tv on the internet

OK, I was wrong, CBS won't be joining iTunes. According to an article over on Yahoo!, an unnamed source within Google has informed The Wallstreet Journal that Google is going to be making video content from both CBS and the NBA available for purchase from their video search, sometime in the near future.  Now, that was a lot of "maybes" and "I heard it from her who heard it from him who....," but you get the picture. Regardless, I could still see this becoming a reality. CBS seemed to test the waters last September when they released the entire premiere episode of Everybody Hates Chris for free in the search giant's video download section. That doesn't mean I like it, though. First off, I don't like that Google is charging for content that just strays too much from what they're about. Plus, I'd much rather have all of my content in one place ala iTunes or the newly launched (and Bill Gates endorsed) Vongo from Starz. That's just my two cents, but let me know what you think.

Last week, I put in my two cents on what I thought was the biggest story of 2005; the convergence of TV and the internet. As I said in the article, 2005 may have been the launching point, but it's only going to get bigger and better from here on out. So here we are, one week later and three days into the new year, and we already have our first great example. Terry Semel, a former Warner Bros head, is now in charge of Yahoo's new media department and is banking on their new video on demand service. So much so, that they've in fact just recorded a pilot for a new show called Wow House that will air exclusively there. In the show, two families will compete by decking their homes out with new "tech" (hi-def, surround sound, home automation). The two houses will then be voted on and the winners will get to keep all the swag. Geez, what a tease if you lose... Let me know what you think.