A La Carte programming will happen via internet streaming over the TV all by itself.
All the FCC just focusses on net neutrality and make sure Apple's, Hulu's, Microsofts, Netflixe's, and Amazon's internet traffic gets held to the same standard as the content delivered by the cable companies themselves.
Sooner or later a decision is going to have to be made about bandwidth caps that cable companies conveniently do not apply to their own on demand content (or voip phone service).
that's such a great point. if internet companies start decreasing the bandwidth that can be used on video streaming websites (and putting monthly caps on bandwidth transfer), we can kiss the internet as we know it goodbye. Smaller sites will have to join into bigger networks for a fee in order for John Smith to read what smaller writers have to say. On top of that, I'm sure these networks will have lots of legal crap that will reserve the right to take over said website if they want.
I'm almost happy that this guy is doing what he is doing considering I'll probably skip on the cable/satellite when it isn't already added into my rent. That way, I can watch what I want, when I want it, with minimal commercials in better quality then the over compressed cable companies are providing.
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minimalist @ Jan 13th 2009 8:18PM
A La Carte programming will happen via internet streaming over the TV all by itself.
All the FCC just focusses on net neutrality and make sure Apple's, Hulu's, Microsofts, Netflixe's, and Amazon's internet traffic gets held to the same standard as the content delivered by the cable companies themselves.
Sooner or later a decision is going to have to be made about bandwidth caps that cable companies conveniently do not apply to their own on demand content (or voip phone service).
Jesse @ Jan 13th 2009 9:44PM
that's such a great point. if internet companies start decreasing the bandwidth that can be used on video streaming websites (and putting monthly caps on bandwidth transfer), we can kiss the internet as we know it goodbye. Smaller sites will have to join into bigger networks for a fee in order for John Smith to read what smaller writers have to say. On top of that, I'm sure these networks will have lots of legal crap that will reserve the right to take over said website if they want.
I'm almost happy that this guy is doing what he is doing considering I'll probably skip on the cable/satellite when it isn't already added into my rent. That way, I can watch what I want, when I want it, with minimal commercials in better quality then the over compressed cable companies are providing.