Wow, ABC catches up to ME!

Almost three years ago, I lamented the huge disconnect between the cable and television networks and their audiences. I made the point that the reason that filesharing applications were so widely adopted was due to the one simple factor that none of the people in the TV/Movie business seemed to be able to understand, convenience. I suggested that the future of TV would be to air made-for-TV content over the Internet, commercials and all, and further that this model would quickly overtake the number of viewers using a standard TV setup (broadcast, cable, satellite, etc.) Well, three years later, our friends over at ABC may have finally listened. They have announced a plan to make much of their premium content online for free the day after broadcast. This will be the complete version of the previous days broadcast showing, including commercials. The real remaining question is whether there are enough interested parties remaining after the growth of Tivo and DVR's to make this model still viable.

-Z