Comments on: NBC will offer episodes to download for free (sweetie) http://boxcutters.net/2007/09/20/nbc-will-offer-episodes-to-download-for-free-sweetie/ It's Television: Dissected Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:23:58 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: catbrain http://boxcutters.net/2007/09/20/nbc-will-offer-episodes-to-download-for-free-sweetie/comment-page-1/#comment-7929 catbrain Fri, 21 Sep 2007 00:08:50 +0000 http://boxcutters.net/blog/2007/09/20/nbc-will-offer-episodes-to-download-for-free-sweetie/#comment-7929 I received notification the other day about NBC shows being available to download through Amazon - it would seem as the alternative to iTunes. I haven't investigated it very much, as it's US residents (not Canada) only - I don't have a Special Fancy - but it didn't seem very obvious where to download the free eps, only how to subscribe to the whole season ("only US$1.89 per episode!"). I received notification the other day about NBC shows being available to download through Amazon – it would seem as the alternative to iTunes. I haven’t investigated it very much, as it’s US residents (not Canada) only – I don’t have a Special Fancy – but it didn’t seem very obvious where to download the free eps, only how to subscribe to the whole season (“only US$1.89 per episode!”).

]]> By: Marc Edwards http://boxcutters.net/2007/09/20/nbc-will-offer-episodes-to-download-for-free-sweetie/comment-page-1/#comment-7928 Marc Edwards Thu, 20 Sep 2007 23:36:25 +0000 http://boxcutters.net/blog/2007/09/20/nbc-will-offer-episodes-to-download-for-free-sweetie/#comment-7928 "But, Mr. Gaspin said, ?piracy was and is our No. 1 priority.? He said that the music industry had been devastated by the free exchange of music, much of it facilitated by iTunes." http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/20/business/media/20nbc.html?_r=1&hp=&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1190331140-2uWiycka59t5l425fSFF6Q Shouldn't their #1 priority be making and funding good shows? Or thinking of creative ways to make money from those shows? I can think of a million things more important to their business than piracy for NBC universal. “But, Mr. Gaspin said, ?piracy was and is our No. 1 priority.? He said that the music industry had been devastated by the free exchange of music, much of it facilitated by iTunes.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/20/business/media/20nbc.html?_r=1&hp=&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1190331140-2uWiycka59t5l425fSFF6Q

Shouldn’t their #1 priority be making and funding good shows? Or thinking of creative ways to make money from those shows?

I can think of a million things more important to their business than piracy for NBC universal.

]]> By: Adam D http://boxcutters.net/2007/09/20/nbc-will-offer-episodes-to-download-for-free-sweetie/comment-page-1/#comment-7896 Adam D Thu, 20 Sep 2007 08:23:35 +0000 http://boxcutters.net/blog/2007/09/20/nbc-will-offer-episodes-to-download-for-free-sweetie/#comment-7896 Yep. Everything with DRM fails. Everything that locks the user into one format fails. Yep. Everything with DRM fails. Everything that locks the user into one format fails.

]]> By: Marc Edwards http://boxcutters.net/2007/09/20/nbc-will-offer-episodes-to-download-for-free-sweetie/comment-page-1/#comment-7891 Marc Edwards Thu, 20 Sep 2007 06:03:29 +0000 http://boxcutters.net/blog/2007/09/20/nbc-will-offer-episodes-to-download-for-free-sweetie/#comment-7891 No Mac support. Forced to watch ads. Exploding, time limited media. No space-shifting support. DRM, DRM, DRM and more DRM. It will bomb. They'll be back on iTunes in less than 6 months. No Mac support. Forced to watch ads. Exploding, time limited media. No space-shifting support. DRM, DRM, DRM and more DRM.

It will bomb.

They’ll be back on iTunes in less than 6 months.

]]> By: fourthof5 http://boxcutters.net/2007/09/20/nbc-will-offer-episodes-to-download-for-free-sweetie/comment-page-1/#comment-7873 fourthof5 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 03:46:56 +0000 http://boxcutters.net/blog/2007/09/20/nbc-will-offer-episodes-to-download-for-free-sweetie/#comment-7873 If I am to think of a workable business model then having a timed play time of a week I think is fair. Having said that... its not that hard to do an on the fly capture. So thats all good. NOW the important part. Does this mean that its a US only thing (Brett's special fancy needed) or a world release (I assume the former). Still I see it as a step in the right direction, whether that makes it to the Neanderthal and recalcitrant networks we have in Australia is another thing altogether (we still don't have TV delivered through iTunes) If I am to think of a workable business model then having a timed play time of a week I think is fair. Having said that… its not that hard to do an on the fly capture. So thats all good. NOW the important part. Does this mean that its a US only thing (Brett’s special fancy needed) or a world release (I assume the former). Still I see it as a step in the right direction, whether that makes it to the Neanderthal and recalcitrant networks we have in Australia is another thing altogether (we still don’t have TV delivered through iTunes)

]]> By: wilbert http://boxcutters.net/2007/09/20/nbc-will-offer-episodes-to-download-for-free-sweetie/comment-page-1/#comment-7863 wilbert Thu, 20 Sep 2007 01:47:17 +0000 http://boxcutters.net/blog/2007/09/20/nbc-will-offer-episodes-to-download-for-free-sweetie/#comment-7863 The files will only play Windows based PCs, they still don't get it. NBC have ruled out DivX enabled DVD-Players, Macs and iPods, among others. I think the networks have got along way to go before Channel Bittorrent starts losing viewers. The files will only play Windows based PCs, they still don’t get it.

NBC have ruled out DivX enabled DVD-Players, Macs and iPods, among others.

I think the networks have got along way to go before Channel Bittorrent starts losing viewers.

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