The National Association of Broadcasters trade show last week in Las Vegas appeared from some press coverage to be more of a telco IPTV meet-up. While there was plenty of positive chatter, there was also some caution. One bit of caution had to do with the growing trend of TV programming moving online--and being viewed online during prime TV viewing hours. Online video aggregation company Veoh Networks said it is seeing that trend, but even a firm from the telecom world, Motorola, noted the increasing impact that online video viewing could have on telcos' IPTV hopes. Of particular threat is the increasing amount of free TV content online from TV broadcasters themselves.
For more:
- read this story [1] in Light Reading
Related articles:
- NAB was a place for telcos to work on content relationships. NAB report [2]
- Content deals blooming everywhere. IPTV content report [3]
Links:
[1] http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=151467
[2] http://www.fierceiptv.com/story/nab-telcos-vie-for-closer-content-ties/2008-04-15
[3] http://www.fierceiptv.com/story/content-deals-everywhere/2008-01-08