Showing posts with label online television. Show all posts
Showing posts with label online television. Show all posts
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Video Post: Tech Predictions for 2012
Following Andrea's social media predictions for the new year, Steve offers his predictions for technology in 2012. He covers an increased focus on television, the future of webOS and possible surprise acquisitions that could shake up the market.
Thursday, November 6, 2008
The Death of Cable
According to CNET, YouTube will be featuring full-length movies within 30-90 days. This news comes shortly after YouTube started streaming full-length TV shows from CBS.
Why now?
TV shows need to be online. I'm sure they don't want to be. TV shows can make a lot more money off TV ad revenue than online ad revenue (fewer commercials online). They are going pirated and put online regardless, so it is advantageous for the parent company to distribute them legally with ad revenue.
Why the shift from cable?
Many people are feeling stressed from the economy. They are starting to look at what is expendable in their daily lives. Three monthly expenses immediately come to mind for most people: tv, internet, cell phone. With the age of online video, the standard television is becoming more and more obsolete. It probably won't ever become entirely obsolete, but the internet is pushing it in that direction.
Take a look at what people on Twitter have been saying:
It comes down to this: why buy the cow (Cable) when you get the milk for free (TV shows)?
Read more about movies going online here.
Why now?
TV shows need to be online. I'm sure they don't want to be. TV shows can make a lot more money off TV ad revenue than online ad revenue (fewer commercials online). They are going pirated and put online regardless, so it is advantageous for the parent company to distribute them legally with ad revenue.
Why the shift from cable?
Many people are feeling stressed from the economy. They are starting to look at what is expendable in their daily lives. Three monthly expenses immediately come to mind for most people: tv, internet, cell phone. With the age of online video, the standard television is becoming more and more obsolete. It probably won't ever become entirely obsolete, but the internet is pushing it in that direction.
Take a look at what people on Twitter have been saying:
It comes down to this: why buy the cow (Cable) when you get the milk for free (TV shows)?
Read more about movies going online here.
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Hulu: The Future of TV?
The writers strike last TV season made one thing clear - more people are watching TV online than every before. The entire strike was centered on determining the appropriate pay for TV shows aired online.
With this said, Hulu is a pioneer of online television. First off, it is completely legal. Second, it has a quality line-up of videos and a major network (nbc) backing it.
The service is free due to 3 short commercial breaks placed throughout a half hour episode.
Services like Hulu are becoming popular for the same reason DVR is so popular. People are busy. They like to set their own schedules. Hulu and DVR give them this opportunity.
I've tried Hulu and I highly recommend it.
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