ABC to Stream Oscars Live to 'Watch ABC' iOS App for Select Customers

[parseckadet]

I think the broadcast companies are stuck in the dark ages because the ad agencies are stuck in the dark ages. And the ad agencies are that way because Neilson is stuck in the dark ages. The irony is that their ratings data would be so much more accurate, and therefore useful, if they could be bothered to just lift a damn finger. But hey, what are you gonna do when you allow one company to have a monopoly on broadcast rating data?

 

[bozzykid]

It's a greed issue.

Wrong. ABC owns the affiliates where it allows streaming. The other affiliates are not owned by ABC and ABC has no right to rebroadcast them without an agreement with each company.

 

[Tiger8]

Wrong. ABC owns the affiliates where it allows streaming. The other affiliates are not owned by ABC and ABC has no right to rebroadcast them without an agreement with each company.

And how will you authenticate then if you happen to pick ABC the way it's meant to be picked? Via an Antenna?

 

[C DM]

And how will you authenticate then if you happen to pick ABC the way it's meant to be picked? Via an Antenna?

You don't, you get it the way you get it, via an antenna (on your TV).

 

[bozzykid]

And how will you authenticate then if you happen to pick ABC the way it's meant to be picked? Via an Antenna?

I don't understand what you are saying? Live streaming is only available on ABC owned affiliates. The rest of the country that has ABC affiliates not owned by ABC can't be streamed. Until ABC makes a deal with them, live streaming will not be possible. It's dumb, but that is how it works.

 

[kds1]

I cut the cord in May 2009. I have an RCA1600 HD antenna and my TV, and that's all I need.

Channels I have deleted (hidden):

All three Disney
Watch ABC
KORTV
Crunchyroll
WWF

Channels I use the most:

Netflix
iTunes Movies
YouTube
Vimeo
SkyNews
WSJ Live
Bloomberg
PBS
Smithsonian
Weather Channel

Occasionally Hulu Plus for a month once in awhile...

....and video content in my iTunes Library on my Mac.

Oh, and I use AirPlay A LOT.