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"I CAN'T WAIT for someone to fix TV"

A Sunday morning conversation about #futuretv featuring @dens, @fromedome, @joemcmackin, @hunterwalk. Topics discussed: Consumer accessibility, content rights and cost structures, economic realities of unbundling, TV Everywhere, software services as differentiation.

  1. dens
    Heartbroken by the fact that my @Gam is bummed she can't watch Pats game today (not being aired in FL). I CAN'T WAIT for someone to fix TV.
    Dennis Crowley
    Sun, Dec 04 2011 10:54:33
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  2. fromedome
    @dens It's being aired in FL if you pay the right company for it, no? I don't know if "fixed" TV is going to be cheaper. Why would it be?
    Dan Frommer
    Sun, Dec 04 2011 10:56:03
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  3. dens
    @fromedome She's not going to switch to Direct TV. Looking fwd to buying her a new 46" Apple TV 2.0 that allows her to pay $2.99 to watch it
    Dennis Crowley
    Sun, Dec 04 2011 11:00:17
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  4. fromedome
    @dens That sounds awesome, and would love to see Apple spend its billions of NFL license. But not sure they'd sell for $3 with those costs.
    Dan Frommer
    Sun, Dec 04 2011 11:01:52
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  5. fromedome
    @dens But if they did, it would be awesome. (I do think Sunday Ticket streaming at $400 or whatever is kinda nuts.)
    Dan Frommer
    Sun, Dec 04 2011 11:04:00
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  6. dens
    @fromedome Well this idea of haves and have nots depending on whether you have Time Warner vs Verizon is stupid and broken.
    Dennis Crowley
    Sun, Dec 04 2011 11:16:05
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  7. joemcmackin
    @fromedome @dens would love to see apple spend their billions on that.Find someone not using their Sunday ticket online for pats game.
    Joe McMackin
    Sun, Dec 04 2011 11:16:11
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  8. hunterwalk
    @dens @fromedome yup! dirty little secret w unbundling is that unless cost structure changes too, individual shows/channels won't be cheap
    Hunter Walk
    Sun, Dec 04 2011 11:20:46
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  9. dens
    @joemcmackin @fromedome This is what we gonna to today (get her a login). But watching Pats game shouldn't be exercise in tech support.
    Dennis Crowley
    Sun, Dec 04 2011 11:22:48
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  10. fromedome
    @dens I agree. Thus my post about the importance of cable seeing their product as a platform: http://t.co/epxd8CIz
    Dan Frommer
    Sun, Dec 04 2011 11:24:51
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  11. fromedome
    @dens But it comes down to tradeoff between money (NFL wants its TV $$) and giving people what they want. With media cos, money usually wins
    Dan Frommer
    Sun, Dec 04 2011 11:26:45
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  12. hunterwalk
    @fromedome "With media cos, money usually wins." In other headline today, water is wet. :)
    Hunter Walk
    Sun, Dec 04 2011 11:28:17
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  13. dens
    @fromedome Only fix = more #cutthecord. Stop buying albums & you get mp3 singles for sale. Stop subs to cable & maybe we can buy shows.
    Dennis Crowley
    Sun, Dec 04 2011 11:30:43
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  14. fromedome
    @dens I have studied for a while and it is a clusterfuck. Companies not desperate enough yet to do anything drastic. Won't be for a while.
    Dan Frommer
    Sun, Dec 04 2011 11:38:34
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  15. fromedome
    @dens I actually think most people are pretty satisfied with their cable/sat. subscription. (I am.)
    Dan Frommer
    Sun, Dec 04 2011 11:38:59
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  16. fromedome
    @dens Anyway, we could talk about this forever. I admire your activism. But I think you don't watch as much TV as most people do.
    Dan Frommer
    Sun, Dec 04 2011 11:39:54
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  17. fromedome
    @dens Which is a good thing. But don't underestimate how lazy and addicted to TV most Americans are. W/ bad tech skills.
    Dan Frommer
    Sun, Dec 04 2011 11:40:28
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  18. hunterwalk
    @fromedome "It has to start somewhere, it has to start sometime. What better place than here? What better time than now?" RATM @dens
    Hunter Walk
    Sun, Dec 04 2011 11:41:24
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  19. fromedome
    @hunterwalk And that's the thing. If YouTube Channels are effin good, and they redirect viewers, they might make big diff. But, big IF.
    Dan Frommer
    Sun, Dec 04 2011 11:42:14
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  20. fromedome
    @hunterwalk For me it starts here. Using TWC login to watch live sports on my iPad via BTN and ESPN. Adds lot of value. http://t.co/lhGJXzk2
    Dan Frommer
    Sun, Dec 04 2011 11:43:08
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  21. hunterwalk
    @fromedome yup, there's no reason that your sub shouldn't allow you cross-platform viewing behind login. Let's talk more over coffee one day
    Hunter Walk
    Sun, Dec 04 2011 11:44:14
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  22. fromedome
    @hunterwalk But then there is the huge frustration that TWC and HBO can't work their divorce out to give us HBO TO GO. Then I get mad!
    Dan Frommer
    Sun, Dec 04 2011 11:43:45
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  23. dens
    @fromedome Just like people use to be satisfied with their flip phones :)
    Dennis Crowley
    Sun, Dec 04 2011 11:48:14
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  24. dens
    @fromedome Mark my words: TV won't be the killer app for Apple TV. It'll br ambient data screensavers & Google/Siri hanging on your wall.
    Dennis Crowley
    Sun, Dec 04 2011 11:49:18
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  25. fromedome
    @dens I'd love that. And that's where media companies being shitty software companies will burn them. Could shift power and open things up.
    Dan Frommer
    Sun, Dec 04 2011 11:50:50
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