[AusNOG] Netflix coming to Australia

[Bruce Forster]

Sorry, I should of said, Cable isn't an option i have Foxtel via Sat...





On Mon, May 26, 2014 at 9:42 AM, Skeeve Stevens <
skeeve+ausnog at eintellegonetworks.com> wrote:

> I agree... although if you can get Foxtel via Cable, then you can get
> BigPond at the moment, then NBNCo later.
>
> If you are getting it via Satellite then I'd also agree with you.
>
> Thing is... content is king, but quality content is an even bigger king,
> and I think with the quality that is coming, people will choose services
> that enable that content.
>
> Btw... This discussion wasn't really about those with low-speeds, that is
> a different discussion.
>
>
> ...Skeeve
>
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> On Mon, May 26, 2014 at 9:38 AM, Bruce Forster <bruce at tubes.net.au> wrote:
>
>> >My first thought would be that Foxtel Play, Bigpond TV, Quickflix,
>> FetchTV, Freeview, StreamCo and others >will die very quickly.
>>
>> Yeah maybe, i'm sure a lot of people are in the same boat as me, Stuck on
>> a RIM with ADSL1.
>> 8000/384k isn't enough for me to just have tv streaming over it...
>>
>> I pay for Foxtel, and yeah i do use some of the free content via the
>> internet however i use the link for work, so its just not fast enough to do
>> both.
>>
>> Until i can get 20+mbit down at home i don't think i would give up my
>> Foxtel... So wheres my NBN? :P
>>
>>
>> On Sun, May 25, 2014 at 5:27 PM, Skeeve Stevens <
>> skeeve+ausnog at eintellegonetworks.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hey all,
>>>
>>> The Australian has reported (
>>> http://www.news.com.au/technology/online/how-the-australian-launch-of-internet-streaming-service-netflix-will-change-your-life/story-fnjwmwrh-1226930807121)
>>> that Netflix is coming to Australia next year.
>>>
>>> Whether this eventuates or not, someone or something will do it in a big
>>> way real soon.
>>>
>>> So, let's say that Netflix does land... this would most likely mean that
>>> Amazon Prime will land around the same time too.
>>>
>>> My first thought would be that Foxtel Play, Bigpond TV, Quickflix,
>>> FetchTV, Freeview, StreamCo and others will die very quickly.
>>>
>>> My second thought would be that the availability of media plays such as
>>> Roku 3, Amazon Fire will land and devices like AppleTV (or whatever they
>>> might release next week) will see a resurgence.
>>>
>>> My third thought, and most significantly to AUSNOG and for discussion, I
>>> think that there would be a reasonably significant increase in the average
>>> USAGE per user.
>>>
>>> Internet connected media streamers for TV's (and SmartTV's themselves)
>>> are still relatively deployed in small numbers.
>>>
>>> They are just often too complicated for average users to get working,
>>> and of all the houses of the friends I go into, even those in the hi-tech
>>> space, media players are still rare... maybe 1 out of 5-8 homes.  More have
>>> a TV connected pc and watch content, but I am talking about media players.
>>>
>>> The takeoff of these services will quickly see (within 6-12 months) a
>>> significant number of home having one or multiple devices.
>>>
>>> So... to the issue which will have an impact on most ISPs... I'd be
>>> interested on what the list thinks will happen to the average usage per
>>> user, contention, backhaul, transit and peering (which I assume they will
>>> join).
>>>
>>> The other thing that may boost this is the availability of high speed
>>> broadband... if NBNCo buys the cable assets of Telstra and Optus, that will
>>> give some 1 million homes that NBNCo RSPs have access to... nice.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ...Skeeve
>>>
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>>
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>>
>> Bruce
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Bruce
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