A Decade When Internet TV Came Into Its Own
As the Noughties comes to an end and we look back, the past decade has been an amazing time for both technology and internet tv. Its hard to imagine, but a decade ago, there were no smart phones. The iPhone was still a twinkle in Apple’s eye. Myspace was creatyed in 2003, Facebook only came about in 2004, Twitter in 2007. Can you also beleive there was no iTunes?
Ten years ago all television sets sold were the old massive cathode ray tube types and hd broadcasts were at an experimental stage. If you wanted to buy a high definition tv then you could buy a cheap one for around $6000
The Future Is Internet TV
Interestingly, the battle fought over the last ten years between Blu-ray and HD-DVD may have been in vain. Although the format that won out was Blu-ray when the HD-DVD format crashed. It may be too late as streaming media is battling out with the hd disc format now.
Although Blu-ray players are now cheap to buy and plentiful, sales of movies on Blu-ray discs, according to The Wall Street Journal, represented only 11.5% of studios’ in-home video revenue as of September. Blu-ray players are now available for under $130 but it may be too little too late.
More and more, viewers are taking the option to stream movies and TV shows using the Internet and avoiding the need for physical media. Indeed, Netflix — the DVD’s best friend — is a strong proponent of streaming video, offering unlimited access to thousands of titles that can be streamed to computers or TV sets equipped with devices such as the Roku, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and some compatible TiVo models.
The Internet tv websites all started taking off late in the decade, from networks forming their own online presence and the launch of the most famous internet tv website, Hulu. Suddenly viewers could actually watch full length tv shows online. Their impact on viewing has been dramatic over a short period of time. The future looks to become totally dominated by the internet, catch up tv and video on demand. It will seem positively prehistoric to have to buy a disc in order to watch a movie or show. The future is bright, the future is internet tv
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