[Eric]

In an effort to catch up to the fast moving Yahoo and Google, MSN has signed an exclusive deal with Control Room, the company responsible for streaming last years "Live 8" event.

M$ has put out a lot of "me too" products lately, so it's nice to see them doing something different that its two main foes.

Would you watch live concerts via MSN?

[mann3r]

Originally Posted by Eric

Would you watch live concerts via MSN?

I think everyone wants its, it seems like a cool idea, and as long as my connections will not delay those stuffs.

[Eric]

Originally Posted by mann3r

I think everyone wants its, it seems like a cool idea, and as long as my connections will not delay those stuffs.

I think this kind of thing is going to shift us from TV to complete Internet based home entertainment. Now that you can download full movies and watch live events, the point of paying for cable or Sat TV is becoming less and less relevant.

[mann3r]

Originally Posted by Eric

I think this kind of thing is going to shift us from TV to complete Internet based home entertainment.

I think not, Television will be still here, it will not surpass by this kind of internet based, since most of the population still patronizing this TV and dont even have a computer. So how?

[ebittner]

I think I would watch constets on MSN becasue there are a lot of shows that never come to NY so it would be nice to see some of those bands that dont make it over here. I would like to see how far they go with this.

[mozza]

It's the trend these days..
Online media is taking over offline media.
Youtube is taking a lot of people's TV hours and with more streaming and video sites coming up, we can expect people to spend more time in front of their computer watching videos than on the couch watching TV

[ebittner]

Originally Posted by mozza

It's the trend these days..
Online media is taking over offline media.
Youtube is taking a lot of people's TV hours and with more streaming and video sites coming up, we can expect people to spend more time in front of their computer watching videos than on the couch watching TV

That is very ture I had not even thought about that. I wonder if after a while they are going to start to charge to use sites like utube becasue I think there could be good money in it.
I forgot to ask has nay price be discusssed for this if it is given the grrn light or would it be 100% free?

[Eric]

Originally Posted by ebittner

That is very ture I had not even thought about that. I wonder if after a while they are going to start to charge to use sites like utube becasue I think there could be good money in it.
I forgot to ask has nay price be discusssed for this if it is given the grrn light or would it be 100% free?

Like most of the Internet, I think it would have to be ad supported in order to make it online. People go to the Internet because you get FREE information. If people have to start paying for stuff like YouTube, they might as well just stick to the TV.

[mann3r]

Originally Posted by Eric

Like most of the Internet, I think it would have to be ad supported in order to make it online. People go to the Internet because you get FREE information. If people have to start paying for stuff like YouTube, they might as well just stick to the TV.

If a certain person know internet, yes, but for a grade schools, no, i believe we are taking in general here not just on specific country or age. Television still come in handy, first the cost over computers.

[Eric]

Originally Posted by mann3r

If a certain person know internet, yes, but for a grade schools, no, i believe we are taking in general here not just on specific country or age. Television still come in handy, first the cost over computers.

I don't think it has anything to do with the country to be quite frank with you. Everyone wants free and that holds truth no matter where you are. If the Internet cannot offer a better entertainment experience with a lower cost, then why will people migrate from TV to Internet?