Ah, who am I kidding, they just want to maximize their revenue.

Yup, they are pretty much the Grinch when it comes to money.

Ah, who am I kidding, they just want to maximize their revenue.

Ashley wrote:

It probably will be U.S. only Pieter, likely because it’s a U.S. only television station.

But the internet is worldwide! They own the stuff they broadcast, so why wouldn’t they make it available to everyone? Do they need permission from the RIAA for this?

I think it’s more of an advertising issue than anything. They probably need to work out an advertising strategy for other countries before they would be able to afford the bandwidth needed to watch the shows online. Otherwise they will be spitting out a lot of bandwidth and getting nothing in return… and we all know that television networks would never do that.

Do any television networks provide their content online where you live?

Not really. Only VT4 and VIJFtv, both of which are part of a large European commercial broadcaster, can be streamed over the internet with the Zattoo P2P application. (And yes, Zattoo did in fact clear the rights to do this.)

But the internet is worldwide! They own the stuff they broadcast, so why wouldn’t they make it available to everyone? Do they need permission from the RIAA for this?

Lemme guess… US-only? Dun-dun-dun…

It probably will be U.S. only Pieter, likely because it’s a U.S. only television station. Do any television networks provide their content online where you live?