t broadband they are finding it difficult to come up with a model that will not damage there bread and butter business. The power of the broadband medium is in finding new ways to present content and to offer intBroadband Video is here large and small production companies have awakened to the opportunities and challenges that broadband video presents. As a result, the market is characterized by rampant experimentation, with free content being posted on such places as YouTube. As more and more people switch to Broadband to benefit from its streaming capabilities so the opportunity grows to use broadband video.

The birth of truly on demand media is here. Large media outlets are frightened as small independent production companies release their own channels online. Channels range from cooking, current affairs to sports. To be successfully positioned for the future, the key challenge is understanding how to embrace new broadband-enabled models while preserving and extending the value of current assets and existing business models. With terrestrial and cable channels in the UK looking at how they can exploit broadband they are finding it difficult to come up with a model that will not damage there bread and butter business. The power of the broadband medium is in finding new ways to present content and to offer inte

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It will only be through the steady process of experimentation, research and iteration, that will allow content makers to better understand what consumers want and what business models work.