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It=C3=A2=E2=82=AC=E2=84=A2s easy to talk about the future of television as =
if it won=C3=A2=E2=82=AC=E2=84=A2t exist. With all the hype surrounding st=
reaming, you might be inclined to think that TV is close to uttering its dy=
ing breath. I know that I=C3=A2=E2=82=AC=E2=84=A2ve been guilty of portray=
ing that future, where consumers transition between linear broadcast and on=
line streaming and people cut the cord, ditch their cable subscriptions, an=
d consume everything over the internet. But is that really the case? Will =
online video replace television as we know it? I=C3=A2=E2=82=AC=E2=84=A2m s=
lowly coming to the conclusion that the answer to that question isn=C3=A2=
=E2=82=AC=E2=84=A2t a simple yes or no. Although there is a lot of data in=
dicating that online streaming is growing fast, cord-cutters are still the =
minority. Millennials subscribe to cable as much as any other demographic,=
and people are still watching five times as much television as they are st=
reaming video. Of course, I could argue that statements like that (backed =
by data from Limelight Networks, Nielsen, and others) are =C3=A2=E2=82=AC=
=C5=93point in time. =C3=A2=E2=82=AC=C2=9D They describe the now, not the f=
uture; the transition from linear broadcast to online streaming is a genera=
tional one. The long view likely reveals a different picture. But the ele=
phant-in-the-room question remains: What=C3=A2=E2=82=AC=E2=84=A2s the relat=
ionship between traditional television and online streaming? Because, reall=
y, if there=C3=A2=E2=82=AC=E2=84=A2s going to be a transition at some point=
, it=C3=A2=E2=82=AC=E2=84=A2s probably less about the technology and more a=
bout the business models. Content owners and distributors will need to und=
erstand how to migrate their existing operations (like generating revenue f=
rom ads) to a different delivery method.=20
I think that when we talk now about a transition between the two delivery m=
ethods, we can=C3=A2=E2=82=AC=E2=84=A2t see the forest for the trees. What=
we should be talking about is what is happening underneath the surface of =
this supposed migration=C3=A2=E2=82=AC=E2=80=9Dvideo content, as we know it=
, is changing. From analog to digital, from terrestrial broadcast to IP, v=
ideo is becoming just a stream of data that can be transported, displayed, =
and consumed anywhere at any time. In fact, the BBC has been exploring obj=
ect-based broadcasting, in which the output isn=C3=A2=E2=82=AC=E2=84=A2t a =
traditional, linear stream but rather a collection of objects and metadata =
that can be manipulated, reassembled, and consumed by any kind of device. =
(A BBC blog post features some cool images explaining the entire concept. )=
The video viewing experience is being decoupled from where it=C3=A2=E2=82=
=AC=E2=84=A2s watched, whether online or through traditional broadcast. It=
=C3=A2=E2=82=AC=E2=84=A2s being deconstructed and distilled down into just =
a stream of bytes. The =C3=A2=E2=82=AC=C5=93future of television=C3=A2=E2=
=82=AC=C2=9D isn=C3=A2=E2=82=AC=E2=84=A2t really about how video will get d=
elivered (broadcast vs. online) but about what we will do with the content=
, how we will interact with it, how the very experience of watching video w=
ill change from wherever we choose to consume it.=20
If you still want to imagine what television will look like in the future, =
it will probably be something hybrid=C3=A2=E2=82=AC=E2=80=9Da combination o=
f live and on-demand OTT and broadcast (even if it=C3=A2=E2=82=AC=E2=84=A2s=
over IP). But it will all be merged together. In the future that I can s=
ee, you won=C3=A2=E2=82=AC=E2=84=A2t have to switch between Netflix and you=
r programming guide. Because everything will be exposed via API, XML, and =
a host of other acronyms, service providers will put video sources together=
, mash them up, and deliver an experience that unshackles consumers from ha=
ving to consume content in one specific way.=20
The future of television isn=C3=A2=E2=82=AC=E2=84=A2t an either/or situatio=
n. It=C3=A2=E2=82=AC=E2=84=A2s not linear broadcast or online video. It=
=C3=A2=E2=82=AC=E2=84=A2s something in between, where it doesn=C3=A2=E2=82=
=AC=E2=84=A2t matter how the content is being delivered, or to what device.=
Maybe the word =C3=A2=E2=82=AC=C5=93transition=C3=A2=E2=82=AC=C2=9D is th=
e problem. Perhaps we should replace it with something more akin to what=
=C3=A2=E2=82=AC=E2=84=A2s really happening as people consume more online vi=
deo: =C3=A2=E2=82=AC=C5=93evolution. =C3=A2=E2=82=AC=C2=9D Late last week, =
Comcast announced a new program that allows makers of smart TVs and other I=
nternet-based video services to have full access to your cable programming =
without the need for a set-top box. Instead, the content will flow directl=
y to the third-party device as an app, including all the channels and progr=
am guide.=20
The Xfinity TV Partner Program will initially be offered on new smart TVs f=
rom Samsung, as well as Roku streaming boxes. But the program, built on op=
en Internet-based standards including HTML5, is now open to other device ma=
nufacturers to adopt. As video services move from hardware to software, th=
e future of the traditional set-top box looks increasingly grim. With this=
announcement, Comcast customers may soon eliminate the need for an extra d=
evice, potentially saving hundreds of dollars in fees. Many in the industr=
y have long predicted eventual death for the box, driven in part by a rapid=
migration by pay TV providers (including fiber and satellite-based compani=
es) to Internet standards for both video content and services, and by the e=
nthusiastic response of consumers to a growing number of Internet-based alt=
ernatives. These include Roku, as well as Amazon, Apple, Google, Netflix, =
Hulu, YouTube, SlingTV, Sony, HBO and many others.=20
Consumers, especially younger ones, are interested in defining their own vi=
deo experience, mixing traditional and self-produced content and enjoying i=
t not just on televisions but on every connected device, including tablets,=
smartphones and other mobile gadgets. At this year=C3=A2=E2=82=AC=E2=84=
=A2s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, it was clear that list would s=
oon grow to include other nontraditional viewing platforms such as cars, re=
frigerators and game consoles. Comcast=C3=A2=E2=82=AC=E2=84=A2s announceme=
nt suggests that future may already be here. The rapid evolution of video =
stands in sharp relief to an increasingly embattled FCC proposal from earli=
er this year, which would force pay TV providers to develop a new, =C3=A2=
=E2=82=AC=C5=93open=C3=A2=E2=82=AC=C2=9D set-top box within a year, and dep=
loy replacement devices to millions of their subscribers within two years. =
The FCC claims its new technical standards are required to encourage more =
competitors to produce the boxes, which in turn could reduce fees paid by c=
onsumers. TiVo=C3=A2=E2=82=AC=E2=84=A2s new Bolt DVR, for example, starts =
at $300 plus a $14. 99 monthly fee.=20
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vision as if it won't exist. With all the hype surrounding streaming, you m=
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know that I've been guilty of portraying that future, where consumers trans=
ition between linear broadcast and online streaming and people cut the cord=
, ditch their cable subscriptions, and consume everything over the internet=
But is that really the case? Will online video replace television as we k=
now it? I'm slowly coming to the conclusion that the answer to that questio=
n isn't a simple yes or no. Although there is a lot of data indicating that=
online streaming is growing fast, cord-cutters are still the minority. Mil=
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=9D They describe the now, not the future; the transition from linear broad=
cast to online streaming is a generational one. The long view likely reveal=
s a different picture. But the elephant-in-the-room question remains: What'=
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hanging. From analog to digital, from terrestrial broadcast to IP, video is=
becoming just a stream of data that can be transported, displayed, and con=
sumed anywhere at any time. In fact, the BBC has been exploring object-base=
d broadcasting, in which the output isn't a traditional, linear stream but =
rather a collection of objects and metadata that can be manipulated, reasse=
mbled, and consumed by any kind of device. (A BBC blog post features some c=
ool images explaining the entire concept.) The video viewing experience is =
being decoupled from where it's watched, whether online or through traditio=
nal broadcast. It's being deconstructed and distilled down into just a stre=
am of bytes. The â??future of televisionâ?=9D isn't really abou=
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IP). But it will all be merged together. In the future that I can see, you=
won't have to switch between Netflix and your programming guide. Because e=
verything will be exposed via API, XML, and a host of other acronyms, servi=
ce providers will put video sources together, mash them up, and deliver an =
experience that unshackles consumers from having to consume content in one =
specific way.</p>=20
<p style=3D"font-size: 7.8px">The future of television isn't an either/o=
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e programming without the need for a set-top box. Instead, the content will=
flow directly to the third-party device as an app, including all the chann=
els and program guide.</p>=20
<p style=3D"font-size: 7.8px">The Xfinity TV Partner Program will initia=
lly be offered on new smart TVs from Samsung, as well as Roku streaming box=
es. But the program, built on open Internet-based standards including HTML5=
, is now open to other device manufacturers to adopt. As video services mov=
e from hardware to software, the future of the traditional set-top box look=
s increasingly grim. With this announcement, Comcast customers may soon eli=
minate the need for an extra device, potentially saving hundreds of dollars=
in fees. Many in the industry have long predicted eventual death for the b=
ox, driven in part by a rapid migration by pay TV providers (including fibe=
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number of Internet-based alternatives. These include Roku, as well as Amaz=
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<p style=3D"font-size: 7.8px">Consumers, especially younger ones, are in=
terested in defining their own video experience, mixing traditional and sel=
f-produced content and enjoying it not just on televisions but on every con=
nected device, including tablets, smartphones and other mobile gadgets. At =
this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, it was clear that list =
would soon grow to include other nontraditional viewing platforms such as c=
ars, refrigerators and game consoles. Comcast's announcement suggests that =
future may already be here. The rapid evolution of video stands in sharp re=
lief to an increasingly embattled FCC proposal from earlier this year, whic=
h would force pay TV providers to develop a new, â??openâ?=9D s=
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