OT: Broadband TV

[MRAB]

Victor Subervi wrote:
> My professional background before programming was media and I got into 
> this because I saw where the industry was eventually headed. I'd like to 
> find out what the people in the know have to say about when broadband 
> quality is high enough to reliably stream video and the penetration of 
> such broadband is high enough to topple the local media outlets. I 
> haven't had success googling this, nor have I found a discussion list 
> that would address such a question. Any ideas?
> 
There's already BBC iPlayer and other catch-up services in the UK. HDTV
is/will be available where broadband speeds are fast enough.