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mmainprize
join:2001-12-06
Houghton Lake, MI
| Re: Need a TV Guide like capability for this new content I think the bigger problem will be the cost of each show, after they finally figure out how all is going to get paid just to down load a TV show.
A few weeks ago all i heard was Caps, and billed per byte, so who in there right mind would spend all this money to get a TV show over the internet.
Let see, 60 a month for HSI, say that covers the first 50gig, then it is $2 a gig after that, then say each shwow cost $2.50 per half hour. Current DVD's are about 9gig Bliueray is about 25gig. Oh i for got i also have Cable TV for $79.00 a month, if i got ride of that which will cost more? | |
| | Ulmo
join:2005-09-22
San Jose, CA
 ·Comcast
 ·SONIC.NET
| Indexes are of course necessary. I totally agree. Excellent indexes are on a short list of requirements for any modern successful media business model not based upon prisons, monopolies, slavery, etc.. One example of audiovideo content that is successful on the Internet (or anywhere) that is well indexed is BitTorrent files.
Obviously, a better commercialized system has opportunity to improve upon BitTorrent's success: better indexing, etc..
Netflix has good indexing. So does Amazon. Both seem to be serving more than a few customers with at least some occasional satisfaction (me included).
Cable, on the other hand, until recently, had no idea why they needed to index anything. Comcast finally realized this is mega-important, and has gotten much closer to putting together better indexes. They certainly have more to go, but if you go to their online TV index, it is almost complete, even automatically matching your channel lineup when you sign in. If I were them with their history, I'd be temporarily proud of that accomplishment, but it is still a tiny bit clunky (Java required and requires certain browsers), and last I looked, required a few minutes to switch to various modes to look at absolutely everything. It even goes offline sometimes! They're almost to the point of full integration with all that (i.e., list VOD, SDV, broadcast, DVR, whatever else all together all the time).
Anyway, one of my main problems these days finding Internet audiovideo content is indexes. I always go to the best indexes, and that is the primary consideration in what I view.
It is amazing how often I use, for instance, EZTV, to find out about shows, then go to my DVR to watch them. | |
| Desdinova
join:2003-01-26
Gaithersburg, MD
| Very Cool Idea I think a much easier way to approach this business model would be to create content that included lots of (appropriate) product placement and seed it through bit torrent and as a free download with folks choosing the quality level they want (full res, mid or low). In other words create a viral TV show that included the web address in the opening and closing credits: "www.ifc.com Presents...". By cross promoting shows within each other and through more traditional forms of media, I can see this working out quite nicely for all concerned (except the ISPs who don't care for the bandwidth use). | |
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Cable Channels Creating Original Content for Web
Need a TV Guide like capability for this new content