So, "ABC News Live" airs on the Internet programming that has ALREADY aired on TV? Does anybody else notice the internal inconsistencies of that statement? John Willkie -----Original Message----- From: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Monty Solomon Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2004 4:58 AM To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [opendtv] Web TV changes way programming is watched, sold 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.