I can confirm it doesn't work outside the US, well it doesn't in the UK anyway, screenshot below...
same thing from Montreal, Canada
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NBC's iTunes Alternative Launches Private Beta
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same thing from Montreal, Canada
NBC CEO: "Apple Has Destroyed the Music Business..."
"...If we don't take control on the video side, they'll do the same to video."
This from the mouth of Jeff Zucker, NBC Universal CEO. What planet does this imbecile live in? In most people's eyes Apple single-handedly saved the music business.
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"...If we don't take control on the video side, they'll do the same to video."
This from the mouth of Jeff Zucker, NBC Universal CEO. What planet does this imbecile live in? In most people's eyes Apple single-handedly saved the music business.
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HA! I netflixed the first disc of Airhawk, said it had 6 episodes, 3 on each side. Stupid thing is... the front side had the cover on it, so I could never figure out how to watch the other 3.
The quality on this is much better than the NBC.com joke, which I HATE having to do, but it's still not portable, no streaming to
TV, no iPod watching, and yes there are commercials. I prefer the $2.
Ya he also said :
"Zucker lamented the lack of flexibility on pricing, and the fact that NBC U wasn't able to get a cut of Apple's hardware sales, saying that "Apple sold millions of dollars worth of hardware off the back of our content." He also dropped the bomb that the iTunes deal netted NBC U "just" $15 million in revenue, despite the fact that NBC's programming accounted for 40% of video sales on iTunes.
Maybe there is something wrong with the pricing. If content providers also get 70% from the profits then they only sold 22 million shows, and iTunes as a whole about 55 million.
Do we have official numbers from Apple?
Ok, am I missing something? I didn't see any ads in the entire episode in the embedded player on the MR homepage. I just passed on by the white dots without anything.
That's Airwolf
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airwolf
And I won't be visiting Hulu.com. And I guess I won't be watching Heroes anymore either, except maybe when it comes out on DVD. I can't watch it when it airs, and I don't like trying to watch streaming video, and I want to be able to watch it on my TV, or at the very least full screen on my computer while being able to sit back with my remote. And I really hate watching a show on my computer with ads. I much prefer paying my $2 to get a local, ad-free TV show.
http://gigaom.com/2007/10/29/hulu-hands-on-review/
There is a full screen mode on site itself (still private beta)
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There is a full screen mode on site itself (still private beta)
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Apple has podcasts for this, networks can easily provide us with high quality, ad supported shows. They just don't want to do it via iTunes because it helps iTunes an they are afraid of Apple becoming to big. They don't want Apple to become the Microsoft for online content.
Someone is LYING
According to Apple's data here Apple has sold over 100 Million TV Shows. At $1.99US per show, that is a gross profit of $199M. If NBC claims that they were responsible for 40% of all video sales, that would mean 40 Million shows or $79.6M gross. If NBC claims they only made $15M in revenue that would mean that Apple pocketed the remaining $64.6M.
I strongly doubt that NBC would have agreed to a business deal with Apple where they only get approx 19% of the revenue and Apple gets the remaining 81%!
I smell a lie.
According to Apple's data here Apple has sold over 100 Million TV Shows. At $1.99US per show, that is a gross profit of $199M. If NBC claims that they were responsible for 40% of all video sales, that would mean 40 Million shows or $79.6M gross. If NBC claims they only made $15M in revenue that would mean that Apple pocketed the remaining $64.6M.
I strongly doubt that NBC would have agreed to a business deal with Apple where they only get approx 19% of the revenue and Apple gets the remaining 81%!
I smell a lie.
I can confirm it doesn't work outside the US, well it doesn't in the UK anyway, screenshot below...
Would a VPN with america IP settings work?
Re: Karlfranz's comments - i'm not so sure apple have saved the music business, more like the music industry saved apple. The problem now is that the major record labels are beholden to iTunes, and this is something NBC wants to avoid. Imagine a country with only one high street; only one music store and several suppliers. The suppliers have nowhere else to go so the store is able to dictate the terms.
So what do the suppliers do? Set up their own store to compete with the main store. Except really they'd be much smarter persuading that bookstore to sell their music and then play those two off against each other.
This is about leverage. Apple's dominance in digital music means they dictate that market right now, which is a fact that's going to harm their negotiations when it comes to TV content.
So what do the suppliers do? Set up their own store to compete with the main store. Except really they'd be much smarter persuading that bookstore to sell their music and then play those two off against each other.
This is about leverage. Apple's dominance in digital music means they dictate that market right now, which is a fact that's going to harm their negotiations when it comes to TV content.
not interested...
If this costs a dime to use, it's not worth it.
It would be nice if I could download the content and watch it on a flight or in a place I don't have internet access.
I'm telling you... get slingplayer running on an iPhone and it would put all this garbage to shame. Most of us pay for our content through a dish or comcast. I should be able to watch it no matter where I am.
BTW... maybe I missed part of the post, but I didn't see any adds.
If this costs a dime to use, it's not worth it.
It would be nice if I could download the content and watch it on a flight or in a place I don't have internet access.
I'm telling you... get slingplayer running on an iPhone and it would put all this garbage to shame. Most of us pay for our content through a dish or comcast. I should be able to watch it no matter where I am.
BTW... maybe I missed part of the post, but I didn't see any adds.
NBC needs to wake up and get a clue. People don't want to sit in their computer chairs and watch their hit tv program on a computer, even for free. It's all about the portability. If they're that dead set against doing business with iTunes, fine, then come out with your own service that works on portable music players and home media centers like xbox360 or something, but don't just sit there and broadcast commercial-interrupted shows over the internet. Good god, we've already got that with an antenna and a DVR.
For the people who asked why there are so many negatives, I can at least explain why I voted negative.
I don't really mind watching a show with ads in it, but they won't even let me watch it in the first place. Therefore, a negative vote from me.
I don't really mind watching a show with ads in it, but they won't even let me watch it in the first place. Therefore, a negative vote from me.
you cant set a velvet rope up on a section of sidewalk and ask people to pay a toll. they'll just walk around.
the internet is as long as a word document.
the internet is as long as a word document.
Good job NBC. All of them are free with little ads. Nice move than $1.99. iTunes video just got the nail on the coffin.
