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Will Yahoo Bring TV and Net Together?
The New York Times has an interesting piece on how Lloyd Braun -- the guy behind Lost, who supposedly has a predisposition to off-beat and big ideas -- and how he plans to transform Yahoo into the next generation medium:
At Yahoo, why not create programs in genres that have worked on TV but not really on the Web? Sitcoms, dramas, talk shows, even a short daily humorous take on the news much like Jon Stewart's "Daily Show" are in the works.
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"It will almost be like a television set," Mr. Braun said, except as people watch one program, on the center of the player, other areas will offer additional programming choices, based on their past viewing habits. It will let them use Yahoo's video search to find programs from amateur videographers and video bloggers. And it will, of course, promote the glitzy shows Mr. Braun is creating.
The article goes on to note, how convergence of television and the internet is not happening from the top down, as many surely will have anticipated, but from the bottom up with video on the web becoming more accessible, and easier to use.
O'Rielly Radar also has some interesting thoughts on the subject.