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Originally Posted by Augi
Exactly. Can we next eliminate the cost to broadcast it through the boob tube and distribute through the new p2p ... boob tube [kinda let that fall apart]? The question is whether it is cheaper to distribute this product-infested TV show through the television provider or through P2P distribution networks?
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While there are certainly costs involved in the distribution, those costs pale in comparison to production costs. Personally, I like linear TV on the tube.
Let me correct that... I like programmed television. It doesn't have to be linear. I suppose it could be on-demand. I like it the same way that I like reading magazines of a certain genre. I go to a Home and Garden channel to get the best Home and Garden content, Sci-Fi Channels for Sci-Fi, etc. I see the cable channels as doing much of the creative niche programming while the networks have the muscle and budget to do things like drama and news (though this is changing too).
I have to wonder if services like Babelgum and Joost are the future.
If they, or some form of IPTV or P2P, are then bandwidth is definitely going to be an issue and net neutrality will be an unavoidable factor.