Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Will The Public Really Get To Watch TV Shows Online Free?

By Ben Sparks


So, what will the quality be on your computer screen or your cellphone? Not what you'd get at home on your TV. So, yet, it's possible to watch TV shows online free. But in one way or another, such as having to watch commercials or sacrifice quality, the viewer pays.

Internet television is here, but can we ever expect to watch TV shows online free? Why should the networks provide TV programming for nothing? One reason is that audiences are dwindling. By rebroadcasting their shows on the Internet, the networks are gaining one more time to sell advertising. It is advertising, after all, that pays for American TV.







So, let's say we can over look the commercials. How does Internet TV work? Current providers are using various developing technologies. In Great Britain, BBC makes use of a very common player downloadable and provided without charge by its developer. Bloomberg Television, Showtime and CNBC use another software for their live streaming services.




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