Comments on: Why broadcast TV sucks, AKA the rise of web video

A look at why people are starting to turn away from broadcast TV in search of a better experience on the web.

[phunkE]

Hulu is no better with their beta testing US only...

Like Nine Inch Nails and Radiohead, releasing their own music on their websites free of music corps, I'd love to see TV shows do it on their own too without the help of these big TV corps. That would be awesome.

[Jack.Teom]

Yeah .
I like online video like youtube, yahoo video, daiymotion or ....
And i also want to download the video online.
http://www.effectmatrix.com/Youtube_video_download_tool/index.htm

[Sknygrydg07]

This is a subject that has been near and dear to my heart for several years now.

I predict an eventual merger between broadcasting and webcasting that is inevitable, in spite of the major broadcasting corporations attempts to stop it. I agree with many points in this article, that viewers are not gaining a shorter attention span (I've known several people to hold Lord of the Rings or Star Wars parties) - but are increasing their expectations of the quality of their entertainment consumption (American Idol viewers excluded, of course). Savvy viewers are no longer the 'slaves' of corporate gatekeepers who decide what and when based on the lowest common denominator. The 30 second commercial is on it's way out, replaced by intelligent and creative product placement, and reality style offerings that show normal people engaging with the product or service in real world situations. I'm reminded of the very first offerings of television. It's amazing that those same offerings, from a different delivery mechanism, will be it's downfall.

The relationship between YouTube and TiVo is the first step in the technology side of this revolution - once people start using this service, there's no going back. Eventually everyone will be watching video via an internet delivery system, in order to escape the prison of the networks. It's only a matter of time.

TV won't die quietly, though. Expect some interesting social repercussions when broadcasting goes to an all digital signal next February.

[cool_splash1]

The reason that there are so many ads on tv especially America is we have become a nation that wants everything for nothing. Free tv comes with a price. That was the point of pay tv coming out. People wouldn't have to see ads and networks would have more freedom. The thing is with internet tv especially original ones such as Tidal Tv is that they are playing old shows that have already been broadcast. Same with Hulu what makes these shows free is they were broadcast with commercials before they got to the web.

[cool_splash1]

Oh and I forgot to mention that I believe that pretty soon all that free tv on the net will end up having advertising like crazy to make up for the fact that it's free. This is already happening on some youtube videos. Either that or eventually most will charge. Megavideo now has a premium, so you can't watch over a number of minutes per day etc. unless you buy that package, because people uploading, downloading, watching takes up bandwith.