Online Piracy Menaces Pro Sports (Dinosaur Media DeathWatch™)

The New York Times ^ | December 28, 2008 | Tim Arango

[sweet_diane]

Thanks! You certainly are 'N. Theknow'. :)

Hubby and I have talked about getting Wii-Fit, thanks for the info!

[abb]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/26/AR2008122601144.html
A Farewell Hope for The Post’s Future

http://www.medialifemagazine.com/artman2/publish/Media_economy_57/Outlook_for_ad_spending_in_2009_Ugly.asp
Outlook for ad spending in 2009: Ugly

http://www.medialifemagazine.com/artman2/publish/Magazines_22/For_magazines_the_year_of_decision.asp
For magazines, the year of decision

http://www.medialifemagazine.com/artman2/publish/Newspapers_24/For_papers_2009_looks_even_grimmer.asp
For papers, 2009 looks even grimmer

[Brookhaven]

hulu.com is a strong model for internet media in the future (I believe it is co-owned by Fox & NBC.)

You can on-demand view any of their shows (and a number of movies), including cancelled shows. They have advertising embedded in the shows, but they ads are only 15-30 seconds long (and only one ad per break).

Netflix’s paid subscription model is the other working one. For a flat monthly fee, you can watch any of their online catalog.

I think the cable/satellite companies are the ones that will get squeezed out. I hooked an antenna to my digital TV, and noticed I could get over a dozen channels (and each of those channels carried multiple sub-channels, I don’t know the max, but I beleive the religious channel was carrying 6 seperate channels on the same signal (and the quality is WOW.) I expect that the marginal cost of adding an extra channel to a signal is probaly close to zero, so I can easily see where you could get 70+ over the air digital channels soon (plus, you have to wonder how long it will be till local channels start streaming their content, radio stations do it now.)

Between getting 70 air channels and content over the internet, in a couple of years I can easily see asking myself “do I really need those cable channels?”

Someone said their Wii hooks up to the internet. I can see where eventually the TV will become an internet appliance. I noticed the high-def TV I purchased recently is running Linux! (it is buried in the documentation in the copyright notices.) How long till the industry develops a Linux variant aimed at TV that allows you to plug directly into the internet (and add USB drives, etc...)

[Alberta's Child]

Supply and demand come into play again. When it works in their favor (Sunday Ticket subscriptions, personal seat bribes, er, licenses) the pro franchises love S&D. When it works against them (streams free of ad clutter) suddenly it's a problem. But the 'net has removed another barrier to access and the buggy-whippers have no clue what to do except whine.

I'm no fan of professional sports leagues in general, but I'm on their side on this one. There is no such thing as "supply and demand" when you're dealing with stolen/pirated material.

"Risk/reward" is a more accurate description of what's going on here. There is almost no risk in pirating live broadcasts right now (especially from overseas locations), so there is no incentive to obey the law.

[N. Theknow]

Hubby and I have talked about getting Wii-Fit, thanks for the info!

Wii-Fit gives you a daily body test and tracks your progress for weight, BMI and agility. It also keeps track of additional exercise input you do such as mowing, laundry, golf, etc. and has a total time used monitor.

After it checks you for weight and BMI, it gives you two tests for agility and then it gives you a Wii-Fit age.

Talk about being brutally honest!

I suffer from a spinal cord injury, and the first day my age was 71! I have since improved to where my best has been 27 and my worst has been 65. (Ugh. Can you say hangover?)

[abb]

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticleHomePage&art_aid=97283
Hulu CEO: More Global Moves Planned For ‘09

[relictele]

What exactly is being stolen here?

[JimSEA]

"but what will I do while I drink my coffee if there are no newspapers!".

But, of course, just be careful not to spill the coffee on your keyboard!

[Alberta's Child]

Hacking a television broadcast is copyright theft in any jurisdiction.

It's worth noting that China is the place where many of the websites with these hacked broadcasts are hosted. China's failure to protect patents and copyrights is one of the single biggest reasons why that country will always be a massive sh!t-hole no matter how "advanced" they seem to get over time.

[relictele]

It may indeed be a copyright VIOLATION but a copyright itself cannot be stolen considering it is an abstract construct.

What is being hacked? Are the streamers interfering with the content or the transmission? If not then it may be a retransmission but it is not a hack if we define hacking as unlawful or unwanted intrusion.

[TenthAmendmentChampion]

At the bottom of the article was this link:

Click here to enjoy the convenience of home delivery of The Times for less than $1 a day.

LOL!

[MovementConservative]

Ok, I admit I’ll probably be one of those people who forks over the 70+ bucks for it. I don’t subscribe to cable so if I want to see any games I have to go to a sports bar. I only have 2 teams I love to follow, so for me the money spent to watch online is not a lot considering the entertainment I get from it.

[abb]

http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2008/12/connors_not_a_b.html
Connors, Purcell not in Boston Globe deal

http://hamptonroads.com/2008/12/so-long-virginianpilot-tradition
So long to a Virginian-Pilot tradition

http://www.uticaod.com/archive/x1277299672/Editor-O-D-is-entering-an-exciting-time-under-a-reorganization
Editor: O-D is entering an exciting time under a reorganization

http://www.tallahassee.com/article/20081228/NEWS01/812280323/1010
Tallahassee Democrat changes to weather tough economic times

http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/dontquoteme/archive/2008/12/27/the-ft-s-funky-globe-herald-rumor.aspx
The FT’s funky Globe-Herald rumor

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/55842f02-d3a1-11dd-989e-000077b07658.html?nclick_check=1
NY Times puts Boston Red Sox stake in play

[abb]

http://www.eiherald.com/artman2/publish/news/East_Iowa_Herald_to_suspend_print_operations08509.shtml
East Iowa Herald to suspend print operations

http://www.valley-journal.com/article/20081225/OPINION/812249979/1022&title=A%20fond%20farewell%20%85%20for%20now
A fond farewell … for now

[longtermmemmory]

translation: the league has the price point too high.

they need to lower the price and offer something better than the pirated feed.

also it is worth noting NASCAR does a superbowl every weekend.

[abb]

Is is intriguing how capitalism finds a way, isn’t it? High prices for whatever reason attract alternate solutions that benefit the consumer. It works every time it is tried.

[longtermmemmory]

i do not think advertisers get it.

They think advertising is zero result to excellent result.

They do not see that being associated with the liberal leftwing pablum of network TV is really, push customers away result to excellent result.

[abb]

http://cancelthebee.blogspot.com/
Sacramento Bee to reduce Sunday comics section from six pages to four

http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2008/dec/29/west-and-clears-2008-review-4-star-telegram-strugg/
West and Clear’s 2008 in review #4: Star-Telegram struggles

[rollo tomasi]

Golly Gee NFL, quit being monogamous with Direct TV and maybe you can cut down on all this piracy stuff. NFL Network and Time Warner (Other cable companies) are not budging, time to open up the NFL package to cable tv subscribers.

What the heck does the NFL expect when you restrict access? Look for smoke signals of the play by play? If they are suddenly worried about “why all this piracy?” maybe they should embrace the 21st century in a more open light and open their product to more people. And yes I live in an area where I can't get Direct TV (Any dish) and the NFL Network (Thanks to the cable company).