Don't they use satellite distribution these days? That would be far more reliable than delivery via the internet, and is widely used for things like Live Met Opera broadcasts.
The Fathom website suggests that they use satellite for their distribution now. Adam On Wed, Apr 19, 2017 at 3:03 PM, Pete Ahles <[email protected]> wrote: > I've been to a lot of the Rifftrax Fantom events. The execution seems to > be depended on the local theater and they don't really care about them. > > The replay I went to last night started a half hour early, without any > explanation. > > > Pete > > On Wed, Apr 19, 2017 at 9:32 AM, Joe Coughlin <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> They do for replays. Replays aren't fed again. They're played off the >> theater's DVR. >> >> On Wed, Apr 19, 2017 at 1:16 AM, stannc <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> While I like the concept, Fathom has burned me in the past. The event is >>> sent via live stream to the participating theaters. During a Star Trek >>> Fathom event a couple of years ago, the live stream went out. Instead of >>> resuming at the place where the feed was lost, the program continued as if >>> the clock kept running. We received an apology and a pass to a future movie >>> from the theater, but the point of going to the event in the first place >>> was kind of lost. >>> >>> Apparently due to fear of bootlegging, Fathom won't let theaters >>> download the content in advance. It seems like there could be a better way >>> in 2017. >>> >>> -Stan >>> >>> -- >>> -- >>> TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "TV or Not TV" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected] >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> +++++++++++++++ >> Joe Coughlin >> http://www.twitter.com/inturnaround >> >> -- >> -- >> TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "TV or Not TV" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
