Jumping in quite late to this: We all fundamentally know why ABC is doing this (to goose their live+7 numbers). It makes no sense from a reality perspective as the show airs with commercials both live and when streaming. The fact that either they can't or won't figure out how to measure or monetize the viewers who have the ability to watch the show via free streaming is irrelevant to someone who doesn't have the inside baseball knowledge we have here. This a net loss to them.
The catch, as Kevin noted, is that most people for whom streaming would be an option are also likely to know of torrent sites and get around ABC's restrictions. If a business decides to shoot themselves in the foot, far be it for me to stop them. I don't think this is "actively encouraging online piracy and content theft" as Kevin noted. I do think they have yet to accept the proverbial reality on the ground, are still trying to fit the square peg in the round hole, and seem to be breaking out larger and larger pieces of equipment to get said peg into said hole. On Jan 2, 2014 4:52 PM, "Mark Jeffries" <[email protected]> wrote: > As of now, you won't be able to stream ABC programs online for a week > after air, unless you are a subscriber to certain cable and phone company > systems or a Hulu Plus subscriber--you can buy an episode > day-after-broadcast on iTunes or Amazon and they will be up on cable VOD: > > http://www.thewrap.com/abc-limit-online-access-next-day-episodes/ > > -- > -- > 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 > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
