IIC 2011: Impact of OTT on the broadcasting sector can't be seen, yet

By Perry Hoffman

OTTAWA - Much has been made about the paradigm shift over the top (OTT) video services are going to bring to the broadcasting system, but a conference in Ottawa heard yesterday that it is still too early to determine if there will be a negative impact on the conventional broadcasting sector. Speaking at the International Institute of Communications Canada conference, Ryan Victor, senior VP of business and legal affairs at NBC Universal Television Distribution, said the biggest near-term effect of OTT services will be to understand its impact on the business because it’s still not yet known how OTT services...