By Multi Channel News Staff -- Multichannel News, 7/12/2004 8:04:00 AM
Video delivered via broadband networks is becoming more of a threat to traditional pay TV services, according to a new study.
In ABI Research's "The Rise of Broadband Video," analyst Vamsi Sistla said, “Obviously, there are initial shortcomings compared to cable or DBS [direct-broadcast satellite]. [Broadband networks] won't be able to offer high-definition-quality content, for example: The data rate isn't high enough, and the compression isn't at that level.”
He added, “But in the future, xDSL [digital subscriber line] and fiber, or some combination of both, could be a very viable candidate to offer an HD stream just like cable or satellite.”
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The Association of Cable Communicators headed
west from Washington, D.C., to Denver as its 2009 Forum and Beacon Awards ceremony became
part of Cable Connections-Fall festivities.
HBO Sports senior vice president Mark Taffet discusses the PPV performance prospects for the Sept. 19 Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Juan Manuel Marquez boxing event as well as the network's PPV fight schedule for the rest of the year during a recent interview with Multichannel News.
