Peter Hirshberg: The Web and TV, a sibling rivalry

[dannyboy4314]

The bottom line is......'Its all about the money'

[kassandrasduplex]

Like the video says, "And it must be progress, 'cuz it's all brand new!" (The Beach Boys parody song all about buying and advertising)

As we write this Google is basically privatizing the entire world's printed library, Brewtser Kahle has spoken about this recently on Democracy Now! and he's featured on a You Tube video. In short it's all about the money and ownership.

[PheenixTears420]

The television is on the verge of dying. For example, last night (Friday) I saw the first part of a three part South Park episode and where I live South Park is only on during the week I was like "shit!" until I remembered that I could watch video on the internet. I'll save so much money now that I'll only have to spend $100/month for internet and not $100/month for internet and $100/month for television.

[KitWysinger]

Dude why is your cable and internet bill so high?

[PheenixTears420]

I have digital cable and a very shitty internet service. Oh well. I guess that's what you get for wanting to download 100GB of stuff per month. I could get internet for cheaper than that, but then I'd have to settle for 60GB of downloads.

[kassandrasduplex]

I remember when TV was free and there were about three commercial breaks on the half hour. And the content was arguably better than most of what passes today. We had Ed Murrow and Walter Cronkite at least...

[JohnDeBunkTest]

Luv that Beach Boys redo. Where can we get that as a stand alone number?

[melonbarmonster]

Hate the Ted opening music and sequence. It's self important pretentious and annoying as hell.

[prep4md]

I liked the last 5 min. of the talk the most.

[chikotube]

TV will be dead in less than 10 years.

the bandwidth required to stream digital TV all day long on all channels is way more than enough to open it up entirely for direct downloads of HD subscription-based programming via the same pathways (air/sat/cable).

[Truthiness231]

I'd have to disagree: as the kids said in the beginning, one of the reasons the internet is great is because it is part TV. And just like radio, there will always be someone who uses old technology (some would argue that it's different because audio as apposed to audio+video, but all that music can be found on one of the hundreds of music channels on TV (which I can easily argue as better) and yet we still have radio).

That, or they merge into one media form: The Telenet(?)

[chikotube]

you misunderstand, I didn't say "video" will not survive. I refer to the linear programming model and delivery mediums which include broadcast, cable, and satellite. It will all move to an internet-style platform because it enables the end user to decide when where and how they want to view/hear/read/transmit content that has real value to them. Compared to the internet, the old TV and radio model cannot even come close to touching the possibilites of the internet model.

[Truthiness231]

Ah yes I see were you're coming from there, but still, the radio could have merged with the TV a long time ago too and never did. Why? People like options, and not everyone converts over to new technology. I know it's hard to believe, but there are people who do not and will not own a computer in their lifetime, but they do and will continue to purchase TVs, and as long as there is a market, they (TV networks) will keep them running.

About half my family, for example, has never used the net.

[google2com]

TED is my favorite subscription...it opens up alot of topics and I've learned alot from this.

[midbluegreen]

sux crap B.S animality fatality stupidity.

i dont know why this B.S TED exist-_-'''''''

[jackatmac32]

wot? how can you say such crap?

[Lihinel]

Woho Star Fox 64 + Surfin

good times

[SobaniForce]

TED amazes me every time, and gives me lots of content both for discussion, and reflection.

[semiliteratedgod]

*is=in

[SobaniForce]

lol wtf?

[dollaresque]

Sobani, you hit it the nail on the head about TED, great stuff... and semiliteratedIdiot seems to use the same high intelligence and precision in finding Bin Laden as our administration does. One day he'll get his nose out of Bush's crack and crack a book instead.