TV Economics 101: Why you can’t watch every show online for free
Craig Engler, general manager and senior vice president of Syfy digital, explains at BoingBoing why more U.S. television shows are not available for free online, either in the States or internationally.
In a related post at BoingBoing, Craig also notes 7 things people get wrong about the internet and tv.
I can watch Al-Jazeera live on my iPod Touch anywhere on earth with an internet signal, but I can’t watch CNN. I can view EuroNews in real time from my office computer in Cairo, but not Fox News. I can watch BBC’s Arabic network live in my lap on a Wi-Fi-enabled jet 30,000 feet above the Atlantic, but not NBC. American TV news organizations may claim to embrace the digital age, but this is studio-concocted nonsense. Not a single major cable or broadcast news network in the United States consistently streams their programming in real time.
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James Dean pulls a gun on Ronald Reagan (in newly discovered tv footage)
Guardian UK: 20th Anniversary of Twin Peaks – Reflections from its Cast
More Twin Peaks:
Pop Candy’s ten unforgettable Twin Peaks moments, complete with youtube video
IFC: Twin Peaks – less influential than desired
Blog: The Twin Peaks Archive