[unclfuzzy]

I want to put a fairly reasonable complement of generic cable programming on my multicast enabled campus ethernet network. Say, 100 channels of which maybe 20-30 are HD.


I want to provide standard cable-tier channels like ESPN, Discovery, MSNBC, etc. in addition to local broadcast networks.


I would see having a web/app tier to provide program schedules / info, maybe future interactivity features.


I want to be able to support soft clients for Windows (and Apple too if possible) and generic IPTV STBs.


The key is to provide this to up to 2000 users using existing cabling and PC clients.


I assume Comcast, Verizon, D*, E*, aren't going to let me do this with their signals. Do I have to work out separate licensing/subscription agreements with all the content companies (or at least the non-broadcast ones)?


Suggestions? Thoughts?

 

[John Mason]

Might touch base with HITS (Headend in the Sky) , Denver, which packages programing for downlink. -- John

 

[kenglish]

Hope you have a big budget

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[acs12798]



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Originally Posted by unclfuzzy /forum/post/0


I want to put a fairly reasonable complement of generic cable programming on my multicast enabled campus ethernet network. Say, 100 channels of which maybe 20-30 are HD.


I want to provide standard cable-tier channels like ESPN, Discovery, MSNBC, etc. in addition to local broadcast networks.


I would see having a web/app tier to provide program schedules / info, maybe future interactivity features.


I want to be able to support soft clients for Windows (and Apple too if possible) and generic IPTV STBs.


The key is to provide this to up to 2000 users using existing cabling and PC clients.


I assume Comcast, Verizon, D*, E*, aren't going to let me do this with their signals. Do I have to work out separate licensing/subscription agreements with all the content companies (or at least the non-broadcast ones)?


Suggestions? Thoughts?

You might want to at least try contacts the providers in area first. I know my school(Rensselaer) uses a DirecTV signal to provide its cable. However, they do it through a company called Falls Earth( http://www.fallsearth.com/campus/12180/ ). Its a direct TV feed which is then converted to analog cable(with a digital tier offered). The school picks the channels they want to offer. The only reason we can even tell its from direcTV is that once in a while if it looses signal from a channel, we get the bouncing direcTV logo.

 

[GutBomb]



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Originally Posted by acs12798 /forum/post/0


The only reason we can even tell its from direcTV is that once in a while if it looses signal from a channel, we get the bouncing direcTV logo.

all the direcway and directv movers connection commercials would also be a dead givaway