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TV Everywhere Bogs Down in Bickering
Disputes Over Everything, Including the Name
TV Everywhere is the cable industry's attempt to prevent customers from defecting to Internet video -- by offering them a smattering of content on PCs and mobile devices -- if they already subscribe to traditional cable. While it does (alongside usage caps and trying to destroy all streaming video alternatives) help stem the tide of cord cutters, the Wall Street Journal notes that the initiative remains "mired in technical holdups, slow deal-making and disputes over who will control TV customers in the future." There's even some ongoing fighting over who gets to control the TV Everywhere name, as Hulu and cable operators try to stop Dish from trademarking the name.
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Kearnstd
Space Elf
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So blame the lawyers?

I cant really understand the technical holdups as both Netflix and Hulu have been streaming TV for awhile now.

However the deal making is likely more legal bullcrap over rights to stream, royalties, which episodes, release times for streams.

Seems to me the content industry spends so much time in legal review of everything that the internet passes them by, It makes me wonder if they will ever understand technology does not have time to wait for them to bicker over who, where and when content can be viewed.

ctceo
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South Bend, IN

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Re: So blame the lawyers?

The problem with netflix is the crap selection, and the stupid contracts that come with permission to air, think Sony Studios...

Oh, and the fractal-monetary system. It's at it's breaking point as well. Oozing brownish-green junk everywhere.
gorehound
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Blame the Greedy MPAA Studios !!!
And while they just fiddle around we can always get the TV Shows we want to see.

verizonlteda
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Re: So blame the lawyers?

I get the channels i want haha, directv baby.

ctceo
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They're only that way because of money.

lordfly
join:2000-10-12
Homestead, FL

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If only ....

I am so close to dropping my DirecTV. We only watch it for the Disney channel. Practically everything else is available online. I already have Netflix. I am thinking of trying Hulu plus. Then in about 6 months I would have enough money to put up an antenna and get all my locals for free.

My Sony blu-ray player gets more use than the satellite receiver. It streams everything including the Playon.tv that I have installed on my local server. I bought the lifetime license so I never have to pay a yearly fee.
firedrakes
join:2009-01-29
Arcadia, FL

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Re: If only ....

mpaa and riaa ... paying money the gov

sm5w2
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join:2004-10-13
St Thomas, ON

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Why no OTA TV tuners in phones, tablets?

Will someone tell me why the hand-held electronics industry (smart phones, tablets, etc) is holding out on putting ATSC TV tuners in these devices?

We could all have free TV tommorrow for the cost of a $5 integrated TV tuner in our portable computers. Why isin't anyone doing that?

Is it illegal or something?

Remember the Sony Watchman?

Vchat20
Landing is the REAL challenge
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Columbus, OH

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Re: Why no OTA TV tuners in phones, tablets?

It is funny you mention that because I have been doing some extensive research lately to see if there are ANY phones on the market with this feature. All I have been able to find are cheap Chinese phones with analog only NTSC/PAL/SECAM tuners, at best DVB tuners which are useless here in North America. The Samsung Moment was supposed to have an ATSC tuner included but there was only a test run limited to the Washington, D.C. area.

Really annoying part is the ATSC committee has developed an extension of the format called ATSC-M/H which, to make a long story short and easily understandable, makes OTA digital broadcasts accessible by mobile/handheld devices. Stations broadcast a secondary stream of their main channel which is done in mpeg4+aac at low resolutions which is easily decodable by most mobile devices. It also adds sufficient error correction to overcome signal issues from moving at any significant rate of speed that would create problems for a standard ATSC broadcast. This said extension has been in the works since 2008 and officially standardized Oct 2009.

My guess is the reason why it isn't included in any phones is it would neuter existing video services carriers have.

KrK
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Tulsa, OK

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First time I heard TV Everywhere it was from Dish.

They started talking about this product right after they bought Sling.

Since then, you've seen it's usage grow and be used more commonly in interviews, blog posts, etc etc

Still, I can't blame Dish, as they coined and marketed it.