[opendtv] Web TV changes way programming is watched, sold
- From: Monty Solomon <monty@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 07:58:02 -0400
Web TV changes way programming is watched, sold
By LEE GOMES
The Wall Street Journal via Associated Press
May 10, 2004
Meet Hari Sreenivasan, journalism graduate, television anchor and
media disintermediator.
Mr. Sreenivasan is the host of ABC News Live, a news channel
available only on the Internet. It's one of many early examples of
the next phase of the Internet's evolution: as a competitor - or,
perhaps, a complement - to the way people watch TV over satellite and
cable.
The movie and TV industries initially viewed the Internet through the
prism of Napster - simply as a means through which their content
could be stolen. Lately, though, they have begun to realize that the
Web gives them all manner of new ways to sell programming that has
already aired. Who would say "no" to that sort of opportunity?
Thus, a growing number of big content companies are putting
programming from "regular" TV out on the Web. Walt Disney, which also
owns ABC and ESPN, has been especially aggressive in this regard. So
has the BBC, which already has most of its radio broadcasting online.
It announced last week that it would be putting much of its TV up,
too - though initially as a very limited test inside the United
Kingdom.
Sports is another growing source of Internet TV. You can pay $14.95 a
month and watch Major League Baseball games at your desk - or even
pay-per-view cricket, courtesy of Ireland's Setanta.com.
Don't go rushing over to your PC and expect to see a high-definition
picture with Dolby surround sound. Video on a personal computer,
while better than the matchbook-sized images of a few years ago, is
still confined to a relatively small portion of the screen, and it
offers quality levels that would get booed out of most living rooms.
...
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/business/20040510-0634-wsj-portals.html
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