Comments on: Content, the risk in war of the wires? http://gigaom.com/2005/07/30/content-the-risk-in-war-of-the-wires/ The Business of Technology Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:43:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Jesse Kopelman http://gigaom.com/2005/07/30/content-the-risk-in-war-of-the-wires/#comment-19032 Jesse Kopelman Mon, 01 Aug 2005 20:08:48 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/07/30/content-the-risk-in-war-of-the-wires/#comment-19032 It wasn't that long ago that Comcast was saying the reason its PPV OnDemand offerings were so lame was because WalMart had muscled in on the studios and insisted that they get a grace period to sell DVDs before the content is available elsewhere. Has something changed? I would be very surprised if you see an IPTV service, outside of a special trial here and there, launch with anything you don't get on Comcast or Time Warner. I expect them to come in with a some compelling price point, like the satellite guys, however. It wasn’t that long ago that Comcast was saying the reason its PPV OnDemand offerings were so lame was because WalMart had muscled in on the studios and insisted that they get a grace period to sell DVDs before the content is available elsewhere. Has something changed? I would be very surprised if you see an IPTV service, outside of a special trial here and there, launch with anything you don’t get on Comcast or Time Warner. I expect them to come in with a some compelling price point, like the satellite guys, however.

]]> By: IP Democracy http://gigaom.com/2005/07/30/content-the-risk-in-war-of-the-wires/#comment-19031 IP Democracy Sun, 31 Jul 2005 15:15:36 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/07/30/content-the-risk-in-war-of-the-wires/#comment-19031 <strong>Must-Read: Economist Piece on IPTV</strong> Courtesy of Om Malik, the July 28 edition of The Economist has a nice piece on the telephone industry’s efforts to launch IPTV services. As Om points out, there’s nothing new in the article, but it is a concise summary... Must-Read: Economist Piece on IPTV

Courtesy of Om Malik, the July 28 edition of The Economist has a nice piece on the telephone industry’s efforts to launch IPTV services. As Om points out, there’s nothing new in the article, but it is a concise summary…

]]> By: Martin Geddes http://gigaom.com/2005/07/30/content-the-risk-in-war-of-the-wires/#comment-19030 Martin Geddes Sun, 31 Jul 2005 08:40:04 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2005/07/30/content-the-risk-in-war-of-the-wires/#comment-19030 Saw the same article, and thought that the Economist is misleading its readers in suggesting there's any actual service in 'VoIP service'. If Skype can give it away, at an acceptable call quality, the cost is likely to be rolled up into a broadband sub, just like DNS and e-mail. It's tablestakes, and not a differentiator or revenue source. Saw the same article, and thought that the Economist is misleading its readers in suggesting there’s any actual service in ‘VoIP service’. If Skype can give it away, at an acceptable call quality, the cost is likely to be rolled up into a broadband sub, just like DNS and e-mail. It’s tablestakes, and not a differentiator or revenue source.

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