Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Mobiles Take Charge of TV
One piece that TiVo hasn't been able to deliver is programming the DVR through the mobile phone, and Gist Communications is beating them to the punch.This is somewhat limited because you need to have a Windows Media Center PVR, but the company has created an application for most every cell phone for controlling your digital video recording while on the road. The UGuide has a grid for browsing the TV schedule, or lets you search for programs.
Like TiVo the service also suggests programs that meet your tastes. It's in beta now as a free service, but I'm guessing that a pay for service is more likely than trying to make money from ads. Could they generate enough revenue from small ads in between the program listings like TV Guide does now?
The TV revolution will soon be complete, in many ways mirroring the information revolution from the web. Just you can now read most anything (news, reference materials etc.) whenever and wherever you want, the same will be for TV and web video.
Television execs should market their new services as such and embrace all of the partners who are making it all possible.
Posted By John Gartner at 11:12 AM
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