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mhhf1ve
mhhf1ve
6/8/2017 2:05:14 PM
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Re: Can broadband keep up?
> "there's no doubt that physical media is a fading market."

That's for sure. My last few laptops don't even have a built-in disc player of any kind. And my desktop's disc player hasn't been used in years. I think my Xbox is basically what's keeping optical discs alive. If some video games weren't still sold as physical discs, I don't think discs would still exist.

Now I have to look up to see if Xbox supports UHD bluray... 

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Adi
Adi
6/8/2017 12:22:29 PM
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Re: Can broadband keep up?
mhhf1ve - Yes, over a million UHD Blu-ray discs sold last year, which doesn't sound like much but is substantially more than Year One when Blu-ray launched. Don't have the player number, but it was pretty good too. And this was all in less than a year, so not too shabby. But we'll see how it goes -- there's no doubt that physical media is a fading market. Just might hang around a bit longer than most expect. 

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mhhf1ve
mhhf1ve
6/8/2017 10:37:03 AM
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Re: Can broadband keep up?
Adi, thanks. I didn't know UHD bluray was doing well. That's really interesting that physical media isn't dead quite yet.

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Adi
Adi
6/8/2017 8:49:39 AM
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Re: global trends..
elizabethv - I guess it depends on your definition of good. The US chose a digital standard (8-VSB) that optimized picture quality. Europe chose a standard that used multiple carriers (COFDM) to allow for more reliable reception. In the US, if a signal deteriorates below a certain threshold, the picture drops. And given the technological approach selected, that happens more often than it does in Europe.

So, basically, you are more likely to get reliable over-the-air reception in Europe. And that's why more Europeans just use their antennas, and don't sign up for payTV. Also, because more people use antennas, they tend to just be in place when you move into a new apartment, so installation is very simple -- just plug in the box and you're ready to go. 

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elizabethv
elizabethv
6/8/2017 8:41:55 AM
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Re: global trends..
@Adi - From my understanding, over-the-air broadcast in Europe is a lot better than it is in America. Is that correct? 

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Adi
Adi
6/8/2017 8:26:26 AM
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Re: global trends..
mhhf1ve  - there's a lot of OTT providers in Asia -- it's a really active market. But I think they are mostly targetting non-cable households. Naturally, that will affect future subscriptions, but for now cord-cutting is more significant in the US than most other regions. It is picking up in Europe, but there have always been a lot of cord-nevers in Europe, since over-the-air broadcast households are far more common here. 

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Adi
Adi
6/8/2017 8:23:00 AM
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Re: Can broadband keep up?
mhhf1ve  - I think some would say it's surprising it took so long. The shift towards streaming is well illustrated by Netflix' user-base. But interestingly UHD Blu-Ray players are selling well in the US, wonder how that will shape up in coming years.

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mhhf1ve
mhhf1ve
6/7/2017 7:13:26 PM
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global trends..
> "Cable subscriptions are growing steadily in the APAC region.."

Hmm. Will cord-cutting hit Asia soon? Is there any prediction that Asia might leapfrog the cord-cutting step and go straight to streaming and OTT apps? I haven't been keeping tabs on S Korea's video market, but I'd be surprised if they haven't seen major cord-cutting trends, too?  

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mhhf1ve
mhhf1ve
6/7/2017 7:10:58 PM
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Can broadband keep up?
> "In fact, Internet video is set to surpass physical media (DVD) revenue for the first time in 2017.."

It's not that surprising that streaming video is taking over -- purely based on the convenience of being able to go anywhere with a mobile devices versus hauling around DVDs. But how long will it take before broadband will be overloaded? I suppose 5G should "fix" things, but the uncertainty of the 5G deployment timeline makes me think that "video buffering" problems will continue for quite some time.

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clrmoney
clrmoney
6/7/2017 4:12:05 PM
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OTT Video revenues
I'm not surprised that Over the Top/OTT will be growing and getting better in 5 years with what they have to offer for us and will be plus for them as well.

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