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You tech-savvy people out there may be interested in this:
http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/14/new-service-will-stream-local-tv-stations-in-new-york/?hp
The tiny antenna things blows my mind. It also made me think about the future of the way we consume our Leafs content.
I think we all know that within 10 years most of the over-the-air content will be available via some kind of legal Internet streaming. Rather than having to subscribe to a zillion channels of cable or satellite content we will never use, we are heading toward a business model where enterprises like this NYC one will off a la carte streaming options. Some smart company will figure out that sports fans the world over will want to buy streaming packages of their favorite team(s).
So I foresee a time, hopefully not too far off, where I can subscribe to an all-Leafs Internet streaming plan to legally get every game no matter who the broadcaster is. All this BS about blackouts, firewalls preventing CBC from being seen/streamed in the US, etc etc, will go by the wayside as obsolete in a world where there is a global viewing pool. (How many regular posters on here are outside Canada? North America? Plenty.)
Nielsen ratings are currently a stumbling block, but one that can be overcome. What if, as a condition for signing up for a la carte streaming, you agree to let them place a cookie-like thing on your computer that automatically pings Nielsen every time you watch a stream? They would have absolutely solid ratings numbers then.
http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/14/new-service-will-stream-local-tv-stations-in-new-york/?hp
The tiny antenna things blows my mind. It also made me think about the future of the way we consume our Leafs content.
I think we all know that within 10 years most of the over-the-air content will be available via some kind of legal Internet streaming. Rather than having to subscribe to a zillion channels of cable or satellite content we will never use, we are heading toward a business model where enterprises like this NYC one will off a la carte streaming options. Some smart company will figure out that sports fans the world over will want to buy streaming packages of their favorite team(s).
So I foresee a time, hopefully not too far off, where I can subscribe to an all-Leafs Internet streaming plan to legally get every game no matter who the broadcaster is. All this BS about blackouts, firewalls preventing CBC from being seen/streamed in the US, etc etc, will go by the wayside as obsolete in a world where there is a global viewing pool. (How many regular posters on here are outside Canada? North America? Plenty.)
Nielsen ratings are currently a stumbling block, but one that can be overcome. What if, as a condition for signing up for a la carte streaming, you agree to let them place a cookie-like thing on your computer that automatically pings Nielsen every time you watch a stream? They would have absolutely solid ratings numbers then.