[LINK] IPTv

[Scott Howard]

On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 1:47 PM, Richard Chirgwin
<rchirgwin at ozemail.com.au>wrote:

> I can't help but ask the dog-in-the-manger question.
>
> There's been more than ten years, I suppose, of "the Internet will kill
> TV". Everything about TV was seen as wrong: the content was crap (mostly
> I agree), the model of the passive viewer is outdated, etc ...
>

"Estimate: 800,000 U.S. Households Abandoned Their TVs For The Web"

http://techcrunch.com/2010/04/13/800000-households-abandoned-tvs-web/

"... last year an estimated 800,000 U.S. households cut the cable cord
altogether, according to a new report by the Convergence Consulting Group.
By the end of next year, that number is forecast to double to 1.6 million."


Of course, there is a real difference between the US and Australia (and most
of the rest of the world) in terms of the proliferation of cable/etc TV and
the lack of (easy) availability of Free-To-Air TV which gives a much higher
incentive to "cut the cord" due to the monthly recurring costs.

  Scott.