US Pushes for Internet TV

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David Lazarus, FCC pushes for Internet access on your TV. Los Angeles Times, Dec. 6, 2009.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-lazarus6-2009dec06,0,5994754.column
(The news is in the home page, with a summary that reads, "If regulators have their way, the next big thing will be unprecedented options through TVs, which could make the potential synergies of the Comcast-NBC deal all but obsolete. 'The consumer will be king,' says one official.")

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I wrote this two days ago.


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It is well publicized recently that
people are more and more watching television program, not in their TV set
but in their computer--through Hulu.com. See, e.g.,

Brian Stelter, Web-TV Divide Is Back in Focus With NBC Sale. New York Times,
Dec. 4, 2009.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/04/business/media/04hulu.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=hulu&st=cse

(2) Netflix (and its competitors) has opened a new front: streaming. Check
out their web site:

How It Works.
http://www.netflix.com/HowItWorks

In the top, the left panel is the traditional way, of receiving a tape from
mail delivery. The right panel is streaming to your computer (and then you
keep the copy forever). FAQ is in the left column.

See also
Brad Stone, Netflix Movies to Stream to Sony’s PlayStation 3. New York
Times, Oct. 26, 2009.
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/26/netflix-movies-stream-to-sonys-playstation-3/

(3) Even Playboy, the perennial money loser, gets most revenues from the
other, non-traditional arm, its publication arm dwindling by the month. See

(i) Russell Adams, Playboy Farms Out Business Duties; AMI to Handle Ad Sales
, Distribution as Title Seeks to Save Scant Cash. Wall Street Journal, Nov.
25, 2009.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703819904574554020184998350.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

(ii) New online chief appointed at Playboy. Associated Press, Nov. 30, 2009.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gvqi9jBNoY3gh1s7MoepTG4yy3SQD9CA2SUO0


【 在 choi 的大作中提到: 】
: David Lazarus, FCC pushes for Internet access on your TV. Los Angeles Times, Dec. 6, 2009.
: http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-lazarus6-2009dec06,0,5994754.column
: (The news is in the home page, with a summary that reads, "If regulators have their way, the next big thing will be unprecedented options through TVs,
: (以下引言省略...)

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choi

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In my previous posting, reports talked about watching television and movies
in a computer. Today, it is reported that watching those in a TV set is feasible.
In January this year, manufacturers touted computer and television combined
into one. Apparently the device has arrived.

Nick Bilton, Cable Freedom, Aided by A Mouse. New York Times, Dec. 10, 2009.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/10/technology/personaltech/10basics.html?
_r=1&scp=2&sq=BILTON%20&st=cse

Note: Dongle
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dongle

My comment: In the print, the article preceded by a teaser that appears in
the first page of Tech section: A
photograph of a big pile of gadgets and electric cords in the left and three
items without a cord in the right--
whose caption says, "The gadget graveyard and the future of television   By
using the Internet to watch
television, a consumer found he could discard the wires and the input device
, left--and stop paying for cable-
-and substitute the computer, a wireless mouse and X-box, right.  The
caption summarizes the article.


-------------Separately
(1) Nick Bilton, The American Diet: 34 Gigabytes a Day. New York Times, Dec.
10, 2009.
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/09/the-american-diet-34-gigabytes-a-day/?
scp=6&sq=BILTON%20&st=cse

(2) Rik Fairlie, Flip Videos Now on Your TV. New York Times, Dec. 10, 2009.
http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/04/flip-videos-now-on-your-tv/?
scp=2&sq=flip%20video&st=cse

【 在 choi 的大作中提到: 】
: I wrote this two days ago.
: -------
: It is well publicized recently that
: people are more and more watching television program, not in their TV set
: but in their computer--through Hulu.com. See, e.g.,
: (以下引言省略...)

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