Story on untv.ca on front page of TV Guide!!
Jan. 24 '07
Steve just e-mailed us some VERY exciting news! TV Guide did a story on untv.ca on their front page yesterday. Read it for yourself! (Big grin)
Is TV obsolete? More programming moves to the web.
By Stephanie Earp
From big-budget shows downloaded wirelessly to internet-only channels, the web continues to encroach on network territory
Saturday Night Live plucked Andy Samberg out of internet obscurity
There's no question the internet has revolutionized the music industry (much to the chagrin of many big labels), but can it have the same effect on television? Apple thinks so, and recently launched Apple TV, a set-top box that allows users to views downloaded content on their widescreen TVs. The box works with the iTunes music and video service, but unlike some of its competitors, doens't allow users to watch YouTube videos - or any non-iTunes content.
Apple TV joins a host of set-top boxes, like the PlayStation 3, Movie Beam and TiVo, that allow viewers to control the content they watch. Each device offers different functions, but it's only a matter of time until one device offers all the downloading, streaming, recording and time-shifting a family could want.
At the moment, very few of these options are available in Canada, as TV shows are not licensed for digital sale outside the US. So, what could we Canucks watch on an Apple TV box? Movie trailers and music videos.
Which opens up the field to internet-only television stations like untv.ca, a Halifax-based website that offers completely original content. Like channel101.com before it (the site that launched the career of SNL's Andy Samberg, of "Lazy Sunday" and "D*ck in a Box" fame), untv.ca streams short episodes of various programs, from over-the-top soaps and artsy black comedy, to a snarky news program.
While untv.ca doesn't yet boast an obvious successor to channel101.com hits like Yacht Rock or House of Cosbys, in a culture accustomed to watching viral videos from amateur and semi-professional creators, sites like untv.ca have unprecedented access to the public eye.
Vive la revolution.
Steve just e-mailed us some VERY exciting news! TV Guide did a story on untv.ca on their front page yesterday. Read it for yourself! (Big grin)
Is TV obsolete? More programming moves to the web.
By Stephanie Earp
From big-budget shows downloaded wirelessly to internet-only channels, the web continues to encroach on network territory
Saturday Night Live plucked Andy Samberg out of internet obscurity
There's no question the internet has revolutionized the music industry (much to the chagrin of many big labels), but can it have the same effect on television? Apple thinks so, and recently launched Apple TV, a set-top box that allows users to views downloaded content on their widescreen TVs. The box works with the iTunes music and video service, but unlike some of its competitors, doens't allow users to watch YouTube videos - or any non-iTunes content.
Apple TV joins a host of set-top boxes, like the PlayStation 3, Movie Beam and TiVo, that allow viewers to control the content they watch. Each device offers different functions, but it's only a matter of time until one device offers all the downloading, streaming, recording and time-shifting a family could want.
At the moment, very few of these options are available in Canada, as TV shows are not licensed for digital sale outside the US. So, what could we Canucks watch on an Apple TV box? Movie trailers and music videos.
Which opens up the field to internet-only television stations like untv.ca, a Halifax-based website that offers completely original content. Like channel101.com before it (the site that launched the career of SNL's Andy Samberg, of "Lazy Sunday" and "D*ck in a Box" fame), untv.ca streams short episodes of various programs, from over-the-top soaps and artsy black comedy, to a snarky news program.
While untv.ca doesn't yet boast an obvious successor to channel101.com hits like Yacht Rock or House of Cosbys, in a culture accustomed to watching viral videos from amateur and semi-professional creators, sites like untv.ca have unprecedented access to the public eye.
Vive la revolution.
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