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Regulating the Revolution - IPTV, WebTV and The Challenges ahead

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This post is a part of a series about media, regulation and technology. It is aimed to encourage conversation and exchange opinions, and is not a legal advise or a single comprehensive article.

Regulators are facing new and complex challenges in the recent years, when new technologies are changing the way people consume media.

In The Past Things Were Simple

In the past years, Media and Medium were one. In this post I define media as the type of content being delivered (TV show, Radio Show, etc), and medium as the carrier technology (Broadcast TV, cable, RF, etc). In this environment, regulators that were in charge of the medium, in a way of providing licenses, could control the content itself.

Also content had one main format - all TV shows were moving pictures seen on TV sets. All radio shows were audio delivered via the air, based on regulated spectrum regime, and so on.

Another important angle was that cost of delivery was relatively high - broadcasting requires considerable investment in technology and licenses. The requirement for such an investment was an automatic filter that enabled only large companies to play this game.

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Let’s Talk about Content Delivery, Vendors, Creators and Users - at IMTC Forum

Do you remember the times when service providers didn’t think about issues such as being a pipe versus media company? When media consumers could easily identify which device is used for video and which for audio? When content creators had to buy equipment in millions and millions of dollars just to create one minute of moving picture - and distribute it?

Well, these times are long gone. Today, technology is disrupting the whole industry - and its value chain. Content creators are making new innovative media products for a fraction of the cost, and distribute it independently. Availability of high bandwidth across networks poses a dilemma to service provider regarding their role in the market place, and which infrastructure will support an unclear future. Users consume media in various shapes and forms - often with intrusive content protection methods that affect their rights.

IMTC Forum will discuss these issues and more, with thought leaders from companies such as Radvision, Cisco, AT&T, BEA, Avaya, RealNetworks, FWD, and independent content creators. Panels cover perspectives of each industry player - vendors, users, content creators, service providers, and the link between content delivery and unified communication.

The event, a Fall VON pre-conference, is taking place in Boston on the 29th of October. Come to say Hello, and be a part of a controversial and insightful conversation.

(Cross posted here)

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Weekend Links - Porn, Zombies, Players and Big Brothers

CinemaTech: Is Porn Industry an Indicator of How Quickly Mainstream Movies Will Go Digital? - probably is, though it will take longer for the others

The Business Of Online Video: RealNetworks Introduces New Player: We Already Have Too Many - totally agree, but give a good one which is not VLC player and I am happy.

NewTeeVee ยป Does Digital Fingerprinting Work?: An Investigative Report

- it seems that not really…

Help Izzy to make his wife happy - I watch his show, so I should at least help a bit :)

And, last but not least - how to be a Zombie on the cheap:

Have a great weekend!

Kfir Pravda

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Weekend Links

Some weekend links:

Om Malik has covers the new video regulations of EU and Japan

If you want to see more DIY tutorials, and learn about micro budget films, Microcinema Scene is the site for you.

And finally, one funny link I got from a friend - Jack Black has his own video creation tutorial. Did you know that he is a son of rocket scientists and shares the same birthday as the breathtaking Shania Twain? Makes you think…

Have a great weekend, and don’t forget to have fun!

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Monday Morning Short Link-o-rama

Some of the more interesting links on the web today:

- Om Malik has an interesting view on the grim future of stand-alone boxes in the living room - have to agree with him on that.

- Newteevee published a short article about cool new P2P devices.

- Lance Weiler discuss his “lesson learned” from an interactive screening of his movie Head Trauma.

- My friend Tsahi send me an excellent legal guide for bloggers.