Hello SM,
I think its very interesting to see a lot of the local media company use
Youtube to broadcast events locally. Some events are even broadcast live,
which is not something I though would be possible two years ago. The good
thing with Youtube in Mauritius is that it somehow works faster than other
video hosting/streaming services, so the upload and download speed is
generally better. I have a 512k internet connection but youtube is
considered local traffic(cached somewhere locally?) and I can measure my
download speed from youtube to be around 2mbps. This helps a little,
allowing me to watch HD videos.
I hope to see more media company take advantage of 'live' content and why
not make it a norm. Will youtube will be the platform of choice? That
depends on the news publishers.
This raises another interesting question, Does broadcasting 'live' on the
internet complete bypass the need to be registered as a 'television
channel' to broadcast? I'm assuming that media companies need some kind of
license to be able to broadcast video live on television.
There is the technology to do interesting stuff.
A Mauritian internet news TV will certainly be interesting stuff. I believe
we're getting there.
Thanks and Regards,
*RAMGOLAM Sandeep*
*Front-end Developer - Designer - Web Enthusiast - Gamer*
On 24 September 2015 at 12:23, S Moonesamy <sm+mu_at_elandsys.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Over a decade ago, the IBA was set up. One of its objectives was to
> "promote the development of broadcasting services which are responsive to
> the needs of the Mauritian audience;". The regulatory approach in
> combination with internet access encouraged people to access online
> services which are not heavily regulated. There has also been a decline in
> the number of (local) TV viewers over the years as it is faster to get the
> latest news and entertainment online.
>
> The media in some other countries is vibrant in comparison with what we
> see on the island. I was reading about Orange Street News (
> http://orangestreetnews.com ). That's a monthly newspaper published by
> a person who is 8 years old. Some vlogs have a wider audience than local
> media companies. There has been a change on the island as local media
> companies turned to youtube.com to broadcast local events.
>
> There is the technology to do interesting stuff. The archaic regulation
> is only useful to people who do not understand how the internet works.
>
> Regards,
> S. Moonesamy
>
>
>
Received on Thu Sep 24 2015 - 17:01:20 PST