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"Hashtag" may have just been <a href="http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-01-09/features/ct-tribu-words-work-hashtag-20130109_1_new-words-committee-american-dialect-society-marriage-equality" target="_blank">crowned 2012's word of the year</a>, but it seems 2013 could be the year of "cord cutting." 
Cord cutting is a growing trend threatening the <keyword id="6355066" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="Cable">cable</keyword> industry's standard bundle package sales, as many are now opting for wireless broadcasting services such as <keyword id="128682" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Netflix">Netflix</keyword>, Apple <keyword id="6355065" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="tv">TV</keyword>, and Hulu.
According to a <a href="http://www.theatlanticwire.com/technology/2012/08/hbo-here-are-those-cord-cutting-stats-you-asked/55292/" target="_blank">survey conducted by Convergence Consulting Group</a>, "2.65 million people have forgone their cable subscriptions for alternative methods between the years of 2008 and 2011" to opt for low-cost Internet video streaming subscription services or other free video platforms.
<a href="http://paidcontent.org/2012/05/04/nielsen-1-5m-u-s-households-cut-the-cord-in-2011/" target="_blank">Nielsen reports a similar figure</a>, finding that the number of households paying a multichannel provider last year declined by 1.5 million. In fact, Nielsen noted a 22.8 percent increase in cord-cutters over the past year.

As of 2012, the cable industry is also seeing a reduction in subscriptions.
One new product that threatens the cable industry more than ever before is <keyword id="28115" type="CITY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Intel">Intel</keyword>'s new Internet Protocol <keyword id="6357922" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="Television">television</keyword> (IPTV) service. 
"For the past year or so, Intel has also quietly been working on a top-secret set-top box that could not only be better than what Apple, Google, and even Microsoft offer today, but also kill the cable industry as we know it," claims <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyclay/2012/12/30/why-intels-new-iptv-service-will-do-what-google-apple-and-microsoft-cant/" target="_blank">Forbes</a>.
What's different about Intel's new platform is that consumers, for the first time, will be able to subscribe solely to individual channels or even TV shows—instead of having to buy bundled cable services with hundreds of channels from providers such as Time Warner.
Intel's new TV product allows viewers to pick and choose any channel they want a la carte and only pay for those channels.
And it seems Hollywood is on board, as Intel has negotiated licensing agreements with Tinseltown allowing customers to subscribe per-channel as well as have the ability to use "Cloud DVR" features. 
According to <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyclay/2012/12/30/why-intels-new-iptv-service-will-do-what-google-apple-and-microsoft-cant/" target="_blank">Forbes</a>:
As Intel has approached Hollywood with much more dedication (and dollars), this is likely the single reason that Intel, more than any company before it, has the potential to really bring to consumers the things we have never seen in online content before, such as live sports, release schedules that match broadcast, and first episode through current libraries for video on demand ... Intel has made it clear to Hollywood they are serious about this product and dedicated to its longevity. Intel is also prepared to invest heavily in making it a success.
While Silicon Valley measures investments in tens of millions, Hollywood often drops more than $100 million into a single movie. Intel came to the table knowing this, and so was able to negotiate the licensing agreements with Hollywood that other tech giants have never been able to.
Intel also has the technology to create a product unlike its competitors, as the company has been providing chips for set-top boxes since 2005.
But some, like Business Insider's own Henry Blodget, aren't sold just yet.
In his March article, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/intel-cable-tv-2012-3" target="_blank">"Intel's Plan To Become A Cable Company Is One Of The Dumbest Ideas Ever,"</a> Blodget writes: "Nothing Intel knows how to do helps it in any way in going into this business. No one Intel knows helps it in any way in going into this business ... Mark our words: Intel's cable business will be dead on arrival."
(Intel was scheduled to hold a press event at CES last week but the company has since <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyclay/2012/12/30/why-intels-new-iptv-service-will-do-what-google-apple-and-microsoft-cant/" target="_blank">said they will not be announcing anything related to the product</a> or holding any public demos.)
And Blodget's not alone.
One TV executive expressed to <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323635504578215692892912404.html" target="_blank">The Wall Street Journal</a> that despite their dollars, no one wants to be the first to negotiate a deal with Intel, fearing disrupting relationships with cable and satellite operators.
But the competition for cord-free eyeballs is fierce.
Netflix is increasingly looking to create its own content and is even <a href="http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/09/its-official-the-final-countdown-to-arrested-developments-netflix-premiere-has-started/" target="_blank">developing new seasons of "Arrested Development</a>," for example.
Amazon also recently <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/02/amazon-studios-expands-into-tv-series-looks-to-load-up-on-conte/" target="_blank">announced it is developing its own TV shows</a>, and <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/time-warner-ceo-on-youtube-original-content-2012-11" target="_blank">YouTube is betting $100 million per year on original content</a>. 
But in the TV industry, $100 million is a small sum compared to the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/time-warner-ceo-on-youtube-original-content-2012-11" target="_blank">$5 billion Jeff Bewkes says Time Warner spends on content</a> in a single year.
And Time Warner is still holding tight to one of its entities: HBO.
The cable giant's subscribers can watch HBO programming via HBO Go, but they still have to subscribe to HBO through a cable provider.
Because HBO is owned by Time Warner, they will never allow a pure HBO Go option since HBO is the reason many people still subscribe to a broader bundled cable package. 
Many cord cutters were up in arms because they want HBO content and are willing to pay, say, $10-20 for HBO Go without a cable package, but have no option to do so. 
163,673 people even signed <a href="http://takemymoneyhbo.com/" target="_blank">a Twitter petition saying they would pay for HBO Go as a separate entity</a>, but the network known for their quality original programming <a href="http://takemymoneyhbo.com/" target="_blank">refuses to change anything "for now."</a>
 <table class="image-container" width="200"><tr><td><div class="image"></div>Twitter.com/HBO</td></tr></table>
Despite some cable giants still holding strong to the current cable model, it seems their grasp on the cable cord will only last "for now."
SEE ALSO: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/11-alternatives-to-paying-for-cable-2013-1#">The 11 best alternatives to paying for cable &gt;</a>

How Intel Plans To Kill The Cable Industry With Its New 'IPTV'

<div class="image-container float_right click-to-enlarge" style="width:400px"><div class="image"><a title_source="Disney " title_caption="Kids will be able to make Disney and Pixar characters including Mr. Incredible, Sulley, and Jack Sparrow interact with each other." class="zoomin" href="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/50f5ce33eab8eacb7100000f-960/jack-sparrow-disney-infinity-1.jpg"></a></div><keyword id="46161" type="CITY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Disney">Disney</keyword> Kids will be able to make Disney and Pixar characters including Mr. Incredible, Sulley, and Jack Sparrow interact with each other.</div>Today, Disney Interactive unveiled its long-awaited new gaming platform initiative, <keyword id="1525504" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Disney-Infinity">Disney Infinity</keyword> at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles.
We've just taken a look at what we could only describe as the popular children's video game <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skylanders:_Spyro's_Adventure" target="_blank">Skylanders</a> on steroids. 
The game will immerse real-life Disney and Pixar character figurines into one giant play space across gaming platforms (Xbox, PS3, WiiU), the iPad, mobile, and online.
The kicker is that children will be able to play with characters from different films in the same area and allow them to interact with items from each other's respective movies. So, yes, you could race Lightning McQueen ("Cars") and Dash ("The Incredibles") to see who's faster. And, Mr. Incredible could wear Buzz Lightyear's jet pack.
Here's the first official trailer we viewed. 
Disney Infinity debuts June 2013.

<h3>SEE ALSO: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/intels-new-iptv-might-kill-cable-2013-1">How Intel plans to kill the cable industry with IPTV &gt;</a></h3>

This New Video Game Combines All Of The Disney And Pixar Characters

Seoul, June 22 (IANS) South Korea said Monday that it plans to launch a 1 trillion-won ($825 million) fund and sharply cut red tape in order to help local players better compete with global media giants like Netflix and YouTube. Under the plan, the local media market will be valued at 10 trillion won by 2022, and its exports will top 13.4 trillion won, according to the ICT Strategy Council. The fund and eased regulations will help local players better respond to the fast-changing business environment, the council said. The regulator will scrap ceilings on market share for system operators (SO) and internet protocol television (IPTV) services, and it plans to introduce a notification system for broadcasting fees as an alternative to the current system of state approval only. Local video streaming service providers will also be allowed to rate content, reports Yonhap news agency. The 1 trillion-won fund will be spent to create high quality content, as well as make greater use of artificial intelligence in the creation of media materials. By 2022, some 41,000 public WiFi networks will be available at community centers and various other public places, according to the council. --IANS na/

S. Korea to launch $825mn fund to compete with Netflix, YouTube

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/media/rm819307008/tt1856010?ref_=ttmi_mi_all_sf_92">IMDB / Netflix</a>"House of Cards"</div></div></div>Netflix may have missed on its subscriber growth estimates for the US last quarter, in a big way, but it still has more customers than the top US cable companies.AllFlicks, a data site that tracks the streaming industry, <a href="http://cordcutting.com/netflix-has-more-u-s-subscribers-than-the-top-3-cable-companies-combined/">put together a snapshot</a> of how Netflix compares to its pay TV competitors.Here is what they found:<ol><li>Netflix (OTT): 47,130,000</li><li>AT&amp;T U-Verse and DirecTV (IPTV/satellite): 26,000,000</li><li>Comcast (cable): 22,400,000</li><li>Charter Communications (cable): 18,421,145</li><li>Dish Network (satellite): 13,909,000</li><li>Verizon FiOS (fiber): 4,700,000</li></ol>The third-highest cable company, Cox, didn't make the list, but comes in at 4.5 million. That means Netflix has more subscribers than the three top cable companies combined, which cover most of the US when put together (AT&amp;T, which uses its fiber optic lines to transmit video, is not technically a cable company). That news might sound like a good thing for Netflix, but it actually could be a source of worry for investors who are concerned about Netflix's slowing subscriber growth. Netflix has blamed the slowdown on accidental cancellations from the new chip-enabled credit cards and on media reports, but the big fear among investors is that the slowdown is actually because Netflix has saturated the market. According to Business Insider Intelligence, the top nine US cable companies added just over 50,000 subscribers in Q1 2016, with total cable subscribers at 49.1 million. Some of those companies have yet to report their Q2 earnings.Netflix is sitting just below that level, at 47.1 million for Q2, and the company added just 160,000 new subscribers in the US last quarter.So the question is whether Netflix's appeal can push beyond that of cable, or whether this is as big as it gets. <div class="margin-top"> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/netflix-hidden-categories-2016-6">How to find Netflix's secret categories</a></h3> <div> <div> <div class="ooyala-video-player" data-video-autoplay="false" data-video-id="VlZjM2MDE6YhzeEmGWLIfJXnPkAikBM-" data-player-variable="ooyalapopvideo" id="ooyalaplayer_popvideo" style="width:1280px;height:720px"></div> </div> </div> </div>

Netflix has more subscribers than its biggest cable competitors, but that might be a bad thing

<ul><li>During the earnings call, <keyword id="128682" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Netflix">Netflix</keyword> co-founder and chairman <keyword id="566177" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Reed-Hastings">Reed Hastings</keyword> spoke about the company’s India investment, and why the country remains a tremendous opportunity.</li><li>Hastings compared India’s growth chapter to the success the company has seen in Korea, Japan, where the country has doubled down on original content.</li><li>Even though India remains a low ARPU (average revenue per user) market, it has pushed the company for more pricing experiments.</li></ul>Streaming giant Netflix on Tuesday announced its <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/netflix-added-less-than-4-million-customers-in-the-first-months-of-2021-and-warns-of-a-dramatic-drop-off-in-new-customer-growth-as-the-pandemic-subsides/articleshow/82170675.cms">first quarter</a> earnings, where it said it added four million new customers, globally. During the earnings call, Netflix co-founder and chairman Reed Hastings spoke about the company’s India investment and why the country remains a tremendous opportunity. However, Hastings didn’t hold back to say that the investment in India remains speculative. “India, we're still figuring things out. And so that investment takes some guts and belief forward-looking. But the other investments you should think of, just like rich European countries, content exports really well, and we're just getting a little better every month on it,” he said. Hastings compared India’s growth chapter to the success the company has seen in Korea, Japan, where the country has doubled down on original content. “(About India) I would say we're still mostly focused on getting a content fit and getting broader content. So that's why I'd say that one is a more speculative investment than, say, Korea or Japan, which, again, 5 years ago was very speculative when we did those, okay? But we've got off – we're over the hump on that,” he said. The streaming giant’s top executives remained bullish about India and it being a ‘tremendous opportunity’. Earlier, Netflix had <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/03/netflix-to-release-41-original-indian-shows-and-movies-this-year/">announced</a> its plans to release 41 new original productions this year, in India alone. Theodore A. Sarandos, Netflix’s co-CEO, chief content officer and director said that in India, the wait is worth it. “It's just, like all great opportunities, it's a long journey, and it's a challenge. And we think it's worth it. And that's why we're investing early and trying to stay ahead of it. And I think we'll be able to see those kinds of results that we've seen in other places in the world as we continue to learn more and more and more,” he said. So, even though Indian remains a low ARPU (average revenue per user) market, it has only pushed the company for more pricing experiments. Gregory Peters, Netflix’s chief operating officer and chief product officer, said that the company is still trying to figure out the right pricing model for India. Netflix has gone from desktop only plans starting at ₹699 per month, to introducing mobile only plans in India for as low as ₹199. They have also built partnerships with the likes of Jio, Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani’s telecom and digital platform. Peters spoke about a successful strategy for them has been leveraging go-to-market partners who have existing relationships with consumers and use them to push Netflix service and then have them make it ‘easy to pay’. “The ultimate and easy to pay is it just included the sort of bundled offerings that we've been doing more and more of, and Jio is a great example of a partner we've been working with there to really bring the service to a new demographic at a very, very low price associated with low-cost mobile plans that they're offering as well as home-based IPTV plans. And those have been successful for us as well,” said Peters. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/cryptocurrency-firm-coinbase-hires-former-google-pay-exec-to-lead-india-operations/articleshow/82174729.cms">Coinbase hires former Google Pay exec to lead India ops, is hiring aggressively and looking for startup acquisitions</a>

Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings says India is a 'speculative' investment – talks about pricing experiments and partnership with Jio

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For tech enthusiasts and gadget lovers, the New Year always kicks off with some fabulous stuff, on display at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in <keyword id="2390" type="COMPANY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Las-Vegas">Las Vegas</keyword>. A range of <keyword id="2018943" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="TV-innovations">TV innovations</keyword> at this year’s CES caught our attention and left us wondering if the <keyword id="2018944" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Thin-tube">thin tube</keyword> can actually bring the traditional <keyword id="257036" type="TECHNOLOGY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Pay-TV">pay TV</keyword> back into our life as the key source of prime time <keyword id="4578" type="COMPANY" weightage="80" keywordseo="entertainment">entertainment</keyword>. 
 Surprised? Although we may find it difficult to accept, some industry insiders insist that our living room big screen, the ubiquitous pay <keyword id="6355065" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="tv">TV</keyword>, is already dead and <keyword id="124571" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="digital-media">digital media</keyword> is gradually taking over. So we decided to delve into the matter and tracked as many as 5 key factors that could spell the demise of the popular gadget as a dominant communications medium. 
 
What’s happening in India? According to the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2011, all <keyword id="669722" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Cable-TV-operators">Cable TV operators</keyword> must transmit TV signals in an encrypted format, through a <keyword id="1031670" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Digital-Addressable-System">digital addressable system</keyword> (<keyword id="6368348" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Das">DAS</keyword>). Digitisation across the country is expected to be completed by December 2014. That’s undoubtedly a huge switchover, affecting some 150 million-plus homes and empowering consumers to more number of channels and high quality viewing through Direct-to-Home (<keyword id="6411255" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="DTH">DTH</keyword>) services or digital set-top box (<keyword id="300874" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="STB">STB</keyword>). 
 
Will that put India on par with global technology practices – in line to experience the so-called re-invented televisions displayed at the CES this year? Well, at least it is the first step towards the global direction and may soon witness a mass scrapping of the age-old analogue TV sets. So why are we sceptic about our good old pay TV? Let us take a closer look. 
 
 
 
New TV hardware not worth the expense Average Indians are already gunning for the ‘flat’ experience and those in love with new tech toys could be looking beyond. After all, news from <keyword id="1997485" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="CES-2014">CES 2014</keyword> says that ‘flat’ is out and ‘curved’ is in, essentially offering viewers a left-to-right concavity. 
 But a <keyword id="2019006" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Curved-TV">curved TV</keyword> doesn’t enhance the viewing experience per se and unless you are sitting directly in front of the screen and pretty close to it, you don’t get the field-of-view benefits. <keyword id="6358540" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Sony">Sony</keyword>, on the other hand, has thrown in a ‘<keyword id="893646" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="wedge">wedge</keyword>’ or tapered design in the mix (Bravia X9 line), presumably to fit in a better sound system, but that’s about all. Overall, the new technologies are nothing to get super excited about. You have already experienced the standard benefits and may not be willing to spend lakhs on incremental values. 
 Too many new concepts have already made their way to our living room and left as the novelty value faded. For instance, <keyword id="91626" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="3D-TV">3D TV</keyword> has totally gone out of fashion at the CES this year and key manufacturers are now pushing their ultra high-definition 4K televisions. 
 But is there a future even in 4K? 4K is all about pixel count and extremely high-resolution screens, but we already have some good quality and cheaper HD sets in place that won’t cost a fortune. Moreover, 4K also suffers from lack of content, so much so that Sony’s latest 4K range (KD-55X9004 and KD-65X9004) comes with X-Reality Pro video encoding that upscales any video to match the 4K resolution of 3840x2160p. In case you are looking to stream some over-the-top (<keyword id="1245953" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="OTT">OTT</keyword>) video content from service providers like <keyword id="128682" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Netflix">Netflix</keyword>, you may require a 15 MBPS <keyword id="6357247" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Internet">Internet</keyword> connection to watch it on your <keyword id="2019007" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="4K-curve">4K curve</keyword>. In contrast, watching TV shows via smartphones, tablets and other gadgets cost very little and offers big perks. 
 
 
 
Fly free from TV sets – OTT is super convenient If the new hardware is not alluring enough, the next thing up on the agenda should be Convenience – an area where traditional <keyword id="6395218" type="TECHNOLOGY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Cable-TV">Cable TV</keyword> is losing out. Now that we have digital media, you need not miss a show ever again. You can watch live TV online or on your <keyword id="6354485" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="mobile">mobile</keyword>, thanks to <keyword id="13744" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="IPTV">IPTV</keyword> (Internet Protocol television). Otherwise, watch any movie/TV show through a bunch of OTT apps/services such as <keyword id="10879" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="YouTube">YouTube</keyword>, Netflix, Amazon, <keyword id="191565" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Hulu">Hulu</keyword> and more. Plus there are homegrown platforms such as <keyword id="1622863" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Ditto-TV">Ditto TV</keyword>, <keyword id="1376756" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="BoxTV">BoxTV</keyword>, <keyword id="1093031" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="EvoTV">EvoTV</keyword> and <keyword id="2019018" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="YuppTV">YuppTV</keyword> that offer <keyword id="605632" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Indian-TV-channels">Indian TV channels</keyword> and <keyword id="2019019" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="On-demand-video">on-demand video</keyword> content to consumers – on their preferred devices. That means you can view your fav programmes on mobile, tab, <keyword id="13723" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Laptop">laptop</keyword>, <keyword id="154909" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Desktop">desktop</keyword> and even entertainment box. Can the living room big screen offer that much of privacy, mobility and flexibility? 
 
Why miss the <keyword id="6354632" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Social-media">social media</keyword>? Thanks to high-speed wireless Internet, viewing experience can be more interactive and far more sharable. But unless you are using a Smart TV/connected TV that comes with Internet and Web 2.0 features, your tweets and posts about the programme can’t reach your network in real time, nor can you follow your connections. That’s definitely a big let-down in the age of social media. Integrating social apps could be another solution for shared TV viewing but the experience is never as smooth as watching a YouTube video and interacting with your group at the same time. <keyword id="1377728" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="traditional-TV">Traditional TV</keyword> viewers try and stay connected via other screens like PC or <keyword id="28168" type="TECHNOLOGY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Smartphone">smartphone</keyword> or tab. But that leads to <keyword id="2019023" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Screen-time-sharing">screen time sharing</keyword>, the next malady on our list. 
 
<keyword id="2019024" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Vampire-media">Vampire media</keyword> killing Cable outing Now you know what vampire media is – it’s your PC or laptop or tab or even your mobile that grabs a large chunk of pay TV time. According to an <keyword id="6370971" type="CITY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Accenture">Accenture</keyword> study on consumer viewing habits, 62% of TV viewers are simultaneously using a computer or a laptop and 41% are using a mobile phone, messaging friends about a sitcom joke or fact-checking politicians’ claims. So it’s not really surprising that <keyword id="2019025" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Cable-subscriptions">Cable subscriptions</keyword> in the US are poised to drop below 40 million for the first time in over a decade. According to a Business Insider report, top research firm eMarketer states that between 2009 and 2013, the amount of time Americans spent on TV (versus other forms of media) dropped from 45% to 38%. Meanwhile, mobile – including mobile video – exploded from 4 to 20%. It may not be a quick death for pay TV yet, but the indications are, indeed, grim. 
 
 
 
The ultimate integration – <keyword id="2019021" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="YouView">YouView</keyword> can be the future You can’t access it here in India, but the UK-based <keyword id="2019026" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Internet-TV-service">Internet TV service</keyword> called YouView is considered to be the ultimate in the digital media ecosystem. It combines free-to-air digital channels with on-demand content and delivers it free of cost through a single, consistent, intuitive user interface (integrating on-demand, catch-up and <keyword id="2019027" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Broadcast-TV">broadcast TV</keyword>). All you need is a set-top box that integrates IP and broadcast TV. 
 Set up in 2012, YouView is backed by a consortium of seven partners, including 4 broadcasters (<keyword id="60684" type="CITY" weightage="80" keywordseo="BBC">BBC</keyword>, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5), and provides access to a vast array of content sources. Better still, you get a central catalogue for global content search, an electronic programme guide (EPG) and a platform that supports predictive recommendations generated social media data analysis. YouView is getting quite popular and the service will be launched on smartphones, tablets and smart TVs as well. Some researchers expect that 3 million UK homes will have YouView by 2015, giving us a broad picture about the future of broadcasting. 
 
Bottom line: You are now spoilt for choice At the end of the day, you can take your pick from a wide range of options. It can be an inexpensive pay TV with good-looking display and solid features; a hardware wonder like a 4K curve that requires an equally expensive digital media infrastructure; a moderate gadget with multiple add-ons (you can attach Internet streaming devices such as <keyword id="163880" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Apple-TV">Apple TV</keyword>, <keyword id="1764047" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="google-chromecast">Google Chromecast</keyword>, <keyword id="260928" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Roku">Roku</keyword>, and videogame systems like <keyword id="6536570" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Xbox">Xbox</keyword> and <keyword id="6532" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Playstation">PlayStation</keyword>) or a ubiquitous Internet TV service like YouView that most <keyword id="2019028" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Cord-cutters">cord cutters</keyword>, <keyword id="2019029" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Cord-nevers">cord nevers</keyword> and digital nomads will love. 
 
But one thing is for sure. With so many choices around, more people will stay away from traditional TV sets and opt out of subscription-based pay TV domain. More households will turn into zero-TV homes because they will opt for streaming alternatives on other gadgets. Unless a significant re-invention happens (how about an interactive TV that allows us to move seamlessly from live World Cup soccer final to online prosumer content to an advertiser’s product), traditional TV may very well perish – slowly but surely.

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