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December 6, 2005
What's that smell?
Oh, it must be the future, demanding to be let in now. This is, of course, the future where you watch TV on your own time, a la carte, for roughly $2 a show. It's the future where you don't really need to get cable (once the quality goes up to TV quality downloads) because you only really want to watch this or that show. It's the future where cable steps back into the shadows, free transmitted television begins to dry up or become like the free daily papers you see handed out for free on New York City Streets everymorning (all ads, with tiny tiny little news stories like "Prez. Bush Did Something Today"). It's the future where you purchase what you want, not what they think you want. It's the future where experimentation is gone. It's the future where viral marketing will be how pilots are used, and only the most popular will be picked up for production. It's the future where people will begin to create their own television series in their basements and use "self-publishing" formats on TV.
It's the future, and it will be televised.
NBC offers shows for download on iTunes - Tech News & Reviews - MSNBC.com
Posted by sferrell at December 6, 2005 3:46 PM
