Comments for Web is the new TV http://webisthenewtv.com - tracking the shift from broadcast to webcast Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:35:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 Comment on Europe is WAY ahead of the curb by Tre.fireq http://webisthenewtv.com/past-vs-future/europe-is-way-ahead-of-the-curb-20080130/#comment-29 Tre.fireq Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:56:41 +0000 http://webisthenewtv.com/past-vs-future/europe-is-way-ahead-of-the-curb-20080130/#comment-29 I went to school in Norway and I happen to also live in Vancouver (ja, jeg snakker norsk). I enjoyed the 1st episode of Nordkaloten, though I'm not into hunting and had never heard of Lars Monsen (though he does look very much like a drunk homeless guy I had an altercation with when I worked on Oslo sporveien...) I haven't been back to Norway in a few years and it reminded me of good times there. However, one thing you don't mention in your blog piece above is that NRK is state-funded, not a commercial network (at least it was when I lived there) and so the show has already been paid for, as it were. They don't owe royalties on it like shows in the US, so it is a bit disingenuous of you to claim this proves the US is backwards in this sense. NPR, the US equivalent to NRK (ie state-funded, at least in small part) has many programs available in pod-cast form, for instance. Just a reality check. I enjoy the program, as said, and they deserve props for putting it out there making it available for a world-wide (Norwegian speaking) audience. I went to school in Norway and I happen to also live in Vancouver (ja, jeg snakker norsk). I enjoyed the 1st episode of Nordkaloten, though I’m not into hunting and had never heard of Lars Monsen (though he does look very much like a drunk homeless guy I had an altercation with when I worked on Oslo sporveien…) I haven’t been back to Norway in a few years and it reminded me of good times there. However, one thing you don’t mention in your blog piece above is that NRK is state-funded, not a commercial network (at least it was when I lived there) and so the show has already been paid for, as it were. They don’t owe royalties on it like shows in the US, so it is a bit disingenuous of you to claim this proves the US is backwards in this sense. NPR, the US equivalent to NRK (ie state-funded, at least in small part) has many programs available in pod-cast form, for instance.

Just a reality check. I enjoy the program, as said, and they deserve props for putting it out there making it available for a world-wide (Norwegian speaking) audience.

]]> Comment on Europe is WAY ahead of the curb by Morten Rand-Hendriksen http://webisthenewtv.com/past-vs-future/europe-is-way-ahead-of-the-curb-20080130/#comment-27 Morten Rand-Hendriksen Fri, 23 May 2008 00:22:11 +0000 http://webisthenewtv.com/past-vs-future/europe-is-way-ahead-of-the-curb-20080130/#comment-27 I just happened to log in right when you posted the comment. To answer your question, yes I am Norwegian but I live in Vancouver, Canada. I just happened to log in right when you posted the comment. To answer your question, yes I am Norwegian but I live in Vancouver, Canada.

]]> Comment on Europe is WAY ahead of the curb by Knut http://webisthenewtv.com/past-vs-future/europe-is-way-ahead-of-the-curb-20080130/#comment-26 Knut Fri, 23 May 2008 00:14:52 +0000 http://webisthenewtv.com/past-vs-future/europe-is-way-ahead-of-the-curb-20080130/#comment-26 You're fast! Reading the comment and visiting my site imidiatly. But I would love an answer if you are Norwegian... You’re fast! Reading the comment and visiting my site imidiatly. But I would love an answer if you are Norwegian…

]]> Comment on Europe is WAY ahead of the curb by Knut http://webisthenewtv.com/past-vs-future/europe-is-way-ahead-of-the-curb-20080130/#comment-25 Knut Fri, 23 May 2008 00:03:15 +0000 http://webisthenewtv.com/past-vs-future/europe-is-way-ahead-of-the-curb-20080130/#comment-25 I love NRK beta. Are you Norwegian? I am. And I like NRK beta. It is fun to stream tv shows. I love NRK beta. Are you Norwegian? I am. And I like NRK beta. It is fun to stream tv shows.

]]> Comment on Europe is WAY ahead of the curb by Andreas http://webisthenewtv.com/past-vs-future/europe-is-way-ahead-of-the-curb-20080130/#comment-3 Andreas Fri, 01 Feb 2008 07:50:47 +0000 http://webisthenewtv.com/past-vs-future/europe-is-way-ahead-of-the-curb-20080130/#comment-3 As a Norwegian, and a daily reader of NRKbeta, I'd just like to add that NRKbeta is more a Techcrunch/Wired-type of site, as well as just a company web video testing blog. It has news about everything from the conferences that the writers attend, to small, funny apps and gadgets one can find on the web. A great site for us web-techie-mad Norwegians :) As a Norwegian, and a daily reader of NRKbeta, I’d just like to add that NRKbeta is more a Techcrunch/Wired-type of site, as well as just a company web video testing blog.

It has news about everything from the conferences that the writers attend, to small, funny apps and gadgets one can find on the web. A great site for us web-techie-mad Norwegians :)

]]> Comment on High-quality YouTube videos coming soon by Web is the new TV » Blog Archive » YouTube HD Demo http://webisthenewtv.com/video-sharing-sites/high-quality-youtube-videos-coming-soon-20071126/#comment-2 Web is the new TV » Blog Archive » YouTube HD Demo Fri, 30 Nov 2007 23:02:45 +0000 http://webisthenewtv.com/video-sharing-sites/high-quality-youtube-videos-coming-soon-20071126/#comment-2 [...] previously mentioned YouTube intends to launch a high definition version of their service in the near future. The video [...] […] previously mentioned YouTube intends to launch a high definition version of their service in the near future. The video […]

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