I suspect that first-run, "must-see TV (and movies)" will support this model, but I believe that subscription models (Netflix, Rhapsody) will retain a significant niche for a "value" consumer that doesn't care about last night's "American Idle" episode.
I suspect TiVo - which would make use of today's cable delivery platform - will remain important. This will help give cable TV a reason to exist, even if only a small percent of people watch a TV show "live". I believe digital OTA TV will largely be a bust. The number of people who will want to limit their access to OTA channels will continue to drop as those who were brought up on three or four networks die off...much like young people listen less to radio nowadays than young people did in years past, and less than their older kinfolk (like us). When it comes to cable and Internet access, you are now seeing a tiering of broadband Internet access - with DSL starting as low as $15 / month and FIOS at the high end. Watch out for mobile broadband...I suspect that will become reasonably ubiquitous within 5-7 years' time. You read it here first...good luck with that! Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 4:55 PM, Kevin Anderson <[email protected]> wrote: > And that the iTunes model of purchasing downloaded programs will outstrip (and remain profitable) compared to streamed access such as on the new Hulu service. > _______________________________________________ Swprograms mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swprograms To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to [email protected]?subject=unsubscribe, or visit the URL shown above.
