Piracy Is Good: The New Laws of Television - Mark Pesce (MindJack)

There are two principle components of the new value chain of television hyperdistribution: the producer and the advertiser. An advertising agency is likely acting as an intermediary between these two, connecting producers to advertisers, working out the demographic appeal of particular programs, and selling ad payload into those programs; this is a role they already fulfill - although at present they work with the broadcast networks rather than the producers. There is no role for a broadcaster in this value chain; the audience has abandoned the broadcaster in favor of a direct relationship with the program provider. That said, the broadcasters are uniquely qualified to transform themselves into highly specialized advertising agencies, connecting advertisers to producers; this is something they already excel at.

http://www.mindjack.com/feature/newlaws052105.html

Television Reloaded - Steven Levy (MSNBC)

It's a transformation as significant as when we went from black-and-white to color—and it's already underway. The promise is that you'll be able to watch anything you want, anywhere—on a huge high-def screen or on your phone.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7935915/site/newsweek/

Kids, The Internet, and the End of Privacy (New York magazine)

Her favorite site is Vimeo, a kind of hipster YouTube...The videos she’s posted there are mostly charming slices of life: a “typical day at a school,” hula-hooping in Washington Square Park, conversations set to music...they seem revelatory without being revealing, operating in a space midway between behavior and performance.

"Kids, The Internet, and the End of Privacy: The Story of the Biggest Generation Gap Since the 1950's" - New York magazine (via Metafilter)

CBS & YouTube Almost Had A Deal

"A deal between Google Inc. and CBS Corp. that would let YouTube users watch clips from CBS shows such as "The Late Show with David Letterman," has unraveled, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.

The two companies had been closing in on a multi-year deal, the paper said, citing people familiar with the matter. The companies also discussed ways to peddle CBS Radio advertising spots to Google advertisers, the paper said.

But the media company and the Internet search company could not agree on issues such as how long the deal would run, the paper said, citing a person knowledgeable about the talks.

Although the talks could be revived at some later date, the paper said, for now Google and CBS intend to work together only on more modest initiatives."

(via TVTattle)

This is the next century, Where the Universal's free...

This blog was inspired by a presentation on the future of online broadcasting I did while completing my MLIS degree at the University of Western Ontario in 2006. This topic is of great interest and since there seems to be almost daily developments related to the subject, I thought I would start a blog, mainly for links to relevant stories I come across but also for the occasional thought.




[Update: I've uploaded a PDF of the presentation that includes my speaking notes. You'll probably have to view it fullscreen to be able to read them.]

I'll eventually get around to adding more links but for the time being, here's a link to many of the stories I bookmarked in the course of doing research for this presentation.