Re: Disney+ Streaming

[Mark Tinka <mark.tinka () seacom mu>]

On 29/Nov/19 10:44, Bjørn Mork wrote:
> Sure. Like we all have been begging for an "Internet service" without
> any peering...
>
> The consumers have been begging for unbundling of content and transport.
> This does not imply fragmentation of either. That's a content provider
> straw man.  It is only reasonable to assume that all content providers
> will see the benefit in mutual agreements for content exchange with all
> other content providers.  Just like it's reasonable to assume your ISP
> will let you access services hosted by some other ISP.
>
> Of course, if ISPs wanted to make money then they would have tried to
> monopolize the market by fragmentation.  Not..

Agreed.

It's either naive or presumptuous of any VoD provider to think that they
can each have 100% of the market. More so, that sharing the market
through fragmentation is a viable way to guarantee their going concern
over the long term.

Mark.