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What if you could watch TV straight from the Internet?
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Comcast, the nation's largest cable provider, announced recently it will be offering the ability to stream video from the Internet straight to your TV.
Early tech adopters already are figuring out ways to do this, but this advancement will make such viewing much easier for the regular consumer. TV expert Al Tom Tompkins describes this development as "a sea change for television."
"You cannot overestimate how much of an issue this could be for television stations," Tompkins writes. "Comcast will be able to bypass the local stations and go straight to the viewers, who will be able to watch what they want when they want on any connected laptop."
No word on when Suddenlink, which provides cable service for the Victoria area, will offer this, but I expect it's coming nationwide. Already, I'm watching more and more shows on the Internet. Last night, I used ESPN 360 to watch Kansas Jayhawks' basketball. The game wasn't available on my cable channels.
I see this dramatically changing the TV landscape when you no longer need to go through a local affiliate to satisfy your viewing desires. How do you think this might change what you watch?
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John,
November 20, 2009 at 8:52 p.m.Great point. Wifi is a possible competition for the cable companies. They stand to be disrupted as much as the local TV stations. It will be fascinating to see what results of all this change.
If high speed "wifi" access was made available to whole cities, then cable companies wouldn't be needed. Instead start ups would rise up, to provide content; cable companies would be forced to expand content, to be of relevance. Small start ups that had large numbers of viewers, would be picked up, under the existing system they aren't. Victoria citizens need to get into graphic design and developing web content, if they hope to capitalize. Youtube has a program that pays for individual content, if so many viewers watch a show, and the person responsible is in compliance with theirs and Google policies and procedures.
I saw this coming, which is why I've been an "Advocate" for public wifi access in Victoria. A local webcast production industry does not just happen overnight, There are many talented artist and computer savy people in Victoria.
November 20, 2009 at 3:44 p.m.D6975,
Yes, you certainly can. However, it's not as easy or widely practiced as it would be if all cable companies offered what Comcast is planning.
November 20, 2009 at 3:31 p.m.you can.
November 20, 2009 at 1:36 p.m.I have been watching INTERNET TV FREE for several
months now.
there are several way, once you buy the box, TV PROGRAMMING IS FREE!!
There is APPLETV, Popcorn Hour, and Vunow to mention
a few.
There are thousands of programs,movies and more ALL FREE, NO SUBSCRIPTIONS.
You can also connect your pc up to your tv and watch tons of free programmings
from places like HULU, Veoh,Crackle,YouTube,
Joost,
if you search around the web an mark your favorites
you can build a much larger viewing agenda
than any cable or satellite service I have found.
there is discovery, hgtv,and much more.
November 20, 2009 at 12:46 p.m.