Television over IP: The Future of Video Broadcasting in EducationMerit Network presented a one-day workshop on the emerging world of Internet-based television distribution, or IPTV on Wednesday, May 16, 2007, at the Michigan Information Technology Center in Ann Arbor. See the Workshop Agenda.IPTV Background InformationMost observers agree that the coming years will see a massive movement of video delivery to IP networks. Today, we see that online video sites and the distribution of pre-recorded and live video via the Internet has become hugely popular. This trend is expected to continue as traditional content owners and distributors move toward IP-based distribution.IPTV offers real opportunities—and real challenges—for colleges, universities and other educational institutions. The technology suggests the means to surmount limitations with current distribution methods and to greatly enhance educational and entertainment services. Residential students promise to generate an explosion in IPTV demand. For all organizations, video distribution via the network presents a huge challenge as bandwidth-intensive video files and streams increase. Covering Numerous IPTV IssuesThis workshop was designed as a primer on the many evolving and unresolved technical, policy and legal issues surrounding IPTV. We addressed the following questions:
Access to the Workshop ArchiveAccess to the video archive and presentation slides for the workshop is available. The videos are in RealMedia format and the slides are presented as PDFs.View the agenda and archived presentations. |