Streaming TV (Other Languages)
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Streaming TV (Other Languages)
Exetel has been doing some work with some ex-colleagues who represent various TV stations in countries such as Hong Kong, The PRC, Korea, India, Turkey, Russia and some Arab countries.
The work involves making the TV station's programs in those countries available (as a paid service) to ADSL users in Australia.
All being well we will trial the programs from the Hong Kong broadcasrter TVB in the next few weeks to prove the quality of delivery (full screen DVD image quality) delivered via a simple connection to a streaming server located at Exetel's PoPs.
If this service proves to be commercially viable the main advantage to an end user would be that Exetel will not count the bandwidth usage from the TV streams (a minimum of 1 mbps so it would require a minimum of a 1500/256 ADSL1 service) towards the monthly included allowance.
TVB has 12 channels which would be of interest to the many Cantonese and Mandarin speaking ADSL users in Australia - providing the monthly subscription charge is affordable and competitive.
The work involves making the TV station's programs in those countries available (as a paid service) to ADSL users in Australia.
All being well we will trial the programs from the Hong Kong broadcasrter TVB in the next few weeks to prove the quality of delivery (full screen DVD image quality) delivered via a simple connection to a streaming server located at Exetel's PoPs.
If this service proves to be commercially viable the main advantage to an end user would be that Exetel will not count the bandwidth usage from the TV streams (a minimum of 1 mbps so it would require a minimum of a 1500/256 ADSL1 service) towards the monthly included allowance.
TVB has 12 channels which would be of interest to the many Cantonese and Mandarin speaking ADSL users in Australia - providing the monthly subscription charge is affordable and competitive.
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Very true.gong_guy wrote:Sounds great except I don't speak those languages.
What would be great if you could do the same for some of the more common (and therefore less locked up) pay TV channels like CNN, CNBC, BBC world etc. They should be cheap to license and would be nice to have.
Just an idea.
I'm sure all ISPs and Media companies are putting effort in to providing "content" via their portals and very high on the "content" popularity stakes are TV programs.
Obviously FoxTel which has made huge investments in delivery infrastructure and the big media companies that control FoxTel, or wish they had, will make the running in the delivery of content including mainstream TV.
A tiny company like Exetel can only use its contacts and 'fleetness of foot' to provide niche content but provide enough 'niches' to cater for most of its customers over time.
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I am Chinese myself, and it would be fantastic having access to TVB channels. Being in Australia and not liking the rates TVBJ offers, Ive always been eagerly waiting for an alternative, so a definite hands up here.
Any idea on the prices as yet, and possibly a date we'll see this happening?
Cant wait!
Any idea on the prices as yet, and possibly a date we'll see this happening?
Cant wait!
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We'll start the trialling in June and plan to 'go live' some time in July.sleeping247 wrote:I am Chinese myself, and it would be fantastic having access to TVB channels. Being in Australia and not liking the rates TVBJ offers, Ive always been eagerly waiting for an alternative, so a definite hands up here.
Any idea on the prices as yet, and possibly a date we'll see this happening?
Cant wait!
Pricing is in the hands of TVB and I don't know what that might be as yet.
OMG! TVBForumAdmin wrote:We'll start the trialling in June and plan to 'go live' some time in July.sleeping247 wrote:I am Chinese myself, and it would be fantastic having access to TVB channels. Being in Australia and not liking the rates TVBJ offers, Ive always been eagerly waiting for an alternative, so a definite hands up here.
Any idea on the prices as yet, and possibly a date we'll see this happening?
Cant wait!
Pricing is in the hands of TVB and I don't know what that might be as yet.

Any idea how this will be streamed atm? What codecs protocols etc...?
Will it work with media centres? Can we record the streams?