[94265] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Network end users to pull down 2 gigabytes a day, continuously?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Gian Constantine)
Mon Jan 15 18:55:23 2007
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Cc: Joe Abley <jabley@ca.afilias.info>,
Michal Krsek <michal@krsek.cz>, Andy Davidson <andy@nosignal.org>,
NANOG Off-topic Gripes <nanog@merit.edu>
From: Gian Constantine <constantinegi@corp.earthlink.net>
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 18:54:26 -0500
To: Richard Naylor <richard.naylor@citylink.co.nz>
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The changes in network news have little to do with consumer
tendencies or entrenched content provider culture. News departments
have operated at a financial loss for many many years. The big
networks supported news as a service to the public, not as a
moneymaker. Furthermore, the internet has really changed the way news
is consumed. I really think it falls outside of the entertainment
discussion. It is a very different product.
Gian Anthony Constantine
Senior Network Design Engineer
Earthlink, Inc.
On Jan 15, 2007, at 5:53 PM, Richard Naylor wrote:
>
> At 09:50 a.m. 15/01/2007 -0500, Gian Constantine wrote:
>> The problem with this all (or mostly) VoD model is the entrenched
>> culture. In countries outside of the U.S. with smaller channel
>> lineups, an all VoD model might be easier to migrate to over time.
>> In the U.S., where we have 200+ channel lineups, consumers have
>> become accustomed to the massive variety and instant gratification
>> of a linear lineup. If you leave it to the customer to choose
>> their programs, and then wait for them to arrive and be viewed,
>> the instant gratification aspect is lost. This is important to
>> consumers here.
>>
>> While I do not think an all or mostly VoD model will work for
>> consumers in U.S. in the near term (next 5 years), it may work in
>> the long term (7-10 years). There are so many obstacles in the way
>> from a business side of things, though.
>
> I don't see many obstacles for content and neither do other
> broadcasters. The broadcast world is changing. Late last year ABC
> or NBC (sorry brain fade) announced the lay off of 700 News staff,
> saying news is no longer king. Instead they are moving to a
> strategy similar to that of the BBC. ie lots of on-demand content
> on the Internet.
>
> Rich
>
>
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-khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">The changes in network news have =
little to do with consumer tendencies or entrenched content provider =
culture. News departments have operated at a financial loss for many =
many years. The big networks supported news as a service to the public, =
not as a moneymaker. Furthermore, the internet has really changed the =
way news is consumed. I really think it falls outside of the =
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</DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On Jan 15, 2007, at 5:53 PM, Richard Naylor =
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margin-left: 0px; ">At 09:50 a.m. 15/01/2007 -0500, Gian Constantine =
wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite"><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">The problem =
with this all (or mostly) VoD model is the entrenched culture. In =
countries outside of the U.S. with smaller channel lineups, an all VoD =
model might be easier to migrate to over time. In the U.S., where we =
have 200+ channel lineups, consumers have become accustomed to the =
massive variety and instant gratification of a linear lineup. If you =
leave it to the customer to choose their programs, and then wait for =
them to arrive and be viewed, the instant gratification aspect is lost. =
This is important to consumers here.</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
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14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">While I do not think an all or =
mostly VoD model will work for consumers in U.S. in the near term (next =
5 years), it may work in the long term (7-10 years). There are so many =
obstacles in the way from a business side of things, though.</DIV> =
</BLOCKQUOTE><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; ">I don't see many obstacles for content and neither =
do other broadcasters. The broadcast world is changing. Late last year =
ABC or NBC (sorry brain fade) announced the lay off of 700 News staff, =
saying news is no longer king. Instead they are moving to a strategy =
similar to that of the BBC. ie lots of on-demand content on the =
Internet.</DIV><DIV style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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