[LINK] Catch-up TV (IPTV)

[Adrian Chadd]

The question - will this hub be (a) in australia, (b) peering at the
city/state internet exchanges, and (c) be cachable (so rural hubs
are possible?)



Adrian

On Wed, Dec 09, 2009, stephen at melbpc.org.au wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> People may have missed this news item regarding 'catch-up tv' ..
> 
> --
> Free-to-air networks unite on catch-up programs
> 
> PAUL MCINTYRE November 27, 2009
> http://www.smh.com.au/business/freetoair-networks-unite-on-catchup-
> programs-20091126-jumi.html
> 
>  
> FREE-TO-AIR television networks which were fighting against the delivery 
> of TV programming beyond the traditional broadcast signal have thrown in 
> the towel.
> 
> Freeview, the industry marketing group that represents all free-to-air 
> television networks, confirmed to the Herald that it will launch a 
> Freeview-branded internet protocol television (IPTV) hub in the second 
> half of next year, allowing shows from all the networks to be watched 
> after broadcast.
> 
> The stampede to internet-delivered TV - which is confined mainly to PC 
> screens at present but which will move to the lounge room from next year 
> as dozens of broadband-enabled TVs reach the market - is reminiscent of 
> the dotcom boom, and new internet TV aspirants are emerging almost weekly.
> 
> Yesterday Samsung confirmed that it will launch its own internet-
> delivered TV service to Samsung TV sets in Australia by the March quarter 
> of 2010, with video content negotiated globally by Samsung and local 
> partners such as Channel Nine and ninemsn.
> 
> Sony has flagged its intent to launch Bravia Internet TV in Australia 
> early next year and is talking to networks here to feature their 
> programming along with Sony's international content deals. Its 
> PlayStation 3 is already trialling internet-delivered content with the 
> likes of the ABC's iView service.
> 
> A handful of other aspirants are racing to launch IPTV services next 
> year. 
> 
> The services will deliver TV shows to lounge room screens and PCs and 
> allow viewers to choose what they watch and when.
> 
> Any doubts among broadcasters about the need to embrace internet-
> delivered TV are fading fast. 
> 
> The Hulu online TV portal, controlled by networks in the United States, 
> has had a massive take-up this year. In October it streamed 856 million 
> shows online, from the likes of ABC, NBC and Fox, up from 583 million in 
> September. The number of people who viewed shows from Hulu in the US 
> exceeded 42 million last month.
> 
> Hulu is now back in the Australian market, trying to launch with local 
> broadcasters next year, though Australia is said to be ranked sixth in 
> its priority for international expansion.
> 
> Freeview's chief executive, Robin Parkes, said details of her group's 
> planned industry-wide service were still being worked on but it had the 
> backing of all the commercial and public TV networks.
> 
> "It will be like the ABC's iView offer with catch-up TV initially and it 
> will be across all channels," she said. "We haven't finalised all the 
> details yet, but you may go to the Freeview [online] portal or [TV 
> screen] icon and it might shoot you out to Yahoo!7 or ninemsn or ABC to 
> view the catch-up episode.
> 
> ''So you won't have to manually think where to go to view a TV show. It 
> will all be under a central EPG [electronic program guide] from one spot. 
> We haven't got the date yet but it will be the second half of next year. 
> And by the time we launch, it may even be further along than [catch-up 
> TV]."
> 
> Ms Parkes's confirmation is the first official signal by the industry 
> that it will support a one-stop shop for free-to-air broadcasters, but 
> some networks are already displaying caution for the initiative.
> 
> "We have said all along we would consider it, but we have not made any 
> commitment," said Seven Media Group's chief digital and sales officer, 
> James Warburton. The Ten and Nine networks are understood to be more 
> enthusiastic about the Freeview venture than Seven.
> --
> 
> Cheers,
> Stephen
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