Comments on: Streaming media is better? http://www.andrewmackay.net/2010/01/29/streaming-media-is-better/ Home of Andrew Mackay Thu, 01 Jul 2010 13:29:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: andrew mackay http://www.andrewmackay.net/2010/01/29/streaming-media-is-better/comment-page-1/#comment-701 andrew mackay Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:50:10 +0000 http://www.andrewmackay.net/?p=750#comment-701 Joel, I totally understand... it's the same effect that I get when I try to watch hockey streaming on TSN, but I'm pretty sure there's just me and the state of Minnesota trying to get away with that. You're exactly right. They've got to figure out how to make this thing work for everyone. Once they do, it'll be relatively easy to monetize. I think a big problem is that the content owners don't see this as replacement income: they see it as additional income. That's where they're wrong. It's going to take the place of the money they currently make from cable cos, etc. Until they feel the pressure to start replacing the income, though, they'll never see this as a core business. Joel, I totally understand… it’s the same effect that I get when I try to watch hockey streaming on TSN, but I’m pretty sure there’s just me and the state of Minnesota trying to get away with that.

You’re exactly right. They’ve got to figure out how to make this thing work for everyone. Once they do, it’ll be relatively easy to monetize.

I think a big problem is that the content owners don’t see this as replacement income: they see it as additional income. That’s where they’re wrong. It’s going to take the place of the money they currently make from cable cos, etc. Until they feel the pressure to start replacing the income, though, they’ll never see this as a core business.

]]> By: Joel http://www.andrewmackay.net/2010/01/29/streaming-media-is-better/comment-page-1/#comment-699 Joel Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:30:14 +0000 http://www.andrewmackay.net/?p=750#comment-699 It gets even trickier when you think of us Canucks up here! Thanks I think in large part to the CRTC (Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission; basically our FCC) we don't have access to any streaming services! Sure Comedy central has their own little Canadian version of their main site so we can still see funny Colbert videos but that's just not enough. All the big sites such as Hulu, NBC, and TV.com (owned by CBS I believe) give us northerners this nice little message saying "We're sorry but we can only stream our videos within the United States; have fun ice fishing!" or something to that effect anyway! Now some clever people, with enough time on their hands and the right know-how might be able to get around these roadblocks but using proxy servers and signing up for Netflix with a fake US address just to be able to stream it to you xbox is a little tasking for most people. Until content providers can work out international deals that gets their media to EVERYONE (Itunes has done alright with their Canadian store) I just don't see streaming in the mainstream. It gets even trickier when you think of us Canucks up here! Thanks I think in large part to the CRTC (Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission; basically our FCC) we don’t have access to any streaming services! Sure Comedy central has their own little Canadian version of their main site so we can still see funny Colbert videos but that’s just not enough.

All the big sites such as Hulu, NBC, and TV.com (owned by CBS I believe) give us northerners this nice little message saying “We’re sorry but we can only stream our videos within the United States; have fun ice fishing!” or something to that effect anyway!

Now some clever people, with enough time on their hands and the right know-how might be able to get around these roadblocks but using proxy servers and signing up for Netflix with a fake US address just to be able to stream it to you xbox is a little tasking for most people.

Until content providers can work out international deals that gets their media to EVERYONE (Itunes has done alright with their Canadian store) I just don’t see streaming in the mainstream.

]]> By: Aunt Deb http://www.andrewmackay.net/2010/01/29/streaming-media-is-better/comment-page-1/#comment-690 Aunt Deb Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:46:32 +0000 http://www.andrewmackay.net/?p=750#comment-690 I'm used to your posts being in English :o) Love you I’m used to your posts being in English :o )

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