Gbtv!!!!!!!!!

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Obviously this might turn a little political due to Beck’s views but the growth of GBTV is something to watch (intentional pun!). Ever since he launched this scheme ive said that I believe he is one of the few that I think could actually pull a cable like streaming content channel off and make it profitable and competitive with traditional mediums. If it works out I think we can start expecting a lot more of it, which is a great thing for consumers regardless of political identity.

How great would it be if channels like ESPN, FOX News, MSNBC, CNBC, TBS, History, Comedy Central and other channels you love became subscriptions based as a second option. I think that’s far away at this point but I think GBTV will serve as a model for other popular specific-interest-type channels to follow. I think this bodes well for other the channels out there that beat Beck to the punch but havent worked out all that well yet. He’s going to bring a lot of views and once they have the equipment in place for GBTV they are going to be interested in subscribing to other channels, like Opera’s for example.

It should be interesting to see who follows suit next. I think a Hispanic content channel could be popular. I think a spin off type channel from espn or the like could do great. If the NFL network had gone this route instead I think it would be huge by now, although this may serve as a bargaining tool to challenge cable companies in the future.

Beck is going all in and I personally believe it will work for him. It should be extremely interesting to see if this works out and serves as a model for other to follow.


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