A web of TV
August 2nd, 2006
Community video sharing is already hitting its stride with the likes of YouTube, Vimeo, and vSocial. But, what about traditional TV media and the promise of IP/TV? Jeff Pulver has a great post detailing some places on the net where you can get access to clips and videos from everyone’s favorite dinosaur tube.
Unlike TVU networks and other bittorrent style TV streaming, the list sticks to media that can be legally obtained. In many cases, the content providers are directly allowing access to a limited number of clips, and sometimes full access with a monthly fee.
The real issue here is that all this TV content is spread across too many sources. For example, when I think of looking for clips I don’t immediately head over to the UPN video spotlight. It would be great if someone took up the task of aggregating all the videos on one site. Companies like Gotuit Media will be the ones dominating the broadband video market.
It will certainly be interesting how the online video storm will shape up. Will traditional media companies successfully make the jump to the web? Or will smaller startups like YouTube eventually integrate professional media within their system?
Community video sharing is already hitting its stride with the likes of YouTube, Vimeo, and vSocial. But, what about traditional TV media and the promise of IP/TV? Jeff Pulver has a great post detailing some places on the net where you can get access to clips and videos from everyone’s favorite dinosaur tube.
Unlike TVU networks and other bittorrent style TV streaming, the list sticks to media that can be legally obtained. In many cases, the content providers are directly allowing access to a limited number of clips, and sometimes full access with a monthly fee.
The real issue here is that all this TV content is spread across too many sources. For example, when I think of looking for clips I don’t immediately head over to the UPN video spotlight. It would be great if someone took up the task of aggregating all the videos on one site. Companies like Gotuit Media will be the ones dominating the broadband video market.
It will certainly be interesting how the online video storm will shape up. Will traditional media companies successfully make the jump to the web? Or will smaller startups like YouTube eventually integrate professional media within their system?
