Broadcast television in an IP world

Fri Nov 17 21:18:23 UTC 2017

On 11/17/17 11:45 AM, Jean-Francois Mezei wrote:
> 
> Once ISPs became able to provide sufficient speeds to end users, video
> over the internet became a thing.
> 
> This week, the FCC approved the ATSC3 standard.
> 
> What if instead of moving to ATSC3, TV stations that broadcast OTA
> became OTT instead?  Could the Internet handle the load?

Much live programming could be done without significant additional 
burden if the community could agree on multicast delivery standards.

With YouTube's commercial offering on top of Netflix, Hulu, etc. and 
cable IPTV we're probably pretty close to the tipping point now.

> Since TV stations that are OTA are "local", wouldn't this create an
> instant CDN service for networks such as CBS/ABC/NBS/FOX/PBS since these
> networks have local presence and can feed ISPs locally?
> 
> And while a small ISP serving Plattsburg NY would have no problem
> peering with the WPTZ server in Plattsburg, would the big guys like
> Comcast/Verizon be amenable to peering with TV stations in small markets?

This is already the case in many markets. It may not be IP peering, but 
there have been several recent instances where a broadcast TV 
transmitter is off the air due to some kind of failure and their cable 
feed keeps on chugging. Obviously there is some form of connection 
between the TV station and the cable company that doesn't rely on OTA.

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