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"a company called iBlast will eventually be broadcasting Anime content to computers. Backed by major U.S. television station owners iBlast will first launch its service in Los Angeles on July 25th. The company will broadcast content via currently unused digital television bandwidth at an impressive rate of 19 megabits a second (almost 3 times as fast as the fastest cable modem service). Special hardware will be required for computers to receive the content, including a digital television antenna and a receiver, which will be available as an internal PC device or an external USB attachment. The hardware will cost between $99 and $199, while the monthly service will cost between $5.99 and 9.99 Initially the service will only be available in the LA area and the only specified content that it will include at startup will be video games. However the service will expand to other US cities and teh content will expand to include Anime amongst other things. At this time details from the company are still sketchy.
"iBlast solves the distribution dilemma by broadcasting digital content from local TV stations.
The television broadcasting stations are under a 1996 Federal mandate to convert their systems to a new digital standard (ATSC). This digital standard allows local television stations to broadcast traditional programming, high- definition digital television, and data. In recent years, television stations across the nation have been upgrading their equipment to the digital standard. Already, more than 260 television stations in the U.S. have converted their equipment to the digital standard, reaching more than three quarters of all U.S. TV households. Within the iBlast network, TV stations reaching 52 million households are already broadcasting a digital signal. And these numbers are growing every day."
There's more info on this evility at iBlast's website . We want all the bandwidth for our television programs, damnit!
"iBlast solves the distribution dilemma by broadcasting digital content from local TV stations.
The television broadcasting stations are under a 1996 Federal mandate to convert their systems to a new digital standard (ATSC). This digital standard allows local television stations to broadcast traditional programming, high- definition digital television, and data. In recent years, television stations across the nation have been upgrading their equipment to the digital standard. Already, more than 260 television stations in the U.S. have converted their equipment to the digital standard, reaching more than three quarters of all U.S. TV households. Within the iBlast network, TV stations reaching 52 million households are already broadcasting a digital signal. And these numbers are growing every day."
There's more info on this evility at iBlast's website . We want all the bandwidth for our television programs, damnit!