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Eric Schmidt: television is 'already over'(The death of TV)
The Telegraph ^ | 5/2/2013 | The Telegraph

Posted on 05/03/2013 11:33:48 AM PDT by Dallas59

Speaking at a gathering of digital advertisers in New York City last night, Mr Schmidt refused to forecast when internet video would displace television, instead declaring: "That's already happened."

"It's not a replacement for something that we know," he added. "It's a new thing that we have to think about, to program, to curate and build new platforms."

YouTube recently surpassed the milestone of a billion unique users a month. Only the Google search engine and social network Facebook are frequented more often by those browsing the internet worldwide.

However, the video site lags behind traditional television in the UK, with the average Briton watching four hours and seven minutes of broadcast television per day and just 20 minutes of YouTube in the same period of time.

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


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1 posted on 05/03/2013 11:33:49 AM PDT by Dallas59
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To: Dallas59

Other than for sports, I rarely watch TV anymore, the Internet is my TV.


2 posted on 05/03/2013 11:34:40 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Dallas59

He’s right. I haven’t watched cable, satellite, or broadcast TV in over 7 years.


3 posted on 05/03/2013 11:34:56 AM PDT by Crazieman (Are you naive enough to think VOTING will fix this entrenched system?)
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To: Dallas59

In the next few years, PoE (IEEE 802.3af) TV will replace regular TV.


4 posted on 05/03/2013 11:36:00 AM PDT by Perdogg (Sen Ted Cruz, Sen Mike Lee, and Sen Rand Paul are my adoptive Senators)
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To: Dallas59

The other thing many people use YouTube for is music. Almost every song you can think of is on YouTube. The only thing that spoils it are the ads.

Google must take a TON of advertising revenue off that.


5 posted on 05/03/2013 11:37:46 AM PDT by rbg81
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Google must take a TON of advertising revenue off that.

Expect the record companies to sue to get their cut.

6 posted on 05/03/2013 11:38:58 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: dfwgator
Other than for sports, I rarely watch TV anymore, the Internet is my TV.

The sports are coming (MLB and NHL are there, NFL is playing with it). Heck, years ago I found a site that streamed the Swedish broadcast of the NFL. MUCH better commercials. Low production values on the announcers (they never changed their clothes week to week, though they were generally affable.)
7 posted on 05/03/2013 11:41:13 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana (HRC:"Sometimes she looks like a primary schoolgirl and sometimes a pensioner going shopping,"-NKorea)
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To: rbg81
Download Helper

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8 posted on 05/03/2013 11:41:25 AM PDT by Dallas59 (America died a little bit more on 11/6/2012)
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To: dfwgator

Some sports and Fox news.


9 posted on 05/03/2013 11:41:48 AM PDT by Big Horn (Rebuild the GOP to a conservative party)
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To: Dr. Sivana

Yep, I watch a lot of games online as well.


10 posted on 05/03/2013 11:41:54 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Dallas59

It’s dead, it just hasn’t stopped moving yet.

I’m about 90% certain I’m cutting the cord next winter, when my existing contract obligations to DirecTV runs out. I’ll go with an OTA for live events (specifically sports) and just go the Netflix/Amazon/Hulu/iTunes route for those things that actually interest me.


11 posted on 05/03/2013 11:44:00 AM PDT by kevkrom
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To: Dallas59

I gave up on all modern/current programming, other than a smattering of news and weather. Gave up on cable and the networks. It was just too much of a noxious open-sewer. It became no longer worth the effort to descend down into that repellent stench in order to find two or three agreeable shows.

But I do resort to dvd’s of older shows, which at least seem to coincide with my values, and don’t leave me with constant shudders of revulsion. Old westerns, comedies, war dramas, etc. In fact, at least 95% of what I watch are such dvd’s. I’ve happily left all modern-tv behind. To hell with that sleazy, degenerate crap! And to hell with the leftist Hollyweird scum that produces it. Hope they all go broke and die.


12 posted on 05/03/2013 11:48:53 AM PDT by greene66
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“Other than for sports, I rarely watch TV anymore, the Internet is my TV.”

Ditto that, although I watch a LOT of sports. This year, I started watching more sports on the net since we got NHL Gamecenter. All my news comes from the internet. What passes for news on TV is only carefully managed propaganda and manipulation. Home movies pretty much come from Netflix now.


13 posted on 05/03/2013 11:52:00 AM PDT by henkster (I have one more cow than my neighbor. I am a kulak.)
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To: Dallas59

I am an early adopter, I stopped watching tv in the mid 90s, got rid of it entirely in 2004.


14 posted on 05/03/2013 11:52:15 AM PDT by Vince Ferrer
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What about the millions of passive couch turds who don’t know how to do anything but turn on the TV and flip the channels? What will they do?

Will they suddenly turn to interesting and informative videos? Will they stop watching ugly menopausal low information women talk about inane subjects? (the View)

Will they stop watching shows dedicated to glorifying irresponsible impregnation? (who be yo daddy shows)

Will they stop watching shows that worship deceit and infidelity? (soap operas, desperate housewives)

Will they stop watching shows that drag heterosexual relations through the mud and through pig $hit? (two and 1 / 2 men)

We are in deep $hit.


15 posted on 05/03/2013 11:53:11 AM PDT by I want the USA back (Pi$$ed off yet?)
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To: Dallas59
What?

52" I-Pads & Tablets on the wall?

16 posted on 05/03/2013 11:54:45 AM PDT by TexasCajun
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To: Dallas59

We finally cut the cord and got rid of cable last month. $100 a month was just too hard to justify.

What I would like is a service that allows me to stream a movie of my choice for a fee. Netflix streaming is great for TV shows. The selection for movies, however, is terrible. Why won’t the movie studios make older movies available to stream for a buck or two?


17 posted on 05/03/2013 11:56:52 AM PDT by Straight Vermonter (Posting from deep behind the Maple Curtain)
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To: rbg81
Almost every song you can think of is on YouTube. The only thing that spoils it are the ads.

What ads?

18 posted on 05/03/2013 12:00:33 PM PDT by Straight Vermonter (Posting from deep behind the Maple Curtain)
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I disagree. I have the music channel on all day long.


19 posted on 05/03/2013 12:01:34 PM PDT by Gene Eric (The Palin Doctrine.)
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To: henkster

One of the best things about the Internet is access to foreign programming....I get TV Polonia, which shows Polish programs, many with English subtitles...I got totally hooked on one series called “Time of Honor” about the Polish underground during WWII.


20 posted on 05/03/2013 12:02:02 PM PDT by dfwgator
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