Comments on: Internet Television http://www.chrisnielsen.com/2009/03/internet-television/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:02:23 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Chris http://www.chrisnielsen.com/2009/03/internet-television/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Chris Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:53:37 +0000 http://www.chrisnielsen.com/2009/03/internet-television/#comment-29 Well, I didn't say it was dead, other than in my Tweet, which was an attempt at a meme. What it is however, is a long way away from becoming *the* model. And as nice as it is that you live in a major metro area, I would have to attach something the size of the Hubble telescope to my roof to get networks in HD, then I would be left to pray the Gator game wasn't on ESPN that week (though I do want Erin Andrews in the worst way). On the topic of internet radio, it's not dead but SomaFM and Pandora seem to be constantly on life support, Last.fm is now going to charge people outside the US, UK and Germany, and Sirius/XM is drowning. Why? The people that own the content just want too fucking much money for it and *they* are in control. It's coming, for sure, and I can't wait. But it isn't going to be free and it's not going to be nearly as soon as most people think. Well, I didn’t say it was dead, other than in my Tweet, which was an attempt at a meme. What it is however, is a long way away from becoming *the* model. And as nice as it is that you live in a major metro area, I would have to attach something the size of the Hubble telescope to my roof to get networks in HD, then I would be left to pray the Gator game wasn’t on ESPN that week (though I do want Erin Andrews in the worst way).

On the topic of internet radio, it’s not dead but SomaFM and Pandora seem to be constantly on life support, Last.fm is now going to charge people outside the US, UK and Germany, and Sirius/XM is drowning. Why? The people that own the content just want too fucking much money for it and *they* are in control.

It’s coming, for sure, and I can’t wait. But it isn’t going to be free and it’s not going to be nearly as soon as most people think.

]]> By: Jason Kleinberg http://www.chrisnielsen.com/2009/03/internet-television/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Jason Kleinberg Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:44:44 +0000 http://www.chrisnielsen.com/2009/03/internet-television/#comment-28 BTW, I know that I misspelled instance, but I can't edit it, so bite me. XD BTW, I know that I misspelled instance, but I can’t edit it, so bite me. XD

]]> By: Jason Kleinberg http://www.chrisnielsen.com/2009/03/internet-television/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Jason Kleinberg Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:42:34 +0000 http://www.chrisnielsen.com/2009/03/internet-television/#comment-27 It's naive to say that internet video is dead. It's just starting. We are only now seeing true business models come to be. Bandwidth is getting cheaper, along with the hardware to view/store it on. The key isn't that it has to be free, but that it should be a fair price. I'm not watching the Bass Fishing channel nor the one that the 700 club comes on. What will come is where you pay for the show itself as a subscription. Say $20 for a season, maybe $30. I don't know about you, but I don't watch more than say 4 shows really, and as a result, I would come out with a much better deal. At that price they would be able to pay for their network costs. Advertising is yet another way. Still, this isn't FREE. This is paid content to be sure. We'll see more of this model as well, as it has worked since TV started. It isn't going anywhere any time soon, as most people are too lazy to hit the fast forward button. Alternately, the Ads on Hulu, I think are the way to go. Targeted ads, where the content provider is able to sell the ad time for a higher price per view, but is able to target their audience MUCH better (and even make it useful to the consumer). Google and others have this base to start with. They know who we are. They know what we like. That is valuable information. Right now, the content providers are completely in bed with cable companies, but that is mostly because they have the keys to the kingdom. The content providers are KEENLY interested in getting their content into the hands of consumers in other ways. For isntance, just yesterday I found that I can watch many NBC shows on my iPhone. More and more of them have the shows streaming. Sure, you can't get most of them in 1080p online yet (through legitimate channels), but that will change as the demand grows. People said that Internet Radio was dead (honestly, I was one of them), but I am now living my dream of having an almost unlimited source of music that I carry around in my pocket (without storing a SINGLE song). These are powerful market forces at work here. Sure, you won't be one of those that is on the forefront of the move from cable, but I will be once OTADTV becomes a reality. I'm not alone. You lament that Nickelodeon (that is how it is spelled btw. ;) ) isn't available, but I'm old enough to remember the old "I want my MTV" ads and how well they worked. Well, I want my DTV. (Money for nothing and chicks for free wouldn't hurt either.) It’s naive to say that internet video is dead. It’s just starting. We are only now seeing true business models come to be. Bandwidth is getting cheaper, along with the hardware to view/store it on.

The key isn’t that it has to be free, but that it should be a fair price. I’m not watching the Bass Fishing channel nor the one that the 700 club comes on. What will come is where you pay for the show itself as a subscription. Say $20 for a season, maybe $30. I don’t know about you, but I don’t watch more than say 4 shows really, and as a result, I would come out with a much better deal. At that price they would be able to pay for their network costs.

Advertising is yet another way. Still, this isn’t FREE. This is paid content to be sure. We’ll see more of this model as well, as it has worked since TV started. It isn’t going anywhere any time soon, as most people are too lazy to hit the fast forward button. Alternately, the Ads on Hulu, I think are the way to go. Targeted ads, where the content provider is able to sell the ad time for a higher price per view, but is able to target their audience MUCH better (and even make it useful to the consumer). Google and others have this base to start with. They know who we are. They know what we like. That is valuable information.

Right now, the content providers are completely in bed with cable companies, but that is mostly because they have the keys to the kingdom. The content providers are KEENLY interested in getting their content into the hands of consumers in other ways. For isntance, just yesterday I found that I can watch many NBC shows on my iPhone. More and more of them have the shows streaming. Sure, you can’t get most of them in 1080p online yet (through legitimate channels), but that will change as the demand grows.

People said that Internet Radio was dead (honestly, I was one of them), but I am now living my dream of having an almost unlimited source of music that I carry around in my pocket (without storing a SINGLE song). These are powerful market forces at work here. Sure, you won’t be one of those that is on the forefront of the move from cable, but I will be once OTADTV becomes a reality. I’m not alone. You lament that Nickelodeon (that is how it is spelled btw. ;) ) isn’t available, but I’m old enough to remember the old “I want my MTV” ads and how well they worked.

Well, I want my DTV. (Money for nothing and chicks for free wouldn’t hurt either.)

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