Komputer Welt

This was just going to a be quick post about a short Kraftwerk documentary by Austrian TV company ORF produced in 1982 but itdawned on me after a morning of dull channel hoping, before switching to the internet for my visual fix that i’m now spending almost as much time watching Youtube™ then conventional television shows.

TV as it currently exists seems to be a format on the wane. Viewing figures are dropping rapidly and many companies realise that TV on-demand and more recently online is the only way forward. Allowing people to programme their own TV schedule, choose what movies they want to watch and when is infinitely preferable to having to sit through Big Brother. Of course this luxury will come at a small price but its also possible that advertising will no longer dictate trends in what is produced and allow for more intelligent shows to be produced. 

Google payed $1.65bn for Youtube™ this year which could turn out to be a bargain if Youtube™ moves away from its mostly illegal content & becomes a pay per view internet TV channel (as it seems to be tip-toeing towards) Look at the tie-ins with Apple’s Apple TV™ and the iPhone™ for more proof that its becoming more and more legitimate as a brand.Anyway, back to the original content of this post! the Kraftwerk documentary…

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