Online TV discovery for iPad users

"As seen in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and TechCrunch: Fanhattan is your starting point for entertainment discovery on the iPad across Netflix, Hulu Plus, iTunes, and ABC.

Find Movies and TV shows (top hits to Hollywood classics) from across the most popular digital media services. Browse related content including reviews from Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic, ratings, trailers, actor and crew bios, soundtracks, fan gear, and more. Choose how you want to watch your entertainment -- rent, buy, or subscribe -- and begin watching with a single click.

Fanhattan is your starting point for simplifying entertainment discovery across an increasing number of digital on demand services"

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fanhattan-for-ipad/id436928538?mt=8

Google buys Sage TV.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/digitaltrends/20110618/tc_digitaltrends/googlebuysdvrcompanysagetvgoogletvupgradecoming

What is “TV Everywhere”?

Just as the name suggests, TV everywhere is taking all your favorite TV shows with you wherever you go.  This is an evolution of multi room DVR except TV everywhere takes this one step further….out of the home.  So how is this done?  

Simply put, the Internet and a mobile display device such as a smart phone or laptop.  For example, with Dish Network, a sling box hooks up to your set top box.  It takes the TV shows you watch and streams it over the Internet.  Your internet connected device then displays the show on the go.  Remind you of anything?

Yep, this is Internet TV.  This is recognition that traditional cable companies are listening to their consumers and they should.  Netflix surpassed Comcast as the largest video subscription service (cable company) in the U.S.  This occurred not only because of content and aggressive pricing but convenience as well.  I can watch Netflix anywhere I have an Internet connection.  Dish and Cable see the trend and are reacting to it.  At a recent Industry conference (Elevate 2011), it was estimated that about 75% of cable programming will be available on connected mobile devices within 2 years.

This is a massive trend that will affect all of us and the Internet as we know it today.