Comments on: Why does “on demand” feel so… demanding?

By: purple motes » video content economics

purple motes » video content economics — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 04:11:46 +0000

[...] To the extent Joost is like TV, how will it motivate persons to get off the couch in front of the television? Is searching for programs and channels valued experience? Recently the web has been abuzz with Joost’s deal with Viacom. Why will users watch Viacom’s content on Joost rather than on television? [...]

By: Brent

Brent — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 18:08:54 +0000

It’s all about hedonism, ain’t it?

Your scenario about sitting on the couch and having a crisis about what to watch isn’t unfamiliar to me, but I tend to drift into shorter and shorter shows as a result.

And, especially late at night, shows that require no mental investment (nor much time) come to mind: ATHF or Blind Date.

By: Fawn

Fawn — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 00:39:58 +0000

In a nutshell, this is why instead of getting a TiVO (sorry, friend who works there), I cancelled cable entirely and got a Netflix subscription. Whatever showed up in the day’s mail is what I’m going to watch when I need some mental down time. No thought required, no decision-making process involved.