4.9.2004  TV by Internet  Penelope Paturis of Forbes has a piece looking at the Internet as an alternative to cable and satellite as a channel for content distribution. Her conclusion: "These endeavors may be long shots now, but what happens when the technology gets to the point where most televisions have high-speed Internet connections? Consumers may start wondering why they should pay $100 a month to DirecTV or Comcast for a bunch of channels they never watch, when they can just maintain their broadband connection at $40 a pop and only watch exactly what they want to watch. "The cable and satellite systems are at the mercy of the programmers that create and distribute the content. You can bet that as soon as the folks with the keys to the content kingdom decide that there's more money online than on-air, online is where they'll be. " posted by James DeLong : 4/9/2004 01:17:39 PM   IPcentral WebLog Blog Main Recent Posts   The View to 2010 Porn & the Internet Digital Rights Management Network Effects Stock Options: Its Over Power & Money, Not Good Accounting File-Sharing and Market Power Imperial Canada More on File-Sharing Study Database Protection Sauce for the Gander Department Archives by Month   December 2003 January 2004 February 2004 March 2004 April 2004 May 2004 June 2004 July 2004 August 2004 September 2004 October 2004 November 2004 December 2004 Links   PFF Blog

	4.9.2004  TV by Internet  Penelope Paturis of Forbes has a piece looking at the Internet as an alternative to cable and satellite as a channel for content distribution. Her conclusion: "These endeavors may be long shots now, but what happens when the technology gets to the point where most televisions have high-speed Internet connections? Consumers may start wondering why they should pay $100 a month to DirecTV or Comcast for a bunch of channels they never watch, when they can just maintain their broadband connection at $40 a pop and only watch exactly what they want to watch. "The cable and satellite systems are at the mercy of the programmers that create and distribute the content. You can bet that as soon as the folks with the keys to the content kingdom decide that there's more money online than on-air, online is where they'll be. " posted by James DeLong : 4/9/2004 01:17:39 PM   IPcentral WebLog Blog Main Recent Posts   The View to 2010 Porn & the Internet Digital Rights Management Network Effects Stock Options: Its Over Power & Money, Not Good Accounting File-Sharing and Market Power Imperial Canada More on File-Sharing Study Database Protection Sauce for the Gander Department Archives by Month   December 2003 January 2004 February 2004 March 2004 April 2004 May 2004 June 2004 July 2004 August 2004 September 2004 October 2004 November 2004 December 2004 Links   PFF Blog