Make sure and treat cbs like they treat you.<br><br>Dan<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 1:00 PM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jarpublic@gmail.com">jarpublic@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div class="Ih2E3d"><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 1:43 PM, Brian Wood <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:beww@beww.org" target="_blank">beww@beww.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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On Friday 20 February 2009 11:30:46 Brad Fuller wrote:<br>
> <a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/20/cbs-interactive-well-within-our-rights" target="_blank">http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/20/cbs-interactive-well-within-our-rights</a><br>
>-to-stream-hulu-content/<br>
<br>
It looks like the industry is now worried about people dropping cable in favor<br>
of internet alternatives:<br>
<br>
"In related news, Comcast and Time Warner Cable are reportedly in talks with<br>
major cable television network owners about ways to give cable subscribers<br>
(and only them) access to much of the networks' programming on the web."<br>
<br>
All they will likely accomplish is to push a lot of folks towards illegal<br>
alternatives.<br>
<font color="#888888"></font><br></blockquote></div><br></div>If the networks were smart (nothing wrong with hope, right?), they would get together and create some sort of open streaming API. Much like cable provides a standard platform for a variety of channels. This open API would provide a standard platform for streaming their individual channels. Then they can each control their own content and advertisements (like they do on cable channels), and it would open the door to all sorts of new distribution channels like Boxee or an iPhone App can provide. They would have more people watching in more places. Sure the cable companies wouldn't like it but who is worried about hurting their feelings. It seems like a pipe dream now, but it sure would be nice for app developers to be able to develop around a single api and then get access to every bit of content the networks want to throw at them. <br>
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