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Re: Broadcast television in an IP world
From: Leo Bicknell <bicknell () ufp org>
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2017 10:47:11 -0800
In a message written on Sat, Nov 18, 2017 at 01:48:08AM +0100, Baldur Norddahl wrote:
Does multicast have any future? Netflix, YouTube, et al does not use it. People want instant replay and a catalogue to select from. Except for sport events, live TV has no advantage so why even try to optimize for it?
Yes, but not the way you're asking. Multicast to end user workstations and between ISP's is probably dead and will never return. Multicast used in private networks, including to distribute programming to set top boxes is alive and well, often hidden in view but in use by millions. It's not just live TV, in the sense of sports. Many businesses leave on their favorite news channel 24x7x365, people still tune into topical shows (evening news, the late show) on schedules, etc. And some of them also do things like push software and guide data using multicast. -- Leo Bicknell - bicknell () ufp org PGP keys at http://www.ufp.org/~bicknell/
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- Re: Broadcast television in an IP world Baldur Norddahl (Nov 18)
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