A talk by Mark Pesce in Australia on the future of television, or more precisely the lack of a TV (via free distribution). Unfortunately, this logically concludes into more pervasive advertising - via a lack of the classic 'ad break' as well. It's an interesting presentation on the recent explosion of P2P use plus the lack of understanding by the current media, and also a fitting subject for me as I get internet TV next week.

Great post!

Thanks for that, very interesting.

Actually, I would say the started sooner. Notably with the Family Guy episodes. With TiVo / bitorrent and release of Family Guy DVDs, the popularity on the internet lead to increased DVD sales, and also FOX to pick up more seasons.

Anyone find it ironic that I wouldn't have seen this speech if it wasn't for YouGooTube? Certainly wouldn't have found a torrent for this.

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i found that ironic joedirt, also... he didn't seem to mention youtube at all... so it is possibly a little dated, but still his points were very well made.

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they get what they want - and they want death.

Yay, let's dilute art with advertising! Great idea!

The Mona Lisa would look great with a pair of "LensCrafter"TM glasses! Michelangelo's David would be much less offensive with an "UnderArmor"TM jockstrap! Rosebud would glide faster with "Super Galaxo MegaSpeed"TM wax! Lawrence of Arabia only drinks from "UltraAqua Rain"TM canteens, and Michael Corleone endorses "Smith & Wesson"TM, brought to you by "Big Boom Super-Cool Awesome Ammo!"R!

Pay me, or I'll ruin your art....

No thanks, I'd rather pay the artist directly for their work than let advertisers into the loop.

I've too often experienced those 3D, full-motion, 20-second NASCAR "bugs" on top of my Shakespeare, David Lean, Mozart, Antonioni, and Jean-Pierre Jeunet experiences...it's always jarring, and never pleasant.

The presenter answers questions from the audience very poorly as well, saying that people will put up with obnoxious ads only to a point, but has no suggestions as to how to contradict this inherent flaw.

'Let's put ads in, see what peoples' thresholds are, and standardize around that.'

'The intrusive bug / advertisement is implanted deep within your consciousness, which is exactly where the advertiser wants it! Yes!' (he actually exalts in this)

Digital distribution of art is a great thing. Subsidizing it through advertising, and thus adulterating it, is not.

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