The fact is, Rauch, in his own limited definition, was right. Downloads will continue to be an important model in the future, but not the only one.
Nobody knows exactly what's coming because there are so many options.
The essence of streaming is the variety of models it presents, real-time, interactive, downloads, all of the above available from websites, and much more. There was a reluctance among panel members to vocally boast of the opportunities awaiting and the piece each one was seizing to make it real. It was like a panel of kings modestly decrying their kingdoms, perhaps because they were somewhat uncertain of their boundaries. The results, as you will hear, are positive, energetic, and open-ended in a way that reflects the burgeoning future that broadband will provide the streaming, convergent, multimedia world that will determine our TV, PC, and wireless future. Still, the reluctance of major players to fully come to grips with the constantly changing issues reflects how constantly changing those issues are.