The internet is not going to be the primary delivery mechanism for video to your television. For the foreseeable future, the internet will not be the primary means of delivery of video to your television. Why can I say this? Primarily because Google says that the IP...
Media Consumption in the Internet Age Net Neutrality is obviously a complex issue. On its face, the debate is about the free transfer of data across the internet. More precisely, its about the timely transfer of large amounts of data. But what types of data transfer?...
I ran across this article today that says that Sam Zell, who just bought the Tribune Company, is likely to sell the naming rights to Wrigley Field. If you know anything about Sam Zell then this comes as no surprise. Such a move by Zell is likely to create lots of...
The 1996 Telecom Act was an unmitigated disaster. Its lessons must also shape any attempts to regulate the internet. As a society, we have accepted that an oligopoly of cable and telecom interests will provide consumers with access to the internet. Until recently,...
The American Cable Association has recently filed public comments with the FCC alleging that Conglomerated Media uses two primary practices to restrict how channels are packaged, offered, and priced at retail: Tying and bundling; Tiering and distribution obligations;...
This is Part One of a multi-part series on Net Neutrality and the Future of the Internet. This is obviously a complicated topic. Its a topic that is of great interest and importance to the Digg and P2P crowd. Its a topic of great importance, but not great interest, to...
