I too agree with your statement about Internet for delivery, but I think by targeting it at the consumer first is a mistake that is bound to fail as there is just not a large enough VoD on home computer market out there and that a failure in the first attempt will make these large companies reluctant to invest any time and money in any further VoD attempts.
Of course one might say what does that matter? Sooner or later a media company will get it right and it will happen. It is just aggrevating to have to wait so long for them to get it right. Most consumers can see and want it to go that way, why don't these companies listen to their customers?
In the meantime the Johnny-Come-Latelies, like Verizon FIOS TV, are starting to build up their own VoD libraries because they want to give their customers what they want now and can't wait for the large media distributors to get their head out of 'the sand'. Maybe Netflix and Blockbuster are killing themselves and don't even know it...
Video rental companies need to stop chasing the home computer streaming media dragon and get their vast libraries available to the television for use in VoD.
The way of the future is all media converges on the television which will be linked in to the home network.
It's time to make deals with the cable companies that both sides can really use.
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I too agree with your statement about Internet for delivery, but I think by targeting it at the consumer first is a mistake that is bound to fail as there is just not a large enough VoD on home computer market out there and that a failure in the first attempt will make these large companies reluctant to invest any time and money in any further VoD attempts.
Of course one might say what does that matter? Sooner or later a media company will get it right and it will happen. It is just aggrevating to have to wait so long for them to get it right. Most consumers can see and want it to go that way, why don't these companies listen to their customers?
In the meantime the Johnny-Come-Latelies, like Verizon FIOS TV, are starting to build up their own VoD libraries because they want to give their customers what they want now and can't wait for the large media distributors to get their head out of 'the sand'. Maybe Netflix and Blockbuster are killing themselves and don't even know it...
Video rental companies need to stop chasing the home computer streaming media dragon and get their vast libraries available to the television for use in VoD. The way of the future is all media converges on the television which will be linked in to the home network. It's time to make deals with the cable companies that both sides can really use.