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Sony is here to kill the traditional cable TV experience with PlayStation Vue
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article published on 14 November, 2014
Sony has announced the launch of PlayStation Vue, a cloud-based TV service that will "reinvent" the traditional cable TV experience.
The service will start in beta for PlayStation consoles, and will launch with content from 75 networks including the majors like CBS, Fox, NBCU, Viacom and Discovery. More partnerships are expected in the future especially since Disney and Time Warner are ... [ read the full article ]
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SoTired
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15. November 2014 @ 05:24 |
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So, basically, I buy some hardware, then pay a bunch of money every month to get a whole bunch of channels, even though I'll only watch a few of those channels.
Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.
The problem with the cable/satellite model is not the technology they use to distribute content; the problem is the business model of bundled programming. Kudos to NFL network, CBS, HBO, UFC, and the numerous other content creators who are streaming content on an a la carte basis.
With current technology, there is simply no need for a middleman bundler.
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15. November 2014 @ 11:14 |
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Originally posted by SoTired:
So, basically, I buy some hardware, then pay a bunch of money every month to get a whole bunch of channels, even though I'll only watch a few of those channels.
Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.
The problem with the cable/satellite model is not the technology they use to distribute content; the problem is the business model of bundled programming. Kudos to NFL network, CBS, HBO, UFC, and the numerous other content creators who are streaming content on an a la carte basis.
With current technology, there is simply no need for a middleman bundler.
It is exactly like cable, except with a bit more flexibility. The industry will get to a full a la carte, no device restriction world...eventually.
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xnonsuchx
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17. November 2014 @ 03:21 |
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Most of the "packages" are due to content providers making cable/satellite companies take them (e.g. you can't have MTV and Comedy Central for X dollars/mo. because you have to take them along with MTV2, VH-1, CMTV, Nickelodeon, NickToons and TV Land for 2.5-3 times X dollars/mo.). That's usually what the contract negotiations that end up leading to outages for a while are over...the cable/satellite companies saying some of the extra channels they have to take aren't popular enough for them to want to pay that much for them.
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rbi149
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18. November 2014 @ 12:42 |
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Originally posted by SoTired:
So, basically, I buy some hardware, then pay a bunch of money every month to get a whole bunch of channels, even though I'll only watch a few of those channels.
Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.
The problem with the cable/satellite model is not the technology they use to distribute content; the problem is the business model of bundled programming. Kudos to NFL network, CBS, HBO, UFC, and the numerous other content creators who are streaming content on an a la carte basis.
With current technology, there is simply no need for a middleman bundler.
The NFL Network does not stream live game broadcasts, only archived material.
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voyager
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18. November 2014 @ 15:42 |
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Basically the same thing, what is the revolution?
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19. November 2014 @ 06:57 |
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It's the iPeople marketing approach, reinvent the wheel and pretend it never existed before. These days it works well, people buy in willingly, you can't blame them for pounding that model as it's the masses that set the way.
Sad but true!
Dumb and Dumber 2
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SProdigy
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19. November 2014 @ 12:13 |
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Originally posted by rbi149:
The NFL Network does not stream live game broadcasts, only archived material.
They do, but not in the US. I do believe that's part of their Sunday Ticket contract with DirecTV.
As for everything going "a la carte" we have to be careful what we wish for. I'd rather spend $100 to get 500 channels then pay $10 to ESPN, another $10 to HBO and before you know it, I only have 10 channels for that same $100.
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19. November 2014 @ 22:05 |
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And that is how it would work, it's amazing that people don't get that especially when we see it in place and working in areas like air travel one of the more recent models and that is just one of many examples.
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Drunken1
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21. November 2014 @ 14:09 |
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Better yet build a cheap HTPC running XBMC/Kodi and Pay nothing outside of your internet access bill for all that content and more.
"None can resist the might of my "Iron Gerbil Gauntlet Roundhouse!"
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