest in streaming, HD and workflow management. Eric at Digital Content Producer was kind enough to invite me to write an entry on their live NAB blog earlier Today with some of my thoughts from the first few days. You'll find that entry here. Keep an eye on your reader for more impressions on NAB 2008 from Inlet's bloggers.

By Neal Page I had an interesting conversation with Josh Martin of the Yankee Group recently. He is a knowledgeable analyst focused on consumer digital media, particularly in the networked home. One of the topics we discussed was barriers to providing full-length video content via broadband to users in the home, connecting the content that naturally hits the consumer via the PC instead of the preferred display of the TV.

by John Bishop It is official. I am tired of reading and hearing about how IP video and media deployment is all about the networks and Quality of Service, QOS. QOS is a network centric view and guess what – consumers don’t care about networks. Consumers care only about how the media looks and sounds. At the end of the day I tune into media to be entertained, and entertainment requires 2 things: (1) quality of media and (2) consistency of service.

by John Bishop Consumers, until recently, have seen the TV as the only device where they can consume video. In 2006 and 2007 we have seen this lifelong trend shift. The TV is no longer the only viewing platform. Web video from sporting events like NCAA basketball to Major League Baseball to Golf at the Masters have enjoyed tremendous success. Even these programmers have recently turned their eye to the mobile and portable media player (PMP) communities and asked, “How can I reach those devices?” This is the right question for content owners, distributors, programmers and broadcasters.

by John Bishop I want my, I want my IPTV...ok before we all get flooded with memories of the 80s and MTV promo spots, let’s figure out what we want and mean when we say IPTV. IPTV has quickly become an overused and abused term. What does IPTV mean, anyway? The common meaning to most people conjures up images of closed Telco networks and television-like services over DSL pipelines.