Comments on: The UK and IPTV http://andrewpburke.wordpress.com/2009/06/03/the-uk-and-iptv/ Amino's CEO talks about the IP in TV Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:29:56 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: John Y http://andrewpburke.wordpress.com/2009/06/03/the-uk-and-iptv/#comment-122 John Y Sun, 14 Jun 2009 16:19:32 +0000 http://andrewpburke.wordpress.com/?p=72#comment-122 Why assume it's the BBC that will make the running? Aside from regulatory issues and the BBC Trust a) Sky and cable cos have made most of the running for STBs b) Freeview was not created by the BBC; it was rescued by them. And given that the big commercial shift will be a shift in the sources of revenue, it will be fundamental for commercial channels (and in particular advertising-funded channels to get access to contextual revenue streams, rather than to lose out through eg PVRs as today) to get stuck in. Why assume it’s the BBC that will make the running? Aside from regulatory issues and the BBC Trust a) Sky and cable cos have made most of the running for STBs b) Freeview was not created by the BBC; it was rescued by them. And given that the big commercial shift will be a shift in the sources of revenue, it will be fundamental for commercial channels (and in particular advertising-funded channels to get access to contextual revenue streams, rather than to lose out through eg PVRs as today) to get stuck in.

]]> By: Ray Winter http://andrewpburke.wordpress.com/2009/06/03/the-uk-and-iptv/#comment-121 Ray Winter Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:37:31 +0000 http://andrewpburke.wordpress.com/?p=72#comment-121 Why waste time emulating what everybody else is doing by going down the STB route when TV programmes can be delivered via WiFi (at virtually zero cost) directly to Mazingo's latest WiFi+GSM Smartphone which incorporates a superb IPTV streaming and replay capability? All Mazingo Smartphone users can retain their current GSM Mobile contract and have access to the latest TV programmes + very low cost SIP VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol - including Skype) from the same smartphone. Why waste time emulating what everybody else is doing by going down the STB route when TV programmes can be delivered via WiFi (at virtually zero cost) directly to Mazingo’s latest WiFi+GSM Smartphone which incorporates a superb IPTV streaming and replay capability?

All Mazingo Smartphone users can retain their current GSM Mobile contract and have access to the latest TV programmes + very low cost SIP VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol – including Skype) from the same smartphone.

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