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The Ever-Blurring Line Between Television and the Internet
By Andrew Walsh on Sunday, March 16, 2008.
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YouTube continues to blur the boundary between your television and your computer. TiVo users will soon be able to watch their favorite YouTube videos on their television sets. While other devices have allowed some viewers to bring YouTube to their TVs in recent years, the use of TiVo -- a much more widespread technology -- will undoubtedly help the website make even more headway into people's living rooms. Or, as the Los Angeles Times puts it, YouTube "is expanding to the medium it has helped undermine".
In related news, the Associated Press has launched its own channel on YouTube recently, allowing viewers to watch a pretty wide selection of AP raw footage and produced stories. According to Beet.tv, AP editors and producers are uploading about 250 pieces a week to the popular video website.
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The line between the Internet and TV is gone. But many people don't know it yet because it hasn’t been felt. You Tube is only one aspect, and a small one.
TiVo changed the perception of television forever, from a watch the clock, to choose of the list of your favorites.
That paradigm shift together with the technology fueling podcasts, and video podcasts has changed the media landscape forever.
I have a feeling that TiVo and AppleTV are going to really make the video blog/video podcast indistinguishable from traditional tv for the average person. At this point the last obstacle is bringing the technology into the homes of the average tv viewer is the last step.
The internet itself is just a distribution platform, and a very inexpensive one to get started on. With the right idea, the right passion, and a bit of talent anyone can produce a quality product and have the same distribution capabilities of the major players in the industry.
It is a fun change to watch. And even more fun to participate in.