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And it looks like more PIP APIs are seeping out over the next few weeks.
]]>Yes, that does indeed sound like another media industry preparing to defend their middle-man cut as their business gets rolled into the internet.
No TV doesn't quite let you make the equivalent of a hit single in your bedroom, and it takes some cash to avoid UGC hell (although cf. Doctor Who 70s-80s for an exception) but tools march ever downwards in price, up in quality. Middle men? Who needs it.
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Now, the web isn't much like TV and the amount of control any member of the TV audience might have over their experience was pretty limited compared to the web. That is, until Tivo came along - and they got forced into making their 30-second ad skip button a backdoor power-user feature. Might this become the start of an online TV arms race around advertising, and more generally, control of the experience?
]]>Have a great Friday TCUKers - shame I can't join you myself.
-- paulpod
]]>Similarly, NBC seem confident that Microsoft will restrict tv content playback to purchased video only on their Zune (and one presumes the desktops of millions too). This isn't sounding like progressive digital media to me. [Microsoft to add 'copyright cop' to their Zune DRM [ Link ]
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Specifically, it's a homepage as seen by a first time visitor - members will have less "hello, my name's Tioti" and a bit more "This is stuff you'll like".
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It's in HD, so the type should look nice, and isn't exactly ugly... It just seems like a bit of a wasted opportunity to do something more, with a device that could and is likely connected to broadband too. TiVo++ at the very least. But no, seems we have yet another grid: 8 channels x 2 hours to wade through. At least it has a search...
]]>Not being a Comcast customer myself, those screenshots from the service are real eyeopeners... beauties aren't they? To think a Tivo from the previous century does a better job (avoiding recent repeat showings according to the article, and my own experience) while looking a good deal smarter...
Quite keen to see how Sony approach the problem with their PS3 add-on.
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First up, for our UK users we're adding iPlayer links for most of the shows on the Flash streaming service. In addition, we've got links for ITV.com content coming up covering catch-up content and some of the classic TV they have on their site (in Windows Media embedded on the site unfortunately...).
Extending our coverage of other services we have a listing of the VOD content available to Comcast cable subscribers - sometimes it's quite handy to know the show you're looking for is available a couple of remote control pushes away on the big telly.
More feeds soon!
]]>"In only its first month of service, iPlayer pushed up ISP costs by 200 per cent, from 6.1p per user to 18.3p per user. This obliges ISPs who are simply BT resellers - and most are - to order more pipes; yet there's no extra income."
This is especially interesting as the current figure for iPlayer usage might look good, we're just at the beginning of a much bigger usage pattern as takeup increases through the year.
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Now we've got something inbetween - instant but with a bit more detail. We've added a "twitter this" button to episodes allowing you to quickly tell your Twitter friends what you're watching and TinyUrl-style link for them to join you. If you use Twitter already, you add can add your account details to allow this in the Tioti settings page.
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