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| 2004-12-25 |
| Next month, Adultinternet.TV officially launches with a lineup that includes reality shows, news, sitcoms and cartoons -- all with an adult twist. That doesn't mean that every host or actress is going to take her clothes off, but it does mean that adult pioneers are once again developing technologies that will change the landscape of entertainment as we know it. "Nobody has done a real adult TV station, that's like real TV, supported by advertisers and free to viewers," says co-founder Mark Newman. "This isn't just streaming porn. We're trying to run exactly like a TV station." "Software inserts the commercials, everything is tracked by database, there's no one in a booth" cueing up bumpers, advertisements, and shows, Mark says. "We had to invent a lot of stuff that no one has done before, like real-time tracking for advertisers." Mark also designed his own wireless transmission system for live streaming, which he hopes will be ready in time for Mardi Gras. Despite an official launch date of Jan. 6 the channel is already streaming content to a growing audience. Mark says even if the content doesn't take off, they've been told they could sell their software for millions of dollars. But he's confident the content will be a hit because it is adult and fresh, yet familiar. Rather than generic streaming porn, Adultinternet.TV is relying on programming formats that have already proven successful on broadcast television. He believes the channel's original sitcoms, reality shows, even a soap opera where "the characters can really get down and dirty" will appeal to viewers as an alternative to porn movies. "But we'll have some of those too; shows in the daytime, movies at night," he says... |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #1 The truth is that the web-porn industry is where the money was for the first several years - and they are the innovators because of it. Much of what the mainstream WWW uses was created, refined, enhanced, and finally packaged into useful modules / objects / products by porn-site programmers. Bummer for some, I know, but hey - follow the money and you find where the cookie cutters are being made. And then everyone else makes cookies - that look just alike... Revisiting lex's dream for an alternative to MSM news... I guess I see 4 major components - at least as far as my limited understanding and vision and memory of discussed specifics goes... 1) News Collection / On-Scene Vid, Pix, Accounts, Details, Interviews 2) News Distribution via Auction / Subscription / ??? 3) Editorial Process: Selection / Analysis / Related-Stories / Follow-up Stories 4) Delivery Vehicle Technologies This venture - an automated internet-delivered TV channel will probably create precisely the low-manpower (where the $$$ are in the West) tech needed for the Delivery Vehicle. So, how're we doing on the others? |
| Posted by: .com 2004-12-25 7:56:07 PM |