Comments on: Where to Get Your Daily Show Fix and More Online

By: The Flaming Nose

The Flaming Nose — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:55:52 +0000

I agree completely with geraldz above, on the issue of the problem of international viewing of online TV. It’s annoying and shortsided on the networks’ part to not figure out a way to even slightly monetize the content and open it up. The desire to view television is global, and I also will say that the BBC needs to open their net access shows to non-UK IPs, also. Trying to keep people out only makes for more determined pirates — and more sympathy for their efforts to open up and make the material available to all — and more head-shaking at the media companies’ inability to get past the obstacles — which are strictly on paper — and start working on a new model that includes world viewers.

By: CBS Tries to Out-Hulu Hulu with TV.com « NewTeeVee

CBS Tries to Out-Hulu Hulu with TV.com « NewTeeVee — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:19:12 +0000

[...] which shows is an all-too complicated task for viewers and reviewers alike (see, for instance, our recent run-down of Viacom’s shows’ availability online). Networks and studios give different sites [...]

By: coffee

coffee — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:26:49 +0000

i had to give up trying to watch Bromance after a few minutes, it’s ridiculously awkward

By: The Bigger Issue with Viacom and Time Warner Cable — Media Slackers

The Bigger Issue with Viacom and Time Warner Cable — Media Slackers — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 09:26:35 +0000

[...] posted the following as a comment on NewTeeVee’s post about the disagreement between Viacom and Time Warner Cable regarding an increase in [...]

By: mediaslackers

mediaslackers — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 09:16:11 +0000

Now that the disagreement has been dealt with, let's get back to the problem millions of people encounter and where the networks are losing millions in potential ad revenue every day: international viewership. Aside from torrents and proxy's, there are only a handful of sites available (and they are unreliable at best) to watch programs from an IP address located outside the US.

Hulu, FanCast and other third-party sites, as well as every major network site blocks international IP's due to "licensing" when they could just as easily sell ads (most of the advertisers either sell their items or will ship them overseas and we all know ALL of them are made overseas anyway!!) and make a bundle of money while also increasing the popularity of their shows.

Globalization arrived quite some time ago and yet is seems that companies in the digital space are the last to figure their shit out and get the international licensing deals secured to increase their own viewers/listeners. (The same holds true for the music labels blocking sites like Pandora.com.)

There are more people in China than anywhere else on earth and Viacom, Universal, NBC, etc. are again helping along the business of pirating, torrents, etc. instead of using their heads to both increase their profits AND secure their copyrights for the future.

By: geraldz

geraldz — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 02:20:33 +0000

It’s easy to put your Internet content on your TV. PCTVCables.com

By: Time Warner Cable Customers May Lose Viacom Channels - Viacom wants 22-36% fee increases per channel… | remove the labels | Gadgets and Life

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 01:08:32 +0000

[...] offers a list of where impacted customers can get much of the content they may be losing for free, online.read [...]

By: Where to get your Daily Show fix and More Online : The Global Unanimocracy Network

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 18:24:59 +0000

[...] But seeing as Jan. 1 is tomorrow, if you’re a true TV junkie, you may want the assurance of having that list right now. Beyond all the different complications of online distribution deals, one problem with finding Viacom shows is they have a strategy of giving them each their own site, so hopefully we can give you a full-episode kickstart at NewTeeVee. [...]

By: Time Warner Cable Customers May Lose Viacom Channels - Viacom wants 22-36% fee increases per channel… | Voip Blog

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 10:15:35 +0000

[...] offers a list of where impacted customers can get much of the content they may be losing for free, online.read [...]

By: Liz Gannes

Liz Gannes — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 04:00:50 +0000

@Jeff — Now that would be truly scary. Yuck.

By: Viacom to Take Jon Stewart, MTV & SpongeBob Off The Air on Time Warner Cable Networks « NewTeeVee

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 03:57:28 +0000

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By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 01:06:39 +0000

Jeff will Viacom ask HULU and Joost to block Time Warner customers from Viacom content that will be interesting if they do becuse HULU probably wont becuse they are owned by NBC and FOX and Joost even though it has an investment from Viacom is still an indepandant company .

Im sure many of your internet savvy customers will just use bittorent to get the Daily Show and Colbert report if they dont already .

Im on time Warners side in this dispute and as far as Im concerned Viacom can go screw themselves (hope your reading Viacom Execs)

By: rv65

rv65 — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 23:50:37 +0000

There are always proxy servers.

By: Jeff Simmermon

Jeff Simmermon — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 22:24:48 +0000

Hi -- I'm the director of digital communications at Time Warner Cable.

To clarify: Time Warner Cable is not pulling Viacom's programming at midnight. Viacom is pulling its programming.

Take a look at the popup that's showing up on websites owned by Viacom -- any of 'em, MTV.com, VH1.com, etc. The text says, in part "Attention Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks customers, starting tonight, you will lose your favorite MTV shows on TV and online because of a dispute with Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks."

Here's a screen shot: http://twitpic.com/ycvx

It's that phrase "and online" that's really troubling. What does Viacom mean by that? If the statement's true and not just a scare tactic, then it either means:

1) They're going to take all their video content off the Web and ruin it for everybody.

2) They're somehow going to block Time Warner Cable / Bright House/ Roadrunner subscribers only from seeing their free video content, probably by blocking a range of IP addresses.

If they do the latter, they will be blocking our Road Runner customers - many of whom don't even subscribe to our video service - from the same full Web experience that they provide everyone else for free.

What will that do for the future of online video? We're not sure, but one thing's positive: it won't be good.

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:04:18 +0000

My Kids are getting annoyed with Nick running a bottom 1/3 black banner running most of the day Begging TWC and brighthouse customers to contact thier cable company to complain about these channels going off the air and we are Comcascustomers and we get direct TV also from the landlord .

Joost has many Nick shows like Spongebob

http://www.joost.com/079d68y/t/Nick

By: Liz Gannes

Liz Gannes — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:38:09 +0000

Looks like it’s here: http://www.spike.com/full-episode/tna-impact/28838