Comments on: Disney stakes a claim for online TV gold

By: Mark Evans

Mark Evans — Mon, 10 Apr 2006 17:45:03 +0000

TV 2.0 Booming

2004 and maybe 2005 was the Year of VOIP but it has become so yesterday now that 2006 has become the Year of Video. ABC’s decision to offer free access to popular shows such as Desperate Housewives and Lost. It’s a brilliant decision because ABC is s…

By: Mathew

Mathew — Mon, 10 Apr 2006 16:55:22 +0000

You like how I worked that in there? Pretty smooth eh? :-)

And I agree it’s a balancing act. I think it’s a nice try, but Umair might just be right about them missing the point distribution-wise. It’s not like YouTube makes you watch things in their online “theatre.”

By: Mark Evans

Mark Evans — Mon, 10 Apr 2006 16:50:21 +0000

nice mesh plug – ever the salesman! as for ABC, they are trying to pull a delicate balancing act between embracing the web and not pissing off all of their affiliates.

By: Newsome.Org

Newsome.Org — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

buy the right to do so, but this gives the rest of us a way to watch a show if our TIVOs crash (which, as we all know, they often do). I’m excited about this and I applaud Disney for being at least a little progressive. More from: Dwight SilvermanMathew Ingram GMSV