What is the future of TV and Movies?

[YourKock'sReallyGreat 0]

I am just curious as to what everybody thinks the future of TV and going to the Movies is going to be between the next 5 to 10 years.

 

The age of having high speed internet and a HDTV has personally killed my live television watching and going to the movies every weekend. I am able to record tv shows with Windows Media Center and through various websites I am able to watch almost any tv show whenever I want to. I also have a monthly membership of Netflix which offers pretty much any DVD possible and thousands of hours of TV/Movies on their website for 10 dollars a month. Is the age of Cable TV going to be killed off within the next 5 years?

 

What is going to happen to cable companies and the main 4 networks in the upcoming years? Are they going to have to put everything online and offer programming via their own website for each channel? It is at the point that every tv show that has been put out on dvd or has come out on tv is available online for anybody to watch whenever they want. The problem though is that it is on third party websites and Fox/NBC/HBO etc are missing out on the online viewing, advertising etc. A good majority of Americans are able to do it now and that number is only going to rise with Computers and HDTV's getting cheaper.

 

What about Movies that are released in the Box Office? Every movie that is released is online within a day for someone to watch it without having to download it. Sometimes the quality is near dvd while other times the quality is bootleg but passable. Are movie companies going to have to start releasing movies on their website to gain lost viewers and advertising? Should it be in the form of ppv where the customer pays a 1 time fee and is able to watch the movie for the period of 3-5 hours? The drawbacks being that recording wouldn't be allowed.

 

I believe that major Studies are going to have to open up their library and make it available online. This is due to the lost viewers that they are missing out on and the advertising money that the third party websites are bringing in. I remember reading that the production company who does the tv show The Mentalist had CBS take off full episodes of the show on CBS.com. This was due to the fact that they didn't want it hurting DVD sales down the road. I laughed because all one has to do is google The Mentalist and they will find 10-20 websites all with full episodes online.

 

One last thing. What should the WWE do regarding their live ppv's? Should they offer the ppv online after it has ended for a small fee? I cant picture anybody paying full price for it online when it is available on numerous websites live for free. My thinking is if they have it online after the show for a 5-10 dollar fee it would attract more purchases and cut down on the thousands of people on justin tv and numerous other sites. The drawback being that it would cut back on the people who watch the event live for the full price. The main thing though is if the person is willing to buy a replay for a cheaper price they are subjecting themselves to spoilers and a later timeslot.

[Your Paragon of Virtue 0]

Please share these websites where you can watch TV shows whenever you want to. How's the quality and selection?

[MarvinisaLunatic 0]

The media companies are going to get the government to pass a tax on internet connections that will get paid to the media companies to offset piracy. Unless you have some sort of back alley entrance to the internet (or stealing someone elses bandwith), you're paying the tax.

 

 

[KingPK 0]

Every network website has some sort of video service now, as do sites like Hulu (backed by NBC Universal) and Fancast (by Comcast). Plus, if you have Netflix you have access to a pretty sizeable Instant Viewing library that's getting bigger all the time. The quality is just fine for me (with Netflix you can stream content to your XBox 360 in HD quality depending on the title) and just about any TV show that's airing now can be viewed online the day after the current episode airs.

[Jaxxson Mayhem 0]

Please share these websites where you can watch TV shows whenever you want to. How's the quality and selection?

 

 

surfthechannel.com son!

[ulfistgut 0]

Surfthechannel is still pretty hit or miss, some stuff you can find everything in high quality, others nothing - or really crap quality rips.

 

I don't think broadcast is going to go away any time soon, stuff like news and sports will always suit broadcast better than web based content delivery. Also sometimes you don't know exactly what you want to watch, so it's nice to have a bunch of channels with differing stuff on..

Also you say you do record the broadcast, and whilst you could have the same end product with downloadable content you're still using the medium of broadcast television.

I imagine places will have to improve their web stuff (although most seem to have sorted it now) but to fit alongside their broadcast television.

 

I live in the UK so I download most everything I watch so I can see it as soon as it comes out. However if I could watch it on first broadcast I probably would (providing I was around), even with all the adverts. Do you guys find this is the case, or even being able to watch it on TV you still wait to dl it...

[NoCalMike 0]

I was going to make a seperate post about the future of the PPV model, and how much longer it will be a successful entity.

 

Programs like SopCast and TVUPlayer, among many others, have become pretty damn reliable for offering free streaming links for PPV programming, and the quality is pretty acceptable as well.

 

We are still a couple of steps away from the mainstream being tech savvy enough to be able to transfer online content onto their television, but a lot of people already can do it(most people reading this probably).

 

Once it becomes more of the norm less and less people are going to actually be purchasing PPV. I mean seriously is anyone else actually buying movies or porn on PPV? So right now that leaves live/special events, but like I said those can also be found on the internet for free.

 

Then you have the other group who is perfectly willing to not buy the live event because it will be uploaded on the internet, minutes after it airs anyway.

 

What is the future of the PPV model and how will it effect companies like WWE, UFC?

[Guest Agent of Oblivion]

 

 

[YourKock'sReallyGreat 0]

I was going to make a seperate post about the future of the PPV model, and how much longer it will be a successful entity.

 

Programs like SopCast and TVUPlayer, among many others, have become pretty damn reliable for offering free streaming links for PPV programming, and the quality is pretty acceptable as well.

 

We are still a couple of steps away from the mainstream being tech savvy enough to be able to transfer online content onto their television, but a lot of people already can do it(most people reading this probably).

 

Once it becomes more of the norm less and less people are going to actually be purchasing PPV. I mean seriously is anyone else actually buying movies or porn on PPV? So right now that leaves live/special events, but like I said those can also be found on the internet for free.

 

Then you have the other group who is perfectly willing to not buy the live event because it will be uploaded on the internet, minutes after it airs anyway.

 

What is the future of the PPV model and how will it effect companies like WWE, UFC?

 

I made a point in my thread that the WWE is going to have to do something to stop people from going to a justin tv and god knows what other sites are out there. I think WWE should charge 5-10 dollars to watch the event off of their website. They can add in ads in between the matches, on screen etc to offset the cost.

 

[Spaceman Spiff 0]

...computers.

 

They're like magic.

[Your Paragon of Virtue 0]

I already know about STC, but like someone said their streams are hit or miss, especially with their reliance on Megavideo. I was hoping someone here could offer me something more substantial.

[RedJed 0]

As soon as I read the title of the thread, the answer to the question, to me, is more 3-D technology to make TV and movies stand out more, as time progresses, but I think that's not the point of the thread. There is something to be said on the emergence of better 3-D technology, though. More films will be done in 3-D and already this coming Christmas, there will apparently be "3D enabled TVs" or something.

[YourKock'sReallyGreat 0]

I already know about STC, but like someone said their streams are hit or miss, especially with their reliance on Megavideo. I was hoping someone here could offer me something more substantial.

 

 

You can still use stc, they usually have 2-4 links for each show. Megavideo you can use in moderation.

[MarvinisaLunatic 0]

As soon as I read the title of the thread, the answer to the question, to me, is more 3-D technology to make TV and movies stand out more, as time progresses, but I think that's not the point of the thread. There is something to be said on the emergence of better 3-D technology, though. More films will be done in 3-D and already this coming Christmas, there will apparently be "3D enabled TVs" or something.

DLP Technology allowed for 3-D viewing with goggles but apparently DLP is now pretty much dead.

 

3-D HD is however the future of HD for home viewing and it will be much better than 3-d home releases so far..

[RedJed 0]

As soon as I read the title of the thread, the answer to the question, to me, is more 3-D technology to make TV and movies stand out more, as time progresses, but I think that's not the point of the thread. There is something to be said on the emergence of better 3-D technology, though. More films will be done in 3-D and already this coming Christmas, there will apparently be "3D enabled TVs" or something.

DLP Technology allowed for 3-D viewing with goggles but apparently DLP is now pretty much dead.

 

3-D HD is however the future of HD for home viewing and it will be much better than 3-d home releases so far..

 

How is DLP dead? Isn't that what continues to be the push into theaters, so they are compliant with not just digital projection, but for 3D movies, events, etc?