What will you be watching on (Mobile) TV this Christmas?
By Ben Robinson on Friday, December 12th, 2008 at 5:21 PM PST In Mobile TV
I am not so sure about everywhere else, but certainly in the UK, there is more or less a tradition of things that are watched on TV over Christmas. This stemmed from the old terrestrial analogue days when there were 4 (or 5, depending on how old you are, and what your memory is like) channels, which showed pretty much the same thing each year:
The Queen’s speech
Top of the Pops Christmas Special
EastEnders Christmas Special
World’s Stongest Man – heats and final!
Star Wars
…etc…
Of course, the world has moved on since then – most Mobile operators now offer some type of short-form made-for-mobile video, and/or Live TV services – plus there are also independents. In the Internet domain, iPlayer is blazing a trail across platforms, and frustrating the ISPs when it takes up to 10% of bandwidth at peak times, apparently.
We shouldn’t also forget P2P, torrents, and the like – all of which have radically altered how a lot of the “yoof” consume their video. But what does this mean for Xmas?
Well, in a neatly-constructed Web/Mobile/Broadcaster mashup, I wonder if say iPlayer on the N96 will prove popular for catching up on those programmes missed during dinner/drinking/games/sleeping?
Let us know your thoughts on what you might be watching on your mobile over Xmas – it might be pre-loaded with the device, downloaded, streamed, or even side-loaded – but we here are interested as to what your viewing habits might be!
Me personally, I am going to be watching World’s Strongest Man on normal TV – mainly because of the goliath of a man that is Mariusz Pudzianowski (see pic) – he is one big dude, and has been winning – A LOT!
[Image via: Wikipedia]
And Mariusz along with his brother recorded a “motivational” song…which was so cheesy that makes you wanna barf. It’s almost as bad Britney singing. People that don’t know how to sing should stick to their roots.