TV, TV, Everywhere

Quote of the day:
“We’re the kids in America, everybody live for the music around.”
--Cascada

I am very pleased to report no news. After a bit of a punky day yesterday, Merrie is feeling better today. She had coffee with a friend while I took care of a couple birthday errands.

NBC and News Corporation (Fox and MySpace) have made an agreement to start a new website to show their programs. The shows will be advertiser-supported and therefore free. They’ve also contracted with other web services, such as Yahoo and AOL, to put their programs on their video sites.

It’s an interesting development. Not revolutionary, but interesting. It will take some time (years) or this to really make a significant impact. When CBS, ABC and other content providers sign on the process will move a bit faster.

Who wants to watch TV on his or her computer? It doesn’t especially interest me. But I suspect there will be an audience among the heaviest internet users--those age 0 to 25.

There will also be another effect. Hint: most office workers have a computer at their workstation. Hint no. 2 (and don’t tell anyone, it’s a secret): most of those workers already spend substantial time doing non-work-related things on the internet--such as shopping, banking, e-mailing friends, playing poker, watching YouTube, and reading their favorite blogs and magazines.

Indeed, before long we will have TV everywhere in the workplace. What a relief.