Comments on: Think the Internet Will Replace Cable ? Read this first http://blogmaverick.com/2010/01/13/think-the-internet-will-replace-cable-read-this-first/ the mark cuban weblog Thu, 31 May 2012 21:40:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: deancollins http://blogmaverick.com/2010/01/13/think-the-internet-will-replace-cable-read-this-first/#comment-68374 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:13:58 +0000 http://blogmaverick.com/?p=1494#comment-68374 @Beevok, yep but i dont think anyone is saying ip delivery of content is directly the replacement for cable.

It will be some kind of morph with not only video but additional functionality.

Look at Boxee – you wouldn’t say that this is a direct replacement for a VCR would you?

My startup at the moment isn’t directly working on the carriage of the video itself but external services that will be part of the eventual outcome whatever it is morphed into.

Cheers,
Dean Collins
http://www.Cognation.net

]]> By: beevok http://blogmaverick.com/2010/01/13/think-the-internet-will-replace-cable-read-this-first/#comment-68370 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:48:43 +0000 http://blogmaverick.com/?p=1494#comment-68370 Have you noticed this trend: media don’t seem to “replace” each other?
The radio was supposed to replace the newspaper.
The TV was suppose to replace the radio.
Then again, no guarantee history will repeat itself.

]]> By: Cuban rains on Internet video parade « The Digitalists http://blogmaverick.com/2010/01/13/think-the-internet-will-replace-cable-read-this-first/#comment-68330 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:00:41 +0000 http://blogmaverick.com/?p=1494#comment-68330 [...] by Daniel on February 4, 2010 Mark Cuban has a forceful rebuttal to those who think the Internet can replace cable TV as the main source of video for the average [...]

]]> By: Why I Caved, Bought Cable TV, And Gave Up On My ‘Hulu Household’ http://blogmaverick.com/2010/01/13/think-the-internet-will-replace-cable-read-this-first/#comment-68296 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:42:29 +0000 http://blogmaverick.com/?p=1494#comment-68296 [...] enough deals to make an online-based, a-la-carte TV service available to the masses. (Though Mark Cuban’s concerns — that there isn’t enough Internet bandwidth available to make a product like this a [...]

]]> By: imoria http://blogmaverick.com/2010/01/13/think-the-internet-will-replace-cable-read-this-first/#comment-68194 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:18:53 +0000 http://blogmaverick.com/?p=1494#comment-68194 MC,

Is Right! Ustream can’t even get their website to work on firefox. I have embed video on a website I built for a client and every time you visit the website ustream crashes firefox. It’s a joke and MC is right. I do like MC idea about getting your own channel. I know Google is offering commercial spots through adwords, perhaps they should offer your own channels and spots, etc.

- IMORIA.com

]]> By: How to Monetize Online Video Based on Audience Size « The Ambitious Life http://blogmaverick.com/2010/01/13/think-the-internet-will-replace-cable-read-this-first/#comment-68144 Sat, 30 Jan 2010 05:17:59 +0000 http://blogmaverick.com/?p=1494#comment-68144 [...] a position that Mark Cuban in particular opposes, most recently claiming that the Internet will not replace cable.  Medium Viewership = Subscription and Sponsorships For medium sized audiences, say between [...]

]]> By: How to Monetize Online Video Based on Audience Size - YouCastr http://blogmaverick.com/2010/01/13/think-the-internet-will-replace-cable-read-this-first/#comment-68138 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:26:28 +0000 http://blogmaverick.com/?p=1494#comment-68138 [...] a position that Mark Cuban in particular opposes, most recently claiming that the Internet will not replace cable.  Medium Viewership = Subscription and Sponsorships For medium sized audiences, say between [...]

]]> By: jafy http://blogmaverick.com/2010/01/13/think-the-internet-will-replace-cable-read-this-first/#comment-68105 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:34:43 +0000 http://blogmaverick.com/?p=1494#comment-68105 And add 1 more to the column for online video vs. cable tv. YouTube just signed a deal to deliver live sports. Granted it is cricket and not the NFL or NBA, but the argument that cable tv has a lock on live sports is looking less and less convincing.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/jan/20/youtube-live-indian-premier-league

From MC> since when is streaming live sports new ? its been happening for more than 10 years. just because youtube does it doesnt make it a game changer

]]> By: chamoen http://blogmaverick.com/2010/01/13/think-the-internet-will-replace-cable-read-this-first/#comment-68104 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:22:42 +0000 http://blogmaverick.com/?p=1494#comment-68104 It seems that every argument against tv over the net is because of the streaming issue for live events. Park this one…

People choose surfthechannel and ninjavideo over dvds. The quality is crap, you run the risk of spyware/malware/etc, and the process is overall fairly painful.

However, it’s still less painful than TV. Forget timeshifting (a ridiculous concept that needs to die). Forget the cable On-Demand services – Rogers on Demand here in Canada is embarrassingly bad.

And add on that as a HD customer (again, Rogers in Canada), I have to scroll through hundreds of channels to figure out what I have and what I don’t have because of a hilarious marketing decision.

From MC> or you can set the favorites on your remote and scroll through 10 channels. But even scrolling through 100 networks on your tv is easier and faster than searching the net trying to find something you like, and then hoping it streams or downloads correctly. then of course you are forced to watch it on your pc, unless you want to go through the hassle of connecting your pc to your tv and tying up your PC. Of course you could stream from your pc to your tv over your wireless at home, but then you wipe out your bandwidth at home so that if anyone else wants to do something on wi-fi, or you want to have your PC working on other things, you cant.

Give me a monthly service where I pay either an all-in price or per-use price for the shows I want. I don’t care about live events (oscars or sports), and I get my news online.

What do I need cable for?

]]> By: shafttoe http://blogmaverick.com/2010/01/13/think-the-internet-will-replace-cable-read-this-first/#comment-68099 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 05:23:54 +0000 http://blogmaverick.com/?p=1494#comment-68099 Have you thought much about the impact fiber optic in the end user’s home will make? Buffering problems will disappear…
Service providers such as Comcast, Cox, etc. will need to lay fiber instead of cable or they will be woefully slow.

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