To be fair, Canada isn't exactly a driving decision maker of United States media content producers. On Jul 4, 2016 3:48 PM, "Paul Stewart" <[email protected]> wrote:
> It’s been mandated now in Canada for a la carte by end of year > > > > > http://globalnews.ca/news/1892474/canada-to-require-a-la-carte-television-service-by-december-2016/ > > > > > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Josh Reynolds > *Sent:* July 4, 2016 4:26 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] IPTV > > > > I'm of the same opinion, however we are still 5+ years away from that, at > a minimum. Ten if you want ala-carte ESPN. > > > > On Mon, Jul 4, 2016 at 1:00 AM, Jason McKemie < > [email protected]> wrote: > > I'm of the opinion that unbundling is the future, so even if the solution > isn't perfect it should be a good stop gap that won't cost a ton of money > to get started with. I just can't see investing in a full headend and > associated infrastructure at this point in the game. > > On Monday, July 4, 2016, Josh Reynolds <[email protected]> wrote: > > There are downsides to the solution he has as well. It all depends on how > much control you need, and if X channel is important to your subscriber > base or not. It also depends on the feature set you want to offer your > customers (to truly compete with cable cos). > > On Jul 3, 2016 8:42 PM, "Jason McKemie" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > There is going to have to be something new come to market. With the way > things are moving, it's not worth investing in a full setup like most > companies are using right now. The system Chuck is working on could be > worthwhile when available. > > On Sunday, July 3, 2016, Aaron Fitzgerald <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'd like to look into providing TV services to our customers. Where do I > even start? > > > > -- > > > > Aaron Fitzgerald - CEO/CIO > > wiFitz Network Services > > Serving NE Iowa's Creative Corridor > > Phone: 319/540-8999 > > Web: http://www.wifitz.net > > > > wiFitz is a service of Fitzgerald Embedded, LLC > > >
