The Future of Media #79: Television

I went to Hulu and searched for shows from the DIY Network, a channel I like but don't receive. They have shows I like including Desperate Landscapes, Bathtastic, Kitchen Impossible, and Blog Cabin. It appears that the full length shows are available. Not on the DIY network but also under the home and garden category was a show I wasn't aware of called Deserving Design with one of my favorite designers Vern Yip which airs on the HGTV network. Full episodes are also available of this show. Wanting to find a show where full episodes are not available I kept looking and found that though clips of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, "full episodes are not available for online streaming at this time." I also went to TV.com and searched for Deserving Design which is available as well as the other DIY Network shows I mentioned earlier. The Ellen DeGeneres show only had 2 video clips available to view on TV.com. I found that Hulu had a nicer presentation and was easier to search as compared to TV.com.

I have never watched a TV show on my cell phone and I don't think I would ever want to do so. When I watch TV now I'm viewing it on a 42" TV so going down to something that is 2.4" x 4.6" in the case of the Droid or 4 1/2" x 2 2/5" in the case of the iPhone just doesn't seem like an good thing to me.

I don't view any streaming programs or user "channels" regularly. I just don't have this much extra time on my hands. I have created videos but I don't usually post them to any sites on a regular basis. I have put one or two on Facebook and my blog.