JC Francois (40)
I fell into computing and networking when I was a little boy
I work in business development for an IT company
I am a firm believer in openness: open standards and open business models
JC Francois (40)
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Rent my DVR
JC — September 28, 2005 - 15:02
Still on the topic of TelcoTV alternatives, Endgadget have a piece on a service called Rent my DVR:
Rent my DVR is an online marketplace for buying and selling TV programming. Buyers can scan online listings of available shows and download them via a proprietary P2P application for about 25 cents a pop. Providers in turn receive a 25 cent payment for delivering shows.
TelcoTV is only temporary
JC — September 28, 2005 - 11:58
I feel a little less on my own than yesterday as it looks like other people are thinking that real-time video delivery of broadcast content over an IP network (TelcoTV in short) is not the ultimate in video entertainment.
A major new strategic management report warns that broadband video services will eventually displace broadcast distribution, but telecommunications providers may not be the ultimate winners of the network television revolution.
[...] The report, IPTV: Broadband meets broadcast--The network television revolution, concludes:
- Within a decade, video services delivered over broadband networks will be firmly established as an alternative platform to digital satellite, terrestrial and cable transmission.
The self-destruction will be televised
JC — May 11, 2005 - 23:39
Belgacom —the Belgian incumbent telecom operator— just got awarded Belgian football broadcasting rights.
This is a great opportunity for me to share with you The recipe for Belgacom's big TV entertainment
- Start by investing hundreds of millions in a new network capable of delivering real-time video;
- pay unreasonable amounts of money to purchase compelling (questionably) content: 36 million EUR for football broadcasting rights that used to cost 19 million last year;
- pour massive amounts of cash in a marketing campaign to create awareness and demand for the IPTV service;
- charge a much lower monthly subscription than cable (the only real motivation for a customer to switch);
- Do this on a market where cable + satellite household penetration is already 99+%.
The secret for the success of this recipe is to keep the whole thing very hot by burning as much money as possible (good old monopoly trick). Enjoy your TV meal!
