Broadband Dreams and Multicast ‘Beams’

Vint Cerf says that the Internet is not ready to be a true entertainment medium. It cannot provide the instant gratification and quality consumers have come to expect from DVDs…

But then he says that something like Disney’s Moviebeam would be a better alternative..Today’s Internet simply cannot compete with MovieBeam’s efficiencies, he writes. But then, Disney itself is not that sure and has stalled the expansion of the project…

Vint goes on to say that there is another solution: multicasting (which is being tested in UK by the BBC..)…Unfortunately, ISPs are slow to embrace multicast, and there is no plan for them to work together to deliver multicast yet.

Related:

Disney Delays MovieBeam Expansion

Disney’s Moviebeam Investment Reaching $70 Million Mark

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