[mythtv-users] ATSC 3.0 and DRM

[Jack McGee]

I listened to TWIT podcast with Rich Chenock, of ATSC 3.0 committee:

http://atsc.org/news-release/atsc-board-names-rich-chernock-as-next-tsg-chairman/


He mentioned DRM as part of ATSC 3.0, detailed here:

http://atsc.org/newsletter/atsc-3-0-where-we-stand/

*APPLICATIONS AND **PRESENTATION LAYER*

The applications and presentation layer represents essentially the 
elements that the viewer experiences, including video coding, audio 
coding and the run-time environment. The service model for ATSC 3.0 
allows for more complex services to allow broadcasters to evolve their 
business. Major elements include:

  * Enhanced linear TV, plus on-demand support
  * Subscription and pay-per-view (PPV) support
  * Conditional access and digital rights management (DRM) capabilities
  * Mobile and fixed device, plus companion device support
  * Hybrid delivery (broadcast and broadband), combined with pushed content

This can't be good for MythTV, assuming same DRM rules about decoding 
apply for broadcast as for cable.  Maybe they won't apply DRM to network 
shows, but not sure why they wouldn't if they could.

OTA is the last refuge from this and it looks like this is going away in 
a few years, some say 2018.


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