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mlmpetert · 10-09-2011, 02:02 PM

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I saw a couple of these kind of commercials with today's games. Just a quick search on the internet and it looks this has been a battle for some time now...... Maybe with budget cuts this is a bigger issue now?

Also quickly stumbled upon a lot of stuff out there about trying to make streaming illegal content a felony, and the 10 Strikes bill, which sounds pretty vague but could be bad for all content providers, legal or not.
Obama "IP czar" wants felony charges for illegal Web streaming

Read The Bill: S. 978 - GovTrack.us

Unfortunately i got to admit streaming content from slightly questionable websites is necessary if you make the from cable to just internet and still want to watch certain shows/events. Whats ironic is that some of the streaming stuff you can get on ESPN3 (prob other networks too) is also often found on these "questionable" streaming websites, but the quality on these questionable websites is better and less buggy. The most annoying thing about watching something on ESPN3 is that there are usually just a few commercials that are used the entire game. Each and every commercial break shows the exact same 2 or 3 commercials as the previous commercial break, it gets really old really fast. Then a lot of times they will just show no commercials whatsoever and just show a ESPN3 banner for 10 or 15 seconds. Also extremely frustrating is that during "game break" type stuff, check ins from other games, halftime shows and all that stuff is just not shown, it just goes to a ESPN3 banner or one of the commercials they have and the timing is often a little off. Combine that with the occasional bugginess makes the choice to use a 3rd party provider a easy decision. Streaming content from traditional networks is just not developed very much whatsoever. Im guessing a lot of it is contractual agreements between networks and cable/satellite providers but the networks need to start fighting back some, its in their long term best interest.

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mlmpetert Playmaker Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Richmond Posts: 3,261	Re: Making the Switch from Cable to just Internet Protect the Future of TV - NAB Spot July 2011 - YouTube The Future of TV: Learn How You Can Protect the Future of Free, Local Television and Keep the News, Emergency Information and HD Programs You Love I saw a couple of these kind of commercials with today's games. Just a quick search on the internet and it looks this has been a battle for some time now...... Maybe with budget cuts this is a bigger issue now? Also quickly stumbled upon a lot of stuff out there about trying to make streaming illegal content a felony, and the 10 Strikes bill, which sounds pretty vague but could be bad for all content providers, legal or not. Obama "IP czar" wants felony charges for illegal Web streaming Read The Bill: S. 978 - GovTrack.us Unfortunately i got to admit streaming content from slightly questionable websites is necessary if you make the from cable to just internet and still want to watch certain shows/events. Whats ironic is that some of the streaming stuff you can get on ESPN3 (prob other networks too) is also often found on these "questionable" streaming websites, but the quality on these questionable websites is better and less buggy. The most annoying thing about watching something on ESPN3 is that there are usually just a few commercials that are used the entire game. Each and every commercial break shows the exact same 2 or 3 commercials as the previous commercial break, it gets really old really fast. Then a lot of times they will just show no commercials whatsoever and just show a ESPN3 banner for 10 or 15 seconds. Also extremely frustrating is that during "game break" type stuff, check ins from other games, halftime shows and all that stuff is just not shown, it just goes to a ESPN3 banner or one of the commercials they have and the timing is often a little off. Combine that with the occasional bugginess makes the choice to use a 3rd party provider a easy decision. Streaming content from traditional networks is just not developed very much whatsoever. Im guessing a lot of it is contractual agreements between networks and cable/satellite providers but the networks need to start fighting back some, its in their long term best interest. __________________ www.NRABannedGunsRaffle.org Last edited by mlmpetert; 10-09-2011 at 02:04 PM.