The Roman decree, implemented in these days will not do the damage feared.
The issue is the standardization of Web TV, and involves a fee of 1500 € for each subject. An amount not affordable by small Italian companies such as those surveyed in Altra.tv site (which I mentioned in my thesis), an authoritative source that collects all the micro-Web TV Italian.
Luckily it seems that the rules specify a minimum turnover of € 100,000 and 24 hours of weekly programming. In short digits long way for most of web TV.
So, these Web TV, more and more popular, apparently began to be considerable competition for traditional TV, so as to make discussed at length as required under this Decree. By the way I can collect the thought of Matthew Bittanti who writes about the January issue of Wired: "The proliferation of television content on demand and streaming platforms, available at prices lower than those of satellite and cable, has convinced an entire generation to pull the plug. Many people predict that within ten years, the cable TV will go the way of the landline phone. We're not yet seeing a mere redistribution of television content across platforms. "
The DTT has done its damage this year in Italy, I felt more of a friend who has abandoned the traditional TV for streaming on the net, and even my mother in the dark days of the switch-off has opted for streaming, while not having a great familiarity with the computer. Bittanti but adds a thought that has hit the nail on the case of Italy: The Italian videocracy cathode has now arrived for the closing credits. A feudal law may slow, but not stop the future. " Clear its reference to the Roman decree, and the recent publication of documents drawn up by the U.S. ambassador Wikileaks David Thorne, who points out how this law is an instrument of control of Berlusconi's government on the network. Certainly, many young people will seize enlightened (and are already taking) the opportunity to broadcast video provided by the web, although those who govern expert on television does not have the ability to understand this revolution and hopes to control half as free as the network. Such a revolution will change the way forward, but also the information and then the ideas of the people. We face a future of free and informed.
I recommend two articles to read about. On wired.it "the chaos of the rules web tv" Alessandro Longo and Repubblica.it " Small, local and committed in Italy is booming web tv" .
I wish you a 2011 full of video on demand!
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