Re: How do you put a TV station on the Mbone?

[Tim Franklin <tim () pelican org>]

> I think that George's POV -- which is also mine -- is that as the
> world shifts, the percentage of video distribution which is
> amenable to multicast, and not well served by unicast, is likely
> to grow, and it would be a Good Idea to be ready for that
> situation already when it arrives.

Really?  If anything, I'd say quite the opposite.  Watching media in the time-slot that someone else has decided on is 
*so* 20th-century - I can't remember the last time I sat down to actively watch a programme in its original 
transmission slot.  (As opposed to having the TV on as background, e.g. 15 minutes of breakfast news in the morning).  
I guess multicast to a recording application (or appliance) might work - but essentially my requirement is strongly 
skewed towards video-on-demand.

I have absolutely zero interest in sport of any kind though - I'm given to understand there's quite a high demand for 
live viewing of that.

Regards,
Tim.