[webcast-l] Peering into the Future

[Bill Best]

hi

the media commentator Robert X Cringely has speculated that P2P will 
become the dominant channel of media distribution in the near future.

with consumer demand for higher bandwidth for technology such as HDTV i 
believe that content distributors will always be playing catch-up in 
terms of network bottlenecks and therefore peer-to-peer distribution may 
indeed be the way to go.

> Why P2P Is the Future of Media Distribution Even If ISPs Have Yet to Figure That Out:
> 
> http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/pulpit20060302.html

for example, BT retails this Netgem set-top box for only £90 that can 
connect to the internet and download content:

http://www.radioandtelly.co.uk/freeview_netgem.html

all that is required is for those content downloads to be automated 
(like a podcast) and, hey presto, you can create a community 
broadcasting platform on your set-top box.

combine that with a peer-to-peer technology such as BitTorrent and you 
have a low-cost content distribution channel for community-based content 
- a bit like this:

http://ln-s.net/+hn

regards

bill best
-- 
community media association
http://www.commedia.org.uk/