You have to groom your network, and supply set top boxes. Then there are troubleshooting issues at times. And you have middleware and middleware licensing and costs. For a full implementation you gotta have a headend etc. Big investment.
None of that happens with HLS. IGMP is more time consuming than just giving out the username and password and letting the customer do the rest. If they can do netflix, they can do HLS. I have done both. Actually I did IGMP twice. If your viewer can stream Netflix, they can stream something and you may as well make money off that something. The network is going to be used either way. From: Josh Reynolds Sent: Monday, July 04, 2016 11:57 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] IPTV As someone deploying one right now, it is far more network efficient than stream/perViewer. On Jul 4, 2016 11:51 PM, "Aaron Fitzgerald" <[email protected]> wrote: The whole draw of IGMP based is reduced network load -- what's wrong with it in practice? On Mon, Jul 4, 2016 at 9:31 AM, Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote: Amen, been there done that. Forget IGMP based systems too. From: Jason McKemie Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2016 7:42 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] IPTV 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 -- 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
