Comments on: Are Consumer Electronics Makers the New Content Gatekeepers? http://gigaom.com/video/are-consumer-electronics-makers-the-new-content-gatekeepers/ Sat, 26 May 2012 06:36:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: YouTube XL: The Living Room Remodel Gets Delayed http://gigaom.com/video/are-consumer-electronics-makers-the-new-content-gatekeepers/#comment-466980 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:30:12 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=16019#comment-466980 [...] platform trying to cultivate its own development. So this hands-off approach may mean YouTube gets pushed below the fold rather than prominently featured. YouTube is effectively removing itself as a prominent lobbyist [...]

]]> By: TV Widgets: Disruptive or simply distracting?ets « Curiosity + Reflection = This http://gigaom.com/video/are-consumer-electronics-makers-the-new-content-gatekeepers/#comment-466979 Sat, 25 Apr 2009 20:53:58 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=16019#comment-466979 [...] popularity of online video already threatens the position satelite and cable companies have enjoyed for decades, because the growing selection and improving picture quality of online [...]

]]> By: TV Widgets: Disruptive or simply distracting? « Curiosity + Reflection = This http://gigaom.com/video/are-consumer-electronics-makers-the-new-content-gatekeepers/#comment-466978 Sat, 25 Apr 2009 20:49:54 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=16019#comment-466978 [...] popularity of online video already threatens the position satelite and cable companies have enjoyed for decades, because the growing selection and improving picture quality of online [...]

]]> By: Volt http://gigaom.com/video/are-consumer-electronics-makers-the-new-content-gatekeepers/#comment-466977 Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:46:22 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=16019#comment-466977 This is right here, in the present, not the future.

]]> By: Rick http://gigaom.com/video/are-consumer-electronics-makers-the-new-content-gatekeepers/#comment-466976 Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:13:20 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=16019#comment-466976 I worry anytime I see consumer electronics hardware manufacturers embed software services into their systems. This is just another way of expediting obsolescence.

Anyone out there old enough to remember VCR+?

]]> By: internet on your tv today http://gigaom.com/video/are-consumer-electronics-makers-the-new-content-gatekeepers/#comment-466975 Sun, 18 Jan 2009 01:59:46 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=16019#comment-466975 Connect the Internet to your TV via your PC. No gatekeeper required.

PCTVCables.com

]]> By: Lawrence http://gigaom.com/video/are-consumer-electronics-makers-the-new-content-gatekeepers/#comment-466974 Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:49:30 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=16019#comment-466974 I don;t think i agree to the where part. Networks will be around, the content may be in various areas, but to create high numbers for ad sales possibilities, there will be exclusives. This will either be on first run, or on demand with special sponsor ship (limited ads by).

Time shifted media is here, and with the DVR and tons of website, we have greater control of watching content. But big programs that air at a specific time will pull large numbers and preset ad sales with a great opportunity to sale ad space. Then with the content available in other areas, whether a paid download or ad supported UI, thats revenue over the long term for that clip.

]]> By: Adam http://gigaom.com/video/are-consumer-electronics-makers-the-new-content-gatekeepers/#comment-466973 Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:55:22 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=16019#comment-466973 In the next 10 years it wont matter what device you are looking at – you will be connected to the web.

When TV’s have full functioning browsers it will be the end of the Networks control over who will see what, where and when.

And that is a good thing.

]]> By: gstrompolos http://gigaom.com/video/are-consumer-electronics-makers-the-new-content-gatekeepers/#comment-466972 Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:24:25 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=16019#comment-466972 I think this is a great programming opportunity for TV manufacturers. Connected TVs will undoubtedly open up a wealth of content to lean-back viewers as more Internet services are embraced. With so much content available, there is still the question of what to watch. Just as music labels hope for featured placement on iTunes, and video producers hope for featured placement on YouTube, the TV manufacturers can now play a programming role through their choice of UI. Featured placements can either be editorial selections and/or paid placements, potentially opening up new revenue streams for manufacturers. Don’t be surprised to see programming and ad sales execs working for manufacturers in the next few years.

-George

]]> By: Lawrence http://gigaom.com/video/are-consumer-electronics-makers-the-new-content-gatekeepers/#comment-466971 Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:10:50 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=16019#comment-466971 I love the idea of these widgets, but tthey will need to be more integrated into what i’m watching for me to actually want to use them. I have the Samsung 750, which has the original onscreen widgets/rss feeds. Personally thy were useless to me.

1.I need to use the TV remote to activate them, thats a problem
2.I can not add my own RSS feed
3. This should have been wireless from the start, although my router is within 6 ft of my entertainment center.

These new widgets are feature rich, but if say the NFL had widgets i could use to enhance my experience of the game, exclusive game angle views, stats, weather condition updates on the field, injury reports… there are a number of things that can be done.

The areas of concern is the intrusive aspect, similar to the way friend alerts pop up during an XBOX 360 experience. Useful, yet at times annoying, so these widgets will need some serious restriction, and opt in options. Similar to why I’m not a big fan of the news, the gatekeeper aspect should not be used to serve data.

The next area of concern is the presentation of ads, it;s going to happen, but I just hope it;s not in the same way that this occurs with online video. Disabling an experience to present an ad is not the best approach. Nor is popping ads over the content a great experience. But, i highly doubt there is a way around this, hopefully more creative ideas will be created, and hopefully not like the lower 3rds on TV.

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