Takeover: Now Google bids for TV supremacy

Adam Sherwin
The Independent

September 17, 2011

If you want to learn more about Downton Abbey, a Google search might be the place to start. But now the internet giant wants to create its own hit programming, in a $600m move which could threaten the future of traditional broadcasters.

Google built a $200bn business from arranging information in an easily searchable form. But as the dividing lines between what we consume on computers, tablet devices and TVs dissolves, the California company intends to create and control more of the content that its services direct us to watch.

Google plans to turn YouTube, which it bought for $1.65bn, into a TV network offering up to 20 “channels” covering areas such as sport, news and comedy, and featuring programmes made and screened exclusively by the video-hosting site.

The YouTube network would be used to attract users to Google TV, a service expected to launch in the UK and Europe next year, which will allow people to switch between the internet and TV on their home sets, bringing YouTube to every living room.

According to the US website Business Insider, Google will spend up to $600m in original content and is cutting programming deals with the independent studios which would normally make drama and comedy shows for the big US TV networks.

“They are throwing around huge money,” an executive who found himself bidding against Google for video content is quoted as saying. “They’re fronting production costs to the tune of tens of millions of dollars per deal.”

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13 Responses to “Takeover: Now Google bids for TV supremacy”

  1. Does anyone see the big picture?

    This is how the global economic melt down works. It all really got a lesson right from the very beginning.

    He with the most toys wins- meaning – capitalism – it in fact is a non-elective dictatorship; if one business has more money they can corrupt your employee’s convince them that they’ll line your pockets with silver a gold.

    The next thing you know- then it’s to later – your slaves.

    I don’t know how to make this more pertent or clear; to people on info wars; or any network. Myabe because you’ve been taught for so long.

    It’s the right thing- to do? Well is it – if your educated – you should of answered no! Otherwise you are sheeple.

    That is a fact!

    • READY?

      To those reading…. I’ll try to spell corectly as i go along; bare with me.

      ( I’m mildly dislexic; and autism, sorry. )

      Not only did the people …. allow the finacial take over – They’ve done nothing about it; it’s almost a moot point to say “any” elective offical will truly make a difference; as long as the elites are in control.

      They remain in control isn’t Caplitalism Great !!

      Abv. New world order- which in any case you said that you oppose, right? !!

      NOW:

      Your Lesson: WALL STREET.

      The stock market drops drastically – then people with draw thier investments based upon economic and social fear.

      Then it increase – suddenly people get their “HOPE” : Up – and put more money in the system; that enslaved them.

      then it drops drastically again;

      Then it quickly recovers – and suddenly drops another 500 pts.

      The the government gives trillions of dollars in bail out proposals; and sent even more jobs over seas.

      Then it increases – people invest again, then create mergers – and franschise; and dodge the bullet by down sizing.

      Bam!

      Suddenly it crashes again – dropping another few hundred points until your money is worthless- and nobody trust americans.

      THE LAND OF THE FRIVILOUS- and the extremley greedy.

      TRUE :

      If you don’t believe it ….. well we wouldn’t be here today would we?

      Think!

      End of Report.

      Electronically Signed , Robert Lane Aiassa 09/17/2011

      • TOMAS JEFFERSON-

        He warned the people yet i t’s my educated guess – THEY CHOOSE – not to listen to the constitution.

  2. Should be called “Joogle”, but we goyim aren’t supposed to realize that the founders and most of their executives are Zionists… more control over internet media, pure and simple.

  3. I’m not on Google, Facebook and I don’t tweet or twitter. Why not boycott Google?

    • You are being monitored right now. And change that shirt.

  4. Sounds like one more way for government and advertisers to see what each individual person is interested in, we American’s have given and looks as though we will continue to give up our liberty, freedom and privacy and for what? NOTHING.

  5. I guess monopolies are ok now, as long as you’re in with the in crowd. johnwilkmanpatriot is right… STOP WATCHING TV! placeofrefuge2012.com

  6. use startpage.

  7. WE JUST ALL NEED TO STOP WATCHING TV ANYWAYS,TV IS CONTROLLED BY EVIL PEOPLE,EVEN PUBLIC TV..JUST LOOK AT ALL THE CONTRIBUTERS TO YOUR LOCAL PUBLIC STATION,,,WE ALL NEED TO ASK OURSELVES,DO WE WANT TO WATCH WHAT EVIL…PEOPLE…IF YOU CAN EVEN CALL THEM PEOPLE,,WANT US TO WATCH ANYWAYS…LIFES REALLY FUCKING SHORT PEOPLE…WE NEED TO DOING ANYTHING…BUT WATCH TV..THIS IS WHAT THEY WANT…THEY THINK WE CANT LIVE WITHOUT THEM,LIKE NETFLIX,PRICE INCREASE…60% TO BE EXACT..AND THEIR PROFITS AND STOCKS FELL BY 30% AND FALLING!!!BECAUSE THE PEOPLE SAID FUCK YOU CORPRATE AMERICA/NEW WORLD ORDER SCUM.. WE CAN DO THIS PEOPLE…REALLY,IT,S US OR THEM ,LITERALLY…THERS SO MANY EVERYWHERE WAKING UP TO THE REAL,EVIL TRUTH OF THIS WORLD…THERES MANY PEOPLE IN THE POSITION OF POWER THAT WILL JOIN US…THEY DON,T WANT A KIND OF WORLD THEY WANT,AND THEY DONT WANT THE SAME FUTURE FOR MANKIND AS THESE EVIL FUCKERS WANT,THE WHOLE HISTORY HAS BEEN ,AND WILL ALLWAYS BE,A TRUE BATTLE OF GOOD VERSUS EVIL, AND WE ALL LIVE AT THE GREAT CULMINATION/GREAT BATTLE OF THE FIGHT OF GOOD V EVIL, IT,S HERE,RIGHT BEFORE OUR EYES PEOPLE.. LIKE IT OR NOT,WE ALL WERE BORN AT THIS POINT IN TIME,FOR A REASON,MABE AS A PUNISHMENT FOR THINGS WE DID IN A PAST LIFE,IF PAST LIVES ARE REAL…..WOW… IT,S SCARY ,I ADMIT, IM FEELING ALL FUCKED UP INSIDE,KINDA LIKE ALEX MUST FEEL INSIDE,WATCH THE CLIP FROM A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO ALEX POSTED,IT,S WHEN HE CALLS BILL GATES A CHICKEN NECK…ALSO ,WITH ALL THE THINGS HAPPENING QUICKER AND QUICKER EVERYDAY,WINTERS COMING,WE ALL NEED A EMERGENCY FOOD PLAN,WATER ALSO..AND A WAY TO STAY WARM AND COOK FOOD ,WINTER WOULD BE THE TIME TO DO A FALSE FLAG…GOD HELP US ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • Schizophrenia is a terrible disease. Do you have enough aluminum foil to cover your empty head? yes we are watching you right now.

    • quit being a bunch of pussies…

      If you dont WANT to do something, DONT….

      It aint rocket science ya dumb fucks!

  8. So does that mean the will be provide the ultimate tv guide? Probably not. Looks like just another step towards monopolization of the information sources so that censorship will be enforced globally. It won’t matter where you live. They will only allow access to the information they choose to make available.

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