IPTVision > Cable Industry Reacts to the Disruption Brought on by Disney
[The Jeff Pulver Blog - Notes, comments and observations] "Time Warner Cables programming chief questioned why The Walt Disney Co. expects to be paid retransmission consent for its ABC stations when it will be giving away hit primetime content from those broadcast outlets over a company Web site."
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[Grand/MEDIA, Inc.] InteractiveTV Today: [itvt] Issue 6.51 Part 3 of... : It will present viewers with a random stream of seven-second video clips of movie trailers, celebrity interviews, director commentary, behind-the-scenes footage and other film-related content (NPOWR expects to have secured 10,000 individual pieces of content for the channel when it launches): when viewers see a clip that interests them, they will be able to click on it to view the full piece of content from which the clip is taken. The channel will also offer personalization features: its underlying technology (for which NPOWR has obtained a patent) will use viewers' choices to tailor its streams more to their interests the next time they access them.
[Blogmaverick.com] How Bob Iger Saved Network TV - Blog Maverick - www.blogmaverick.com _: When a show is produced for primetime network TV, its traditionally sold to a network at a given license fee. More often than not, particularly for non reality shows, that license fee is less than what it costs to produce the show.
[Pulverblog.pulver.com] The Jeff Pulver Blog - Notes, comments and observations: The debaters are largely oblivious to the fact that cable and Bell are dinosaurs and that Congress should, rather, be enabling disruptive, internet-delivered applications, be it voice, video, what have you.
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[Weblogs.usc.edu] USC Digital Connections Weblog: devices Archives: All of the major networks have been experimenting with so-called IPTV, leading many to believe they are exploring Internet bypass strategies, or at the very least are seeing the world of TV distribution as a multi-platform model - part broadcast, part cable, part satellite, and part Internet and other emerging digital video formats. CBS' move, which is believed to be the first time a major network is offering prime-time downloads exclusively online through its own network-branded cite - CBS.com - follows a series of trials balloons in which broadcast, basic and pay cable networks have previewed episodes of series on online portals, search engines, or TV destination sites.
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