B A M Technologies: How streaming TV services are coping with ISP data caps

BAMTech chief technology officer Joe Inzerillo doesn't mince words on how broadband data caps might threaten the online video explosion."I don't think it's healthy for the industry," Inzerillo said during the Streaming Media East conference in New York in May. "I think an open, free internet-not free in terms of cost, but free of encumbrance from data caps-is the right thing to do."Inzerillo is in a position to be concerned. BAMTech, a spinoff of MLB Advanced Media, provides the streaming technology for many popular online video services, including HBO Now, Sony's PlayStation Vue, WWE Network, and MLB TV. Those services are becoming increasingly attractive to consumers who want to cut cable TV, or at least shave the size of their pay TV packages.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here