The Future of Online Video will be Dictated by the Carriers

Video content might be king, but the telcos and cable companies will reign supreme in controlling the future of online video, says Dan Rayburn, organizer of Streaming Media, the key industry event for online video infrastructure.

Dan wonders about the success of Joost and other P2P powered content, the prospects of a two-tiered public Internet, and frames the power of the carriers in sorting this all out.

The New York Times reported yesterday about efforts at FCC to easing the grip of the cable companies.

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