On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 4:04 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 3:26 PM, Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 7:14 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Prerecorded a few days ago, but airing now and on iTunes in a day or > two: > >> > >> http://kevinpollakschatshow.com/live/ > > > > The iTunes model has changed and it's no longer an actual podcast. The > > free items are 3.5 minute previews, both audio and video, with Kevin > > talking about ways to buy full episodes for $.99 at the end. Full > > audio episodes are available at iTunes for $1.99 and full video > > episodes are supposed to be available at Amazon on Demand, but the > > latest they have there are from a few months ago. They also cost > > $1.99. The full archive seems to be available for streaming for free > > at the above link. > > So that's what they were talking about at the start of the show. > > I just checked and the iPad app, which costs but I got for free when I > won a trivia contest, has also switched to a pay-to-play setup. > > I can't imagine the Chat Show will grow its audience by doing this. I > can imagine the show crashing and burning, as its live audience never > seems to exceed much more than about 1,000 people. > This is a mild bummer for me - though we have been hearing KP talk a lot over the life of the show of finding a way to monetize it, so I guess we knew this was coming. I never listen to this show live, but watch about 2/3 of them via pass from itunes. I don't see myself paying $2.00 with any regularity, thought I probably will when he has on a guest that I am really interested in (though, without the regular and automatic download to my itunes, I will probably not even think to check on it very often any more. I will have to rely on Kevin sending alerts about interesting guests. It is a shame, in that some of the best shows have been guests I might not have thought to look for. Still, I can't blame the guy for trying to get paid - hope it works. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
