AT&T and microsoft are investing billions into IPTV
AT&T and Microsoft are sinking over $4bn each into IPTV in an attempt to own the big play. IPTV effectively replaces what cable can do, plus more, over the internet.
Major TV companies are releasing entire episodes of popular series as free video podcasts on iTunes, which makes you wonder if the future of television isn’t something closer to podcasts than broadcast - that is, the ability to subscribe only to specific shows whilst forgetting about the whole concept of a channel. Isnt a channel essentially a hang over from the broadcast mechanism.