Indeed because I have spoken with 4 of the top content distributors and license shops and none of them CAN. They want to but can't.
----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com -------------------------------------------------- From: "RickG" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2009 9:19 PM To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [WISPA] IPTV -- Anyone doing it? > Jayson, > > Can you elaborate on the contracts and the system you have in place to > provide this? > > -RickG > > On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 7:43 PM, Jayson Baker > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Actually, you're completely wrong. We got all of our networks to agree >> to >> allow us to transport it wirelessly. >> The requirement was that we own the network entirely, from end A to end >> Z, >> and that we control every part of it. >> The ones that are concerned about theft (i.e. ESPN/Disney, HBO, etc.) >> already had encrypted stream anyway. >> >> We successfuly transmitted all of our programming over MikroTik wireless >> links without any problems. Including HD. >> >> On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 4:03 PM, Mike Hammett <[email protected] >> >wrote: >> >> > Every time this comes up, I say the same thing. You can't over >> > wireless. >> > The content owners WILL NOT license it for wireless use. I've tried >> > numerous times. >> > >> > Expect to dump about $500k into a real system to do IPTV. >> > >> > >> > ----- >> > Mike Hammett >> > Intelligent Computing Solutions >> > http://www.ics-il.com >> > >> > >> > >> > -------------------------------------------------- >> > From: <[email protected]> >> > Sent: Monday, November 09, 2009 8:44 AM >> > To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> >> > Subject: [WISPA] IPTV -- Anyone doing it? >> > >> > > I have been looking at some IPTV options and basically, there does >> > > not >> > > seam to >> > > be a whole lot of options. I can A) build my own IP headend B) nada . >> I >> > > can not >> > > find a single IPTV provider that truly caters to the resident, soho, >> etc. >> > > There >> > > is one that does so for huge cable op's but thats not where I am at, >> yet >> > > =) >> > > >> > > I can build my own head end no problem. Licensing is the primary >> > > issues >> > > there. I >> > > am guessing that is what is stopping the explosion of retail IPTV and >> > > instead >> > > pushing the more a la carte IP video streamers like NetFlix, HuLu, et >> al. >> > > >> > > So, what options exist for IPTV ? >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > > WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> > > http://signup.wispa.org/ >> > > >> > >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > > >> > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] >> > > >> > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> > > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> > > >> > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> > http://signup.wispa.org/ >> > >> > >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > >> > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] >> > >> > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> > >> > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> > >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
