totally. being a huge mets fan doesnt help my situation and MLB.com wont let me watch mets since i live in NY... I am blacked out. But I could watch other baseball teams if i wanted to pay up. But yeah, Sports IS keeping TV relevant.
sull On 13 Mar 2007 09:43:17 -0700, Adam Quirk, Wreck & Salvage < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Sports are helping keep big cable/sat companies afloat I think. If it > weren't for DirecTV's awesome sports packages like Sunday Ticket and the > NCAA College Hoops package, TV would be completely irrelevant for me. I'm > on Blockbuster's movie thing (great), and I can watch all the [adult swim] > I > want on their website. I'd miss out on shows like South Park and Good > Eats, > but I'm sure I could find those online too. > > I don't see sports moving to the net anytime soon though, because of the > sheer amount of live production work it takes to make a successful > broadcast. > > > On 3/13/07, sull <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <sulleleven%40gmail.com>> wrote: > > > > I think the point of what he said was that if a channel was better than > > just > > a few shows, you might care a bit less about wanting video on demand. > but > > since TV in general sucks and for the most part the traditional > > programming > > model is still in full effect... people turn to where they CAN get video > > on > > demand, on the internet a la YouTube etc. > > > > VOD might even become law at some point. I unsubscribed from cable tv > > last > > April (just get internet) because i am fedup with the force feeding of > > crap > > i dont want. So netflix fills in the void and I'm also very interested > in > > any new VOD service like Joost etc which i can also take advantage of. > > > > Anyway.... > > > > On 13 Mar 2007 09:11:05 -0700, J. Rhett Aultman <[EMAIL > > PROTECTED]<wlight%40weatherlight.com> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > I don't follow your logic. You say that if they put out more good > > shows, > > > we would watch them on TV instead of "viewing their good clips > online". > > > If we're already getting the good stuff online, by this logic, > wouldn't > > > making a good show just mean it would end up being posted and viewed > > > online? > > > > > > -- > > > Rhett. > > > http://www.weatherlight.com/freetime > > > > > > > > > > Maybe if networks like MTV and Comedy Central put out more then 1 or > 2 > > > > interesting shows instead of some of the crap they are trying to > pass > > > > off as TV more people would be interested in watching them on > > > > television instead of posting and viewing their good clips online. > If > > > > the big network execs are worried about losing money they should > look > > > > internally at who is choosing the programming? > > > > > > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com<videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com> > <videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com>, > > > "Heath" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> > > > >> Check it > > > >> > > > >> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17592285/ > > > >> > > > >> I mean seriously, 1 billion dollars?!?! Give me a freaking > > > >> break...I worry about the future I really do....I mean yeah, they > > > >> have got content but 1 billion?!? Get real..... > > > >> > > > >> Interesting that this announcement comes on the heals of Viacom > > > >> saying that they are going to create a site where people > > > >> can "leagaly" mash up their work.......Ah...corprate politics at > it's > > > >> finest..... > > > >> > > > >> NEW YORK - MTV owner Viacom Inc. said Tuesday it has sued YouTube > and > > > >> its corporate parent Google Inc. in federal court for alleged > > > >> copyright infringement and is seeking more than $1 billion in > > damages. > > > >> > > > >> Viacom claims that the more than 160,000 unauthorized video clips > > > >> from its cable networks, which also include Comedy Central, VH1 and > > > >> Nickelodeon, have been available on the popular video-sharing Web > > > >> site. > > > >> > > > >> The lawsuit marks a sharp escalation of long-simmering tensions > > > >> between Viacom and YouTube. Last month Viacom demanded that YouTube > > > >> remove more than 100,000 unauthorized clips after several months of > > > >> talks between the companies broke down. > > > >> > > > >> In a statement, Viacom lashed out at YouTube's business practices, > > > >> saying it has "built a lucrative business out of exploiting the > > > >> devotion of fans to others' creative works in order to enrich > itself > > > >> and its corporate parent Google." > > > >> > > > >> Viacom said YouTube's business model, "which is based on building > > > >> traffic and selling advertising off of unlicensed content, is > clearly > > > >> illegal and is in obvious conflict with copyright laws." > > > >> > > > >> A representative for Google didn't immediately respond to a request > > > >> for comment. > > > >> > > > >> Other media companies have also clashed with YouTube over > copyrights, > > > >> but some, including CBS Corp. and General Electric Co.'s NBC > > > >> Universal, have reached deals with the video-sharing site to > license > > > >> their material. > > > >> > > > >> Universal Music Group, a unit of France's Vivendi SA, had > threatened > > > >> to sue YouTube, saying it was a hub for pirated music videos, but > > > >> later reached a licensing deal with them. > > > >> > > > >> Viacom filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the > Southern > > > >> District of New York and is also seeking an injunction prohibiting > > > >> Google and YouTube from using its clips. > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> Heath > > > >> http://batmangeek7.blogspot.com > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Sull > > http://vlogdir.com (a project) > > http://SpreadTheMedia.org (my blog) > > http://interdigitate.com (otherly) > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > -- > Adam Quirk > Wreck & Salvage > 551.208.4644 > Brooklyn, NY > http://wreckandsalvage.com > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > -- Sull http://vlogdir.com (a project) http://SpreadTheMedia.org (my blog) http://interdigitate.com (otherly) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
