Online distribution is the inevitable future of TV distribution, but only one player in the industry seems to be getting it right: the US TV/film service Hulu, writes Dan Barrett.
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Pioneering online TV distribution
The rise of the internet combined with relatively inexpensive high quality production equipment has turned TV distribution into an industry no longer in the hands of media moguls. Dan Barrett looks at the emerging online TV playing ground and the world’s first made-for-torrent series, Pioneer One.
Will ethics go Lost on TV downloads?
Lost returns tonight and poses a challenge to viewers far greater than any mystery contained in the program: now that the Aussie broadcast has caught up to the US, will you still download it? asks Dan Barrett.
Why can’t we watch American TV online?
Good question: TV news outlets in Australia, the UK and the Middle East allow anyone to stream their content online — so why do all US broadcasters lock the rest of the world out?
YouTube’s assault on iTunes
YouTube is apparently in talks with the TV industry to offer streaming video of first-run shows, with no-commercials, at US$1.99 a pop. Apple’s iTunes already offers cheap TV downloads, but the Google-backed YouTube is a serious brand name with which to contend.
Auntie expands: coming soon, ABC8!
ABC Managing Director Mark Scott aims to recapture Auntie’s position as the main digital innovator in media, writes Margaret Simons.
