Often I find myself sitting next to Emma on the couch working on watching my laptop while she watches the TV. I realised I am only about three TV shows from zero dependence on traditional TV content (House, Boston Legal and NCIS are the TV shows if you are interested to know). If they were available on my Lap TV I would watch them on that device.
The key point is “device”. If all my on-demand web based video content were available through HDTV and it had a keyboard and internet access then I’d be happy to switch to the plasma TV from my laptop. The TV is just too restricted in it’s content control and in a user experience sense despite me having disk/dvd/cable content recall at my finger tips. I feel it has a chasm to cross while the internet is only as short “device” leap away from winning the battle. It would remove my need for any Cable or Commercial TV access.
What I Watch
ABC’s iView
This is world class TV on demand produced by Australian’s own ABC network. Being with iiNet as my ISP it’s also completely free bandwidth usage. iiNet have high quality customer support for the record.
TED
TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design. It started out in 1984 as a conference bringing together people from those three worlds. Since then its scope has become ever broader as it provides a wider content set and provides video’s online through it’s website for free. A customer of Saasu’s, Stephen Collins from Acid Labs, is also passionate about this video content source and he actually got the honor of an invite to TED and went recently to the 2009 event.
Stilgherrian Live
Stil Gherrian’s regular chat show and the odd road trip or special broadcasting via ustream.tv. Covers news, journalism, politics and technology. I have suffered a bit of a laughing fit disease reading the chat streams and watching the video I have to say. The whole audience participation through conversation direction is where I see my consumer attention heading in the future. It simply adds a richness through consumer participation that TV will struggle to compete against if it’s best effort are those stupid red and yellow buttons on your cable remote control.
iJump TV
iJump is about how marketers and communicators are using social media to connect with their customers and audiences. This is what I call Reality Net. Reality TV is scripted, while Reality Net tends to be very adhoc and ultra-candid. Simon Young is a bit of a mad young thing so the interviews are very engaging because the perspective you get just isn’t something you would get in a TV style interview process.
Joost
A way to watch videos – music, TV and movies over the Internet. It’s a video and channel approach. Think of it as a hybrid YouTube/CableTV offering that is free.
Vimeo
Uploaded and shared videos that I find it easier to get higher quality content from than traditional YouTube and Google Video type channels.
Photo: Aaron Escobar
6 Comments
I am with you on TED. I have never seen so much talent in one place, not even when visiting Stanford or MIT.
TED is really good at revealing blindspots in your thinking. I guess that’s what happens when the best in their field talk about stuff they love.
True. The concept of TED as a conference is unbeatable though – can it get any better?
Only if it were live streamed everywhere around the world like a global event. similar to grammy’s/oscar’s etc. The buzz would be massive.
I think the nature of live, TV like event may dumb it down. I can live with the delay in broadcasting the talks. I would be much happier to see that in HD quality in a 42” TV, and would consider pay for that as well. Maybe one day, when broadband will be a reality in Australia…
Thanks Marc! Just found this. Really appreciate what you said about iJumpTV! Now in HD. Most of the time … !
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