If Virgin get ITV. And how long will it take. By that time I suspect more and more TV production companies will be distributing via the net, the whole broadcasting media model will change.
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In my view, or at this point its simply a prediction, but Net TV will falter for the simple fact it turns a somewhat social activity of watching TV into a solitary one.
The future of net tv is that it will be streamed via the internet to the main tv in the household. You might say this is simply what Sky and Virgin Media are around for.
However, the more attractive option is to use a broadcaster for your purchasable programmes, such as Prison Break, Documentarys etc..., and allow online content to trickle onto the TV, such as interactive movies like Youtube and online content such as Weather, News, music streaming etc...
It would be impossible to get all your content off the internet (legally as well as easily that is), so for that reason, net tv and braodcasting can always co-exist in a profitable relationship that will see braodcasters take more control of net content on tv. Plus, programming is much harder than we give it credit for. How many times have you been on the net and got bored, not knowing what else you can do after visiting all your newsgroups and favourite sites. Broadcasters take this issue away from its customers. (In the case of sky, for the worse. I wish I could program my own channel that simply rotated between my favourite shows with no adverts. I would be able to pack in so many more episodes of futurama that way!! "Hmm... Media Centre, Yes you have an interesting proposal...."
The TV is not dead or dying. Far from it.























