Posts tagged “streaming”

Television isn't dying, it's fading like radio did before it. The real problem is that TV as a delivery mechanism is obsolete: no on-demand, no two-way feedback, no personalization. Bandwidth won't save cable companies. The future is one internet-connected box in the living room, probably built by Sony.

TV's future looks like radio's present: background noise for some, occasionally appointment viewing for news and sports, but mostly replaced by on-demand content we seek out ourselves. The creativity and money will follow. Bring it on.

I told the BBC in March that internet video would replace broadcast TV. Two months later, they launch an internet media player doing exactly that. Coincidence? I think not. Also: replacement teeth are coming, and I found something on the internet that made me feel weird.

I watched the Smallville season premiere and have many, many plot hole complaints. But let's be honest: I watch it for Tom Welling, who appears to be trending increasingly shirtless. No complaints there.

Pig Brother is Big Brother but with actual pigs in a luxury sty, streaming 24/7. I'm voting for Widdecombe. Also, a strange German person linked to me, so here's my reciprocal link. Long live internet back-patting.