Because we are so far ahead of the competition in IPTV broadcasting, we continue to face a number of difficulties. The majority of the technology we require is either unavailable or targeted at large, mainstream broadcasters, who also pay large, mainstream prices. To get to where we are now, we have already had to think “outside the box” and develop a large portion of our technology internally. We are now collaborating with software development partners to develop a basic broadcast automation and asset management system that is both inexpensive and easy to implement for small community stations. We will be able to advance our program scheduling as a result.

As more small IPTV stations follow our example and go online globally, the problem of content licensing is another one that truly needs attention. Since the system hasn’t been adequately updated since last century, video broadcasting still lacks ideal licensing options because it is firmly entrenched in the BBC/ITV/Videotape era. While new online licensing agreements with PRS, PPS, and MCPS have allowed community and online radio to advance, the majority of TV, movie, and video rights are still controlled by individual production companies, which only really ends up making money for copyright attorneys. Small broadcasters lose out, content creators lose out, and individuals like us wind up wasting excessive amounts of time pursuing executives from production companies who, to be honest, have better things to do and, in any case, frequently lack the knowledge about the vintage programming we wish to screen.