[opendtv] Re: Research Confirms the Crowd: Netflix and Others Are Upending the TV Business
- From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2014 21:33:35 -0500
On Dec 9, 2014, at 7:31 PM, Manfredi, Albert E <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
>
> Monty Solomon posted:
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/09/business/media/at-a-conference-research-shows-netflix-is-upending-tv-business.html
>
> My view is that, aside from the original series carried by Netflix, the site
> becomes a convenient portal from those limited, restricted "connected TVs,"
> or connected TV STBs, to have access to TV programs. And movies, of course.
> Unless you connect a PC to the TV, many of the solutions on the market don't
> give a lot of options.
Bert may be onto something here. Netflix is clearly the driving force behind
the sale of Apple TV, Roku et al. Except for the new Fire TV stick, which
obviously is just an Amazon walled garden device...
> Why aren't broadcasters and congloms doing more to reach their audience
> directly, over the Internet? Like for example, raising a big stink because
> "connected TV" devices are so restricted? Or is there a hidden agenda, like
> there was for DTT, where broadcasters and congloms secretly preferred for no
> one to have a clue that DTT even existed?
Yup. Bert is on a roll.
The content congloms obviously have nothing to do with why connected TV devices
are so restricted. And he is correct that the congloms secretly did not want
people to use antennas...
No second revenue stream with an antenna.
>
> Instead of whining about Netflix, compete against them. As far as my own TV
> viewing goes, the congloms beat Netflix hands down.
I'm confused. The vast majority of content offered by Netflix is FROM the
congloms.
Sounds like Bert likes commercials.
Regards
Craig
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