I've got no problem with the concept, until it kills TV news. Let's see; we won't have local newspapers, we won't have local tv, we will have all sorts of people commenting on things. Sounds very bad to me. The trend is a long, long, long way from a tipping point. Keep me informed when a producer decides to forego pitching to the networks and decides to "go nude on the internet." Might even happen in my life. John Willkie -----Mensaje original----- De: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] En nombre de Tom Barry Enviado el: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 8:43 PM Para: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Asunto: [opendtv] Re: Commentary: Is Internet TV yet another would-be wedding? John Willkie wrote: > Pretty close to a whine. Probably not, but I like that phrase. ;-) My bread these days is buttered a bit more on the side of OTA broadcasting so I'm not completely dismayed. However if you forget the content ownership for a moment and just count the relative price and capabilities of getting pixels to consumers I think the trend is pretty obvious. - Tom The better way of saying it: mostly, Internet TV > is crap, since high-quality producers tend to be more interested in > high-quality distribution systems. > > Aren't you glad that "the Blair Witch Project" changed everything. I once > had an investor on the line who wanted to invest in "something like that" > but not a "movie" or media project. I hope he used the money on something > more worthwhile, like illegal drugs. > > John Willkie > > -----Mensaje original----- > De: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] En > nombre de Tom Barry > Enviado el: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 5:39 PM > Para: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Asunto: [opendtv] Re: Commentary: Is Internet TV yet another would-be > wedding? > > Much of the problem with Internet TV is most of the prime content is > controlled by folks that don't really want Internet TV yet. > > - Tom > > > Kon Wilms wrote: >> On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 7:57 AM, Manfredi, Albert E >> <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> Very timely article. I'll stick with my previous comments on the >>> subject, i.e. that Internet TV can work fine as long as it's TV, and not >>> the sort of heavily interactive experience people prefer doing, and have >>> become accustomed doing, sitting up to a PC, with keyboard, and >>> typically alone. >>> >>> "In contrast, the Widget Channel uses a thin bar along the bottom as a >>> default. It's not about browsing -- it's about pushing content." >> A thin bar with pushed content? This is something new? Yawn! >> >> The problem with internet television on a television is not the fact >> that it is interactive -- it's the fact that the input mechanisms >> (mouse and keyboard) are antiquated. We need gesture control for one >> thing. Until the CE industry realizes this, they will just continue to >> flounder and push nonsense like 'push widgets' as newfangled >> technologies. >> >> Cheers >> Kon >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: >> >> - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at > FreeLists.org >> - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word > unsubscribe in the subject line. >> > -- Tom Barry trbarry@xxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.