Channelsurfing.net seized by US Govt

[SMULaxer]

OR cut out all the middle men -- add an additional $50 to your annual donation and stream an internet feed.

[Pony_Fan]

OR cut out all the middle men -- add an additional $50 to your annual donation and stream an internet feed.

I'm happy to donate that all-access money to the MC

[Harry0569]

http://deadspin.com/5749841/last-nights ... tes-sports

[redpony]

Since they don't broadcast SMU football in South America my only choice was channelsurfing etc. Tried all-access and not only was it very poor quality but I had major issues with the subscription people.

GO PONIES!!!

[Harry0569]

Since they don't broadcast SMU football in South America my only choice was channelsurfing etc. Tried all-access and not only was it very poor quality but I had major issues with the subscription people.

GO PONIES!!!

read the deadspin link..they might or might not give a new website.

[Cadillac]

I think it's just an evolutionary step. As with Napster before it, Channesurfing.net quantified a market that the current business models didn't anticipate, or at the very least, didn't feel was worth exploring/exploiting.

Determining the demand was the first step, and Channelsurfing.net started that process. It was wildly popular, not only because you could get broadcast TV for free, but because of the fact that you could get anything you wanted. We have a supply, we have a demand, and there will be a service developed that will exploit that, with compensation going to those who create the programming. Compare iTunes with Napster. iTunes provides a much higher quality product, but for a price. The market seems to be bearing out that a dollar a song is the right price ( a good being worth what a person is willing to pay for and all that).

It is my sincere hope that Channelsurfing.net has opened the door to a low cost/ low price pay per view service that will allow us to watch damn near anything. The change here is the use of our broadband infrastructure to push content. Remember how crazy phone bills were before VoIP?

Sucks that it's gone, but content providers need to get paid, otherwise content dries up.

-CoS

[redpony]

Harry- thanks for the headsup.

GO PONIES!!!

[SMULaxer]

Determining the demand was the first step, and Channelsurfing.net started that process. It was wildly popular, not only because you could get broadcast TV for free, but because of the fact that you could get anything you wanted. We have a supply, we have a demand, and there will be a service developed that will exploit that, with compensation going to those who create the programming. Compare iTunes with Napster. iTunes provides a much higher quality product, but for a price. The market seems to be bearing out that a dollar a song is the right price ( a good being worth what a person is willing to pay for and all that).
-CoS

I couldn't agree more. Just like the record companies, the broadcasting companies need to evolve their product with the technology available. Otherwise, their products will be highly subject to "theft"

[Pony_Fan]

Amen, they need to confirm to make this work. No reason why you couldn't have any online feed like ESPN 3.

[HB Pony Dad]

U.S. Seizes Sports Streaming Sites in “Super Bowl Crackdown”

The easiest option for the sites to continue their operations is to move to alternative domains, which most have done already. Since the servers have not been touched physically it’s a matter of changing a few settings to make the sites available to the public again.

Rojadirecta is currently available on several alternative domains, including Rojadirecta.es. Channelsurfing.net is now available under Channelsurf.eu, Atdhe.net has moved to Atdhenet.tv and Ilemi.com transferred over to Ilemi.tv.

[One Trick Pony]

How about AT&T charging you for data on your phone then wanting to charge additional for that same data if you WIFI to it via your lap top.

Who's stealing from who ?