Internet TV...Its coming!

Wow, that is very cool, thanks for looking out. I am kinda worried about the phrase that was used, "...independent voices with flexible copyright liscense." Not sure what that is all about...but other wise sounds cool.
 
I am wondering about the licensing.
What do you actually need to set up an internet TV channel? I guess that we would need a license first of all, right?
What about the content? If you are sharing the content with several users, how do you protect it?
 
araujofh said:
I am wondering about the licensing.
What do you actually need to set up an internet TV channel? I guess that we would need a license first of all, right?
What about the content? If you are sharing the content with several users, how do you protect it?
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Liscense? Why would you need a liscense. With an internet TV station you are not using up finite spectrum space (like broadcast TV), you are using server bandwith, which is, practically, limitless.

Now, I see that you are a resident of Angola. I do not know the laws in your country. I would seek the advice of someone versed in the communications laws in your country. However, since this in not broadcasting, but is viewer on demand narrowcasting, I can not see where any government would have any say over what you did with your internet TV station. Just my opinionl.
 
kyledroid said:
Found this just recently. Its being developed for the mac first, but a windows version is in the works. Heres a link to their neato website: http://participatoryculture.org/hype/
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I have been thinking a lot about this since I read the first post and I am very excited about the possibilities, which are almost mind boggleing. Just let me throw out a couple of things for all of us to chew over:

With the 50 Million Channel Universe about to be launched, don't you think that the demand for the services of individuals able to artistically communicate with sound and image will be on the rise?

What if, instead of pitching your next client on the advantages of a series of commercials, you pitched them on the advantages of having their own TV station?
And who would be there to set it up for them (for a small nominal fee of course!)? You!

Wow, It is going to be cool!!!
 
A few companies already realised putting short movies on the web is better than just 30 second commercials, the viral advertising of the web works and people are paying less attention to commercials anyway (and with Tivo they don't even see them)
Budweiser, BMW and Amazon are some of these companies
this seems like a logical next step for them, instead of short movies that you can download a TV channel with content sponsored by some company.
think about it, a company sponsoring a channel with short movies and us creating that content
I know you could create your own channel, but I'm sure a sponsored channel like Budweiser's can get much more exposure than EShy's channel
 
It'll be awesome when this stuff is fully kicked off! TV will have a whole new rival and a "new" hollywood will emerge. Think of the possibility and how well placed we indie film makers are right now! We will have a larger voice and can revolutionize the industry.
 
I was contacted by an outfit called 'ManiaTV' for one of my shorts that was in a film festival.

Apparently, it's a streaming video website that's functioning like a tv channel - all youth oriented stuff, basically like mtv (when mtv first started). The terms are non-exclusive rights, they can show my film (I believe for a certain period of time, I'd have to look again) and I can show and submit my film anywhere. Of course, if someone wanted exclusive rights to my film, it might be a problem, but I have only short films, so I'm guessing that won't happen.

I sort of like this idea, because the problem with each person having their station is how do you get people to surf your site? If there are 10 indie film sites I like, I can check them all out on a semi-regular basis. There are 10 million indie sites, I don't have time.
 
dmitriandsnow said:
Instead of paying for website costs you can pay for your TV channel bandwidth.
YOUR tv channel! I am up for it...
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wow! Your own Tv Channel on the web? I'm totally there!!!!
 
dstevens said:
I sort of like this idea, because the problem with each person having their station is how do you get people to surf your site? If there are 10 indie film sites I like, I can check them all out on a semi-regular basis. There are 10 million indie sites, I don't have time.
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This has been the problem for independent filmmakers since day one, "how do I get my stuff recognized?". Nobody said that self-promotion would not be needed.

What you have to understand is, the mainstream media companies will try and crush this with what they have in abundance, money. The Megalopolies will gooble up bandwith and in time, any channel that has any measure of success. Here is how it will play out, for the first 2 years the mavoricks will rein and the DTV revolution will be as democratic as it will ever be. The successful channels will rake in dollars and will be featured on CNN, Time Magazine, Newsweek, The New York Times. There will be cover articles in Wired and the CEOs of these channels will get their 30 minutes on "Charlie Rose". These early mavoricks will go public and be goobled up by the media capitalists, AOL/Time-Warner, Cap City/ABC, ect., ect. Then we will be be able to access the same bland,least common denominator bullshit that is available over the air, on cable and from satellite. Just as now, we will still have to dig and dig to find programing that is relavant. I just hope that the effort will be worth it. I think it will.
 
Nope, it's not going to work

Nope, it's not going to work

I don't know if you've followed what's happening RIGHT NOW, but the big internet service providers are working very seriously to put an end to free internet.
THey say that if you're going to use their pipes you'll pay.
An internet TV will be tributary of the pipes that carry the info. If you don't own the pipes and start a TV you'll will be screwed. Air TV have their own frequency and nobody can mess up with it, no bad surprise.

What will you be watching on Internet TV? Movies right, whether they're news broadcast, films or docs. The bandwidth needed will be huge and it's not going to happen for free. If anything it's going to end up as expensive as air tv and yes, it will also be clogged with ads.
Just because it's the internet you think it's going to be cool?

You really believe that in this country, especially with this administration you're going to have free rides? Like nobody is going to give somebody who is already rich the present of the internet? Wow!

Even US Ports are for sales.
Do your own research through Google or whatever you use, the free internet is coming to an end. I give it 5 years.
Phil
 
Actually, there is enough fiber optic already laid around the world to handle every piece of information ever created by man, several times over. So, the fiber optic backbone is already in place, now we just have to get it to every home, school, and business.

Internet Television is quickly becoming a reality. As Executive Producer of USTV, I helped establish our new independent Internet television network here in the Finger Lakes region of Upstate New York. All the producers, writers, actors, and production people are local college students wishing to gain "real world" work experience in video and television production before they graduate. They will be producing and Internet broadcasting a wide variety of programs similar to what you see currently on the 42 successful cable channels - HGTV, TLC, The Discover Channel, The Travel Channel, etc., but with a focus on our Finger Lakes region.

All generated revenues over and above what we need to operate will be poured back into our community to grow tourism and small business. We also will begin to sponsor independent filmmakers in an attempt to spark a new film industry here in Upstate New York.

If you care to, take a look at our website. Granted, its not much yet, but we are working hard to learn our new DVX100A's, lighting & sound equipment, video and film production, etc.

Now, thanks to all the great people on DVXUser, we will be able to overcome the learning curves for all of these much faster than we planned.

Joe DeBottis
www.ustv.us
 
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