] No -- future TV will may be unrecognisable from today, ] defined not just by linear TV channels, packaged and ] scheduled by television executives, but instead will ] resemble more of a kaleidoscope, thousands of streams of ] content, some indistinguishable as actual channels. These ] streams will mix together broadcasters' content and ] programmes, and our viewers' contributions. At the ] simplest level -- audiences will want to organize and ] re-order content the way they want it. They'll add ] comments to our programmes,programmes, vote on them and ] generally mess about with them. But at another level, ] audiences will want to create these streams of video ] themselves from scratch, with or without our help. At ] this end of the spectrum, the traditional "monologue ] broadcaster" to "grateful viewer" relationship will break ] down, and traditional advertising and subscription models ] will no longer be viable. The director of BBC New Media on why MemeStreams is the future of Television. :) |