The Web: TV's Challenger


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  Step 1:  "Appointment Television"

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Webcasting refers to the playing of streaming video to mass audiences simultaneously from a web server. With Webcasting, the viewer must still access the material when it is webcast, so it is still appointment television. But other forms of Internet Video break this limitation.
  Step 2:  On-Demand Streaming Video

On demand streaming video breaks the limitation of appointment television by enabling a view to "tune in" to a program whenever they want. The program will actually stream from the server's hard drive to each viewer independently.
  Step 3:  Picture Quality Issues

Although the picture quality of streaming video is far inferior to standard definition television, the quality has been steadily improving. With the wide adoption of broad band connections such as DSL, cable modem, and wireless/satellite Internet access, the quality of streaming video is approaching acceptability.
  Step 4:  The Impact of Streaming Video

An astute evaluation of current trends would give any station owner reason to delay a heavy investment in high definition broadcast equipment. To some, it seems that current trends point to greater consumer excitement and interest over "video on demand" as their preference, rather than a switch to high definition that is still appointment television.