The_AT Everything_PN1 TV_NN1 It_PPH1 should_VM not_XX be_VBI so_RG difficult_JJ ._. 
In_II an_AT1 age_NN1 when_CS nearly_RR all_DB forms_NN2 of_IO media_NN are_VBR digital_JJ ,_, where_CS broadband_JJ signals_NN2 course_NN1 through_II the_AT industrial_JJ world_NN1 as_CSA surely_RR (_( and_CC as_RG critically_RR )_) as_CSA electricity_NN1 and_CC freshwater_JJ ,_, it_PPH1 should_VM be_VBI possible_JJ to_TO sit_VVI on_II one_PN1 's_GE couch_NN1 ,_, push_VV0 a_AT1 button_NN1 or_CC two_MC ,_, and_CC call_VV0 up_II21 to_II22 your_APPGE television_NN1 any_DD form_NN1 of_IO video-related_JJ entertainment_NN1 you_PPY desire_VV0 ._. 
New-release_JJ movies_NN2 ._. 
Last_MD week_NNT1 's_VBZ Lost_VVN ._. 
The_AT first_MD season_NNT1 of_IO Cosmos_NN1 ._. 
Setup_NN1 should_VM not_XX require_VVI an_AT1 electrical_JJ engineering_NN1 degree_NN1 ,_, and_CC you_PPY should_VM not_XX be_VBI forced_VVN to_TO sift_VVI through_II 10_MC incompatible_JJ search_NN1 functions_NN2 to_TO find_VVI the_AT shows_NN2 you_PPY desire_VV0 ._. 
Yet_RR it_PPH1 is_VBZ not_XX easy_JJ to_TO watch_VVI what_DDQ you_PPY want_VV0 when_RRQ you_PPY want_VV0 to_TO ._. 
The_AT reasons_NN2 are_VBR not_XX easily_RR parsed_VVN and_CC depend_VV0 as_RG much_DA1 on_II technological_JJ circumstance_NN1 as_CSA they_PPHS2 do_VD0 on_II the_AT well-placed_JJ fears_NN2 of_IO entrenched_JJ industry_NN1 powers_NN2 ._. 
Digital_JJ distribution_NN1 threatens_VVZ their_APPGE business_NN1 models_NN2 like_II nothing_PN1 in_II the_AT history_NN1 of_IO media_NN ,_, but_CCB as_CSA the_AT music_NN1 industry_NN1 so_RG dramatically_RR illustrated_VVN ,_, fighting_VVG the_AT consumer_NN1 's_GE desire_NN1 for_IF limitless_JJ content_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 loser_NN1 's_GE game_NN1 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 guarantee_VV0 that_CST five_MC years_NNT2 from_II now_RT TV_NN1 as_CSA we_PPIS2 know_VV0 it_PPH1 is_VBZ gone_VVN ,_, "_" says_VVZ Doc_NN1 Searls_NN2 ,_, a_AT1 fellow_NN1 at_II the_AT Berkman_NP1 Center_NN1 for_IF Internet_NP1 and_CC Society_NN1 at_II Harvard_NP1 University_NN1 ._. 
"_" It_PPH1 will_VM have_VHI been_VBN a_AT1 60-year-old_JJ experiment_NN1 that_CST will_VM be_VBI followed_VVN by_II something_PN1 else_RR ._. "_" 
The_AT major_JJ film_NN1 studios_NN2 are_VBR beginning_VVG to_TO upload_VVI onto_II the_AT Web_NN1 their_APPGE most_RGT precious_JJ material_NN1 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 plethora_NN1 of_IO devices_NN2 are_VBR emerging_VVG that_CST promise_VV0 to_TO help_VVI the_AT confused_JJ consumer_NN1 pull_VV0 the_AT richness_NN1 of_IO the_AT Internet_NN1 into_II his_APPGE or_CC her_APPGE television_NN1 ._. 
Behind_II the_AT digital_JJ scenes_NN2 ,_, battles_NN2 are_VBR now_RT taking_VVG place_NN1 that_CST will_VM shape_VVI the_AT future_NN1 of_IO video_NN1 for_IF decades_NNT2 to_TO come_VVI ._. 
The_AT first_MD era_NN1 arrived_VVD in_II the_AT middle_NN1 of_IO the_AT last_MD century_NNT1 via_II bunny_NN1 ears_NN2 and_CC national_JJ broadcast_NN1 networks_NN2 such_II21 as_II22 NBC_NP1 and_CC ABC_NP1 that_DD1 still_JJ command_NN1 most_DAT television_NN1 viewers_NN2 ._. 
In_II the_AT 1980s_MC2 cable_NN1 television_NN1 ushered_VVD in_RP the_AT second_MD era_NN1 by_II using_VVG a_AT1 new_JJ transmission_NN1 technology_NN1 --_NN1 copper_NN1 wires_NN2 bundled_VVN into_II coaxial_JJ cables_NN2 --_JJ to_TO transmit_VVI hundreds_NNO2 more_DAR channels_NN2 into_II the_AT home_NN1 ._. 
Although_CS cable_NN1 greatly_RR expanded_VVD the_AT menu_NN1 of_IO available_JJ content_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 came_VVD at_II a_AT1 price_NN1 :_: what_DDQ was_VBDZ once_RR literally_RR free_JJ to_TO pluck_VVI from_II the_AT air_NN1 now_RT had_VHD a_AT1 serious_JJ monthly_JJ bill_NN1 attached_VVN ._. 
Network_NN1 TV_NN1 was_VBDZ financed_VVN exclusively_RR by_II commercials_NN2 ;_; cable_NN1 networks_NN2 such_II21 as_II22 MTV_NP1 and_CC the_AT Food_NN1 Network_NN1 collect_VV0 a_AT1 fee_NN1 --_NN1 on_II average_NN1 about_RG $0.25_NNU per_II customer_NN1 per_II month_NNT1 --_NN1 that_CST comes_VVZ out_II21 of_II22 your_APPGE cable_NN1 bill_NN1 ._. 
(_( This_DD1 average_NN1 excludes_VVZ ESPN_NP1 ,_, which_DDQ demands_VVZ about_RG $3_NNU per_II customer_NN1 per_II month_NNT1 from_II the_AT cable_NN1 companies_NN2 ._. )_) 
In_II the_AT late_JJ 1990s_MC2 engineers_NN2 working_VVG with_IW the_AT @Home_FO startup_NN1 figured_VVD out_RP a_AT1 way_NN1 to_TO deliver_VVI digital_JJ data_NN on_II31 top_II32 of_II33 cable_NN1 television_NN1 signals_NN2 ._. 
This_DD1 meant_VVD that_DD1 cable_NN1 customers_NN2 could_VM get_VVI broadband_JJ Internet_NN1 without_IW additional_JJ infrastructure_NN1 ._. 
Today_RT about_RG 36.5_MC million_NNO households_NN2 nationwide_RL use_VV0 cable_NN1 modems_NN2 to_TO get_VVI online_RR ,_, making_VVG it_PPH1 the_AT most_RGT popular_JJ way_NN1 to_TO access_VVI the_AT Internet_NN1 in_II the_AT U.S._NP1 Yet_RR ironically_RR ,_, the_AT relative_JJ ubiquity_NN1 of_IO cable_NN1 broadband_NN1 is_VBZ one_MC1 of_IO the_AT primary_JJ forces_NN2 holding_VVG back_RP third-generation_JJ television_NN1 ._. 
Cable_NN1 companies_NN2 grew_VVD into_II corporate_JJ giants_NN2 by_II delivering_VVG the_AT second_MD generation_NN1 of_IO television_NN1 ._. 
On_II cable_NN1 systems_NN2 ,_, the_AT Web_NN1 comes_VVZ through_II the_AT bandwidth_NN1 reserved_VVN for_IF a_AT1 channel_NN1 or_CC a_AT1 set_NN1 of_IO channels_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 receives_VVZ as_RG much_DA1 in_II the_AT way_NN1 of_IO resources_NN2 as_CSA does_VDZ ,_, say_VV0 ,_, ESPN_NP1 and_CC its_APPGE four_MC siblings_NN2 ._. 
"_" There_EX is_VBZ a_AT1 standing_NN1 engineering_NN1 set_NN1 of_IO specifications_NN2 that_CST almost_RR requires_VVZ the_AT Internet_NN1 be_VBI subordinated_VVN to_II television_NN1 ,_, "_" Searls_NP1 says_VVZ ._. 
Almost_RR as_RG many_DA2 U.S._NP1 households_NN2 receive_VV0 broadband_NN1 through_II a_AT1 telephone_NN1 company_NN1 's_GE digital_JJ subscriber_NN1 line_NN1 (_( DSL_NP1 )_) service_NN1 ,_, but_CCB the_AT story_NN1 here_RL is_VBZ much_RR the_AT same_DA :_: existing_JJ infrastructure_NN1 --_NN1 in_II this_DD1 case_NN1 ,_, copper_NN1 telephone_NN1 lines_NN2 --_NN1 have_VH0 been_VBN repurposed_VVN for_IF high-speed_JJ Internet_NN1 signals_NN2 ._. 
The_AT Internet_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 secondary_JJ concern_NN1 in_II this_DD1 electronic_JJ ecosystem_NN1 as_RR21 well_RR22 ._. 
This_DD1 setup_NN1 makes_VVZ it_PPH1 nearly_RR impossible_JJ to_TO get_VVI a_AT1 true_JJ television_NN1 like_II experience_NN1 over_II existing_JJ infrastructure_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ shows_VVZ in_II the_AT quality_NN1 of_IO broadband_JJ available_JJ :_: the_AT U.S._NP1 ranks_VVZ just_RR 18th_MD in_II average_JJ broadband_JJ download_NN1 speeds_NN2 ,_, slower_RRR than_CSN Romania_NP1 ,_, Iceland_NP1 and_CC the_AT Czech_JJ Republic_NN1 ._. 
Average_JJ download_NN1 speeds_VVZ in_II South_ND1 Korea_NP1 ,_, the_AT world_NN1 's_GE leader_NN1 ,_, are_VBR nearly_RR three_MC times_NNT2 as_RG fast_RR as_CSA in_II the_AT U.S._NP1 According_II21 to_II22 Phil_NP1 McKinney_NP1 ,_, vice_JJ president_NN1 and_CC chief_JJ technology_NN1 officer_NN1 of_IO HP_NN1 's_GE Personal_JJ Systems_NN2 Group_NN1 ,_, the_AT network_NN1 in_II the_AT U.S._NP1 is_VBZ the_AT "_" fundamentally_RR constrained_VVN resource_NN1 ._. "_" 
There_EX is_VBZ hope_NN1 ,_, however_RR ._. 
Although_CS telecom_NN1 companies_NN2 such_II21 as_II22 Verizon_NP1 and_CC AT_II &T;_NULL also_RR deliver_VV0 cable_NN1 television_NN1 through_II their_APPGE telephone_NN1 lines_NN2 ,_, they_PPHS2 are_VBR not_XX as_RG closely_RR wedded_VVN to_II the_AT TV_NN1 first_MD model_NN1 as_II the_AT cable_NN1 companies_NN2 are_VBR ._. 
Their_APPGE core_NN1 business_NN1 is_VBZ delivering_VVG telephone_NN1 service_NN1 ._. 
As_CSA Americans_NN2 stop_VV0 subscribing_VVG to_II dedicated_JJ landlines_NN2 --_NN1 at_II last_MD count_NN1 ,_, one_MC1 in_II five_MC American_JJ households_NN2 rely_VV0 purely_RR on_II mobile_JJ phones_NN2 --_NN1 these_DD2 companies_NN2 have_VH0 begun_VVN to_TO build_VVI the_AT next_MD generation_NN1 of_IO data_NN lines_NN2 feeding_VVG into_II the_AT home_NN1 :_: fiber-optic_JJ cables_NN2 ._. 
The_AT bandwidth_NN1 of_IO these_DD2 services_NN2 reaches_VVZ up_RG21 to_RG22 30_MC megabits_NNU2 per_II second_NNT1 for_IF both_RR uploads_VVZ and_CC downloads_VVZ --_NN1 about_RG 10_MC times_NNT2 that_DD1 of_IO the_AT typical_JJ broadband_JJ customer_NN1 ._. 
That_DD1 leaves_VVZ plenty_PN of_IO room_NN1 for_IF full_JJ high-definition_JJ video_NN1 streams_NN2 and_CC quick_JJ uploads_NN2 of_IO YouTube_NP1 videos_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 is_VBZ the_AT first_MD neighborhood_NN1 infrastructure_NN1 designed_VVN and_CC constructed_VVN explicitly_RR for_IF the_AT Internet_NN1 ._. 
Movie_NN1 studios_NN2 fret_VV0 about_II piracy_NN1 ._. 
Over-the-air_JJ broadcasters_NN2 such_II21 as_II22 NBC_NP1 fear_NN1 ending_VVG up_RP like_II the_AT newspaper_NN1 industry_NN1 ,_, with_IW viewership_NN1 ,_, though_CS not_XX advertising_NN1 dollars_NNU2 ,_, shifting_VVG to_II the_AT Web_NN1 ._. 
And_CC cable_NN1 broadcasters_NN2 know_VV0 that_CST when_CS Internet_NP1 offerings_NN2 grow_VV0 strong_JJ enough_RR for_IF customers_NN2 to_TO drop_VVI their_APPGE cable_NN1 subscriptions_NN2 --_JJ marketing_NN1 surveys_NN2 show_VV0 cash-strapped_JJ customers_NN2 will_VM sooner_RRR drop_VVI cable_NN1 than_CSN broadband_JJ Internet_NN1 --_NN1 their_APPGE fees_NN2 will_VM evaporate_VVI as_RR21 well_RR22 ._. 
"_" The_AT copyright_NN1 holders_NN2 are_VBR trying_VVG to_TO orchestrate_VVI it_PPH1 so_RR that_DD1 content_NN1 will_VM only_RR move_VVI if_CSW you_PPY pay_VV0 for_IF it_PPH1 ,_, "_" says_VVZ Philip_NP1 Leigh_NP1 ,_, founder_NN1 of_IO consulting_JJ firm_NN1 Inside_II Digital_JJ Media_NN ._. 
It_PPH1 streams_VVZ video_NN1 in_II such_DA a_AT1 way_NN1 that_CST the_AT end_NN1 users_NN2 can_VM neither_RR record_VVI the_AT shows_NN2 for_IF posterity_NN1 nor_CC skip_VV0 the_AT advertisements_NN2 ._. 
By_II any_DD measure_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 has_VHZ been_VBN a_AT1 tremendous_JJ success_NN1 ._. 
At_II this_DD1 writing_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 is_VBZ the_AT second_MD most_RGT popular_JJ video_NN1 site_NN1 on_II the_AT Internet_NP1 (_( after_CS YouTube_NP1 )_) ;_; according_II21 to_II22 the_AT ratings_NN2 service_VV0 Nielsen_NP1 ,_, the_AT ratings_NN2 for_IF programs_NN2 such_II21 as_II22 Lost_JJ on_II ABC_NP1 would_VM jump_VVI by_II as_RG much_DA1 as_CSA 25_MC percent_NNU if_CS online_JJ views_NN2 were_VBDR included_VVN ._. 
Free_JJ video_NN1 poses_VVZ an_AT1 explicit_JJ threat_NN1 to_II the_AT cable_NN1 industry_NN1 ,_, however_RR ,_, which_DDQ is_VBZ built_VVN on_II the_AT premise_NN1 that_CST customers_NN2 will_VM pay_VVI $50_NNU a_AT1 month_NNT1 or_CC more_RRR for_IF programming_VVG variety_NN1 ._. 
As_II such_DA ,_, you_PPY will_VM not_XX find_VVI shows_NN2 from_II the_AT Discovery_NN1 Channel_NN1 or_CC MTV_NP1 on_II any_DD exclusively_RR ad-supported_JJ site_NN1 ._. 
Rather_RR the_AT cable_NN1 industry_NN1 is_VBZ beginning_VVG to_TO experiment_VVI with_IW Web_NN1 sites_NN2 that_CST require_VV0 a_AT1 proof_NN1 of_IO registration_NN1 ._. 
That_REX21 is_REX22 ,_, you_PPY can_VM watch_VVI these_DD2 programs_NN2 on_II the_AT Web_NN1 ,_, but_CCB only_RR if_CS you_PPY also_RR already_RR subscribe_VV0 to_TO cable_VVI TV_NN1 ._. 
Time_NNT1 Warner_NP1 and_CC Comcast_NP1 are_VBR introducing_VVG the_AT "_" TV_NN1 Everywhere_RL "_" system_NN1 this_DD1 year_NNT1 ,_, which_DDQ will_VM at_RR21 first_RR22 include_VVI content_NN1 from_II six_MC networks_NN2 ,_, including_II CBS_NP1 ,_, AMC_NP1 and_CC TNT_NN1 ._. 
If_CS the_AT companies_NN2 are_VBR able_JK to_TO recruit_VVI other_JJ channels_NN2 into_II the_AT project_NN1 ,_, then_RT "_" TV_NN1 Everywhere_RL will_VM surpass_VVI user-generated_JJ content_NN1 and_CC will_VM be_VBI the_AT biggest_JJT thing_NN1 in_II Internet_NP1 video_NN1 ,_, "_" according_II21 to_II22 Comcast_NP1 CEO_NN1 Brian_NP1 Roberts_NP1 ._. 
The_AT allure_NN1 for_IF the_AT cable_NN1 companies_NN2 is_VBZ obvious_JJ :_: there_EX is_VBZ no_AT risk_NN1 of_IO Internet_NP1 video_NN1 cannibalizing_VVG cable_NN1 subscriptions_NN2 if_CS Internet_NP1 video_NN1 requires_VVZ a_AT1 cable_NN1 subscription_NN1 ._. 
"_" The_AT carriers_NN2 are_VBR also_RR in_II the_AT content_JJ business_NN1 ,_, "_" Searls_NP1 says_VVZ ,_, "_" and_CC so_RR in_BCL21 order_BCL22 to_TO protect_VVI the_AT business_NN1 models_NN2 of_IO the_AT primary_JJ form_NN1 of_IO content_NN1 they_PPHS2 're_VBR carrying_VVG --_NN1 which_DDQ is_VBZ still_JJ television_NN1 --_NN1 they_PPHS2 have_VH0 an_AT1 incentive_NN1 to_TO keep_VVI a_AT1 heavier_JJR foot_NN1 on_II the_AT brakes_NN2 than_CSN on_II the_AT accelerator_NN1 pedal_NN1 ._. "_" 
This_DD1 brake_NN1 is_VBZ nowhere_RL more_DAR evident_JJ than_CSN in_II the_AT download_NN1 limitations_NN2 cable_VV0 companies_NN2 have_VH0 begun_VVN to_TO place_VVI on_II their_APPGE Internet_NN1 customers_NN2 ._. 
Under_II the_AT guise_NN1 of_IO protecting_VVG against_II peer-to-peer_JJ networking_NN1 ,_, where_CS users_NN2 share_VV0 music_NN1 and_CC videos_NN2 on_II a_AT1 distributed_JJ network_NN1 ,_, Comcast_NP1 has_VHZ instituted_VVN a_AT1 cap_NN1 of_IO 250_MC gigabytes_NN2 per_II month_NNT1 on_II the_AT data_NN their_APPGE customers_NN2 can_VM download_VVI or_CC stream_VVI ._. 
Time_NNT1 Warner_NP1 is_VBZ experimenting_VVG with_IW caps_NN2 as_RG low_JJ as_CSA five_MC gigabytes_NN2 a_AT1 month_NNT1 ._. 
The_AT companies_NN2 claim_VV0 that_CST few_DA2 customers_NN2 are_VBR affected_VVN by_II the_AT limits_NN2 ,_, which_DDQ may_VM currently_RR be_VBI true_JJ ._. 
But_CCB it_PPH1 also_RR kills_VVZ Internet_NN1 video_NN1 in_II the_AT cradle_NN1 --_NN1 a_AT1 single_JJ high-definition_JJ movie_NN1 will_VM often_RR require_VVI more_DAR than_CSN the_AT five_MC gigabytes_NN2 Time_NNT1 Warner_NP1 budgets_NN2 for_IF a_AT1 month_NNT1 's_GE worth_NN1 of_IO Internet_NP1 access_NN1 ._. 
As_CSA Hulu_NP1 has_VHZ shown_VVN ,_, there_EX is_VBZ a_AT1 rich_JJ appetite_NN1 for_IF television_NN1 content_NN1 over_II the_AT more_RGR fl_NNU exible_JJ medium_NN1 of_IO the_AT Internet_NN1 ._. 
Yet_RR getting_VVG video_NN1 to_II your_APPGE computer_NN1 is_VBZ one_MC1 thing_NN1 ._. 
Getting_VVG it_PPH1 to_II your_APPGE 60-inch_JJ high-definition_JJ TV_NN1 --_NN1 and_CC in_II a_AT1 way_NN1 that_CST is_VBZ easy_JJ to_TO set_VVI up_RP and_CC intuitive_JJ to_TO use_VVI --_NN1 is_VBZ another_DD1 ._. 
The_AT most_RGT straightforward_JJ option_NN1 is_VBZ to_TO simply_RR connect_VVI a_AT1 computer_NN1 to_II your_APPGE TV_NN1 set_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 standard_JJ high-definition_JJ multimedia_NN interface_VV0 cable_NN1 ,_, more_RGR commonly_RR known_VVN by_II its_APPGE acronym_NN1 HDMI_NN2 ,_, will_VM carry_VVI digital_JJ video_NN1 and_CC audio_NN1 from_II a_AT1 recent_JJ vintage_NN1 laptop_NN1 to_II a_AT1 flat-panel_JJ TV_NN1 ._. 
"_" Computers_NN2 have_VH0 become_VVN such_DA an_AT1 everyday_JJ part_NN1 of_IO our_APPGE life_NN1 that_CST when_CS we_PPIS2 look_VV0 at_II the_AT television_NN1 monitor_VV0 it_PPH1 is_VBZ becoming_VVG obvious_JJ that_CST there_EX is_VBZ no_AT difference_NN1 between_II it_PPH1 and_CC a_AT1 laptop_NN1 screen_NN1 ,_, "_" says_VVZ Leigh_NP1 of_IO Inside_JJ Digital_JJ Media_NN ._. 
"_" Contrary_II21 to_II22 the_AT uninitiated_JJ ,_, consumers_NN2 are_VBR not_XX confused_VVN by_II this_DD1 ._. "_" 
Connecting_VVG one_PN1 's_GE laptop_NN1 to_II the_AT television_NN1 still_RR leaves_VVZ open_JJ the_AT question_NN1 of_IO what_DDQ to_TO do_VDI for_IF a_AT1 remote_JJ control_NN1 ._. 
Leigh_NP1 's_GE answer_NN1 --_NN1 use_VV0 a_AT1 wireless_NN1 keyboard_NN1 and_CC mouse_NN1 --_NN1 gives_VVZ the_AT user_NN1 unconstrained_JJ power_NN1 over_II content_NN1 and_CC ,_, crucially_RR ,_, the_AT ability_NN1 to_II type_NN1 in_II search_NN1 terms_NN2 ._. 
But_CCB we_PPIS2 are_VBR now_RT so_RG accustomed_JJ to_II one-handed_JJ operation_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 remote_JJ control_NN1 that_CST it_PPH1 is_VBZ hard_JJ to_TO imagine_VVI how_RGQ bulky_JJ keyboards_NN2 will_VM replace_VVI them_PPHO2 on_II the_AT coffee_NN1 table_NN1 ._. 
There_EX is_VBZ also_RR the_AT question_NN1 of_IO how_RRQ to_TO find_VVI content_NN1 in_II a_AT1 world_NN1 without_IW channels_NN2 ._. 
Let_VM21 's_VM22 say_VVI I_PPIS1 want_VV0 to_TO watch_VVI an_AT1 episode_NN1 of_IO 30_MC Rock_NN1 ._. 
Was_VBDZ that_DD1 on_II Hulu.com_NP1 ?_? 
Or_CC TV_NN1 Everywhere_RL ?_? 
Right_RR now_RT ,_, McKinney_NP1 says_VVZ ,_, "_" you_PPY need_VV0 a_AT1 secret_NN1 decoder_VVI ring_NN1 to_TO figure_VVI out_RP where_CS the_AT content_NN1 is_VBZ ._. "_" 
Stand-alone_JJ programs_NN2 such_II21 as_II22 the_AT free_JJ and_CC open-source_JJ Boxee_NN1 are_VBR designed_VVN to_TO collect_VVI all_DB video_NN1 on_II the_AT Internet_NN1 and_CC display_VV0 on_II your_APPGE television_NN1 a_AT1 single_JJ "_" home_NN1 page_NN1 "_" directory_NN1 of_IO everything_PN1 ._. 
Yet_RR here_RL we_PPIS2 see_VV0 another_DD1 example_NN1 where_CS open_JJ accessibility_NN1 sometimes_RT conflicts_NN2 with_IW cable_NN1 's_GE business_NN1 plans_NN2 ._. 
Although_CS Hulu_NP1 was_VBDZ originally_RR featured_VVN as_II a_AT1 channel_NN1 on_II Boxee_NP1 ,_, this_DD1 past_II February_NPM1 the_AT content_JJ providers_NN2 behind_II Hulu_NP1 --_NN1 NBC_NP1 ,_, Fox_NP1 and_CC Disney_NP1 --_NN1 blocked_VVD Boxee_NP1 from_II accessing_VVG the_AT Hulu_NN1 Web_NN1 site_NN1 ._. 
When_CS asked_VVN about_II it_PPH1 on-stage_JJ at_II the_AT Wall_NP1 Street_NNL1 Journal_NN1 's_VBZ "_" D_ZZ1 :_: All_DB Things_NN2 Digital_JJ "_" conference_NN1 in_II May_NPM1 ,_, NBC_NP1 Universal_JJ CEO_NN1 Jeff_NP1 Zucker_NP1 said_VVD that_CST "_" right_RR now_RT we_PPIS2 are_VBR committed_VVN to_II Hulu_NP1 being_VBG an_AT1 online_JJ experience_NN1 ._. "_" 
One_MC1 way_NN1 to_TO interpret_VVI this_DD1 statement_NN1 is_VBZ that_DD1 Hulu_NN1 is_VBZ not_XX a_AT1 threat_NN1 to_II the_AT traditional_JJ cable_NN1 business_NN1 so_RG long_RR as_CSA the_AT content_NN1 on_II Hulu_NP1 stays_VVZ on_II a_AT1 15-inch_NNU1 laptop_NN1 screen_NN1 ._. 
Widespread_JJ use_NN1 of_IO Boxee_NP1 (_( and_CC other_JJ devices_NN2 that_CST make_VV0 it_PPH1 easy_JJ to_TO watch_VVI Internet_NN1 video_NN1 on_II the_AT television_NN1 )_) would_VM cut_VVI into_II the_AT revenue_NN1 that_CST studios_NN2 make_VV0 from_II cable_NN1 television_NN1 fees_NN2 ._. 
There_EX are_VBR ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, other_JJ devices_NN2 that_CST allow_VV0 you_PPY to_TO pull_VVI content_NN1 down_RP from_II the_AT Internet_NN1 into_II your_APPGE television_NN1 ._. 
Apple_NN1 TV_NN1 accesses_VVZ the_AT iTunes_NN2 store_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 startup_NN1 named_VVN Roku_NP1 makes_VVZ a_AT1 small_JJ device_NN1 that_CST pulls_VVZ streaming_VVG video_NN1 from_II Netflix_NP1 ,_, the_AT Amazon.com_NP1 digital_JJ library_NN1 and_CC Major_NNB League_NP1 Baseball_NN1 games_NN2 ._. 
Other_JJ devices_NN2 go_VV0 by_II names_NN2 like_II Vudu_NP1 and_CC ZillionTV_NP1 ._. 
But_CCB they_PPHS2 all_DB share_VV0 one_MC1 common_JJ thread_NN1 :_: all_DB the_AT content_NN1 is_VBZ prepaid_JJ ._. 
Free_JJ television_NN1 does_VDZ not_XX exist_VVI on_II these_DD2 Internet_NN1 TV_NN1 devices_NN2 ._. 
So_RR long_RR as_CSA it_PPH1 is_VBZ more_RGR profitable_JJ for_IF both_DB2 the_AT cable_NN1 companies_NN2 and_CC the_AT content_JJ producers_NN2 to_TO sell_VVI you_PPY TV_NN1 through_II your_APPGE cable_NN1 package_NN1 ,_, expect_VV0 the_AT limitations_NN2 to_TO remain_VVI in_II place_NN1 ._. 
The_AT solution_NN1 ,_, of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, would_VM be_VBI to_TO detangle_VVI the_AT Internet_NN1 from_II cable_NN1 companies_NN2 ._. 
The_AT new_JJ fiber-optic_JJ systems_NN2 are_VBR a_AT1 step_NN1 in_II that_DD1 direction_NN1 ._. 
Because_CS they_PPHS2 are_VBR essentially_RR "_" Internet-only_JJ "_" systems_NN2 ,_, disentangled_VVD from_II the_AT legacy_NN1 business_NN1 models_NN2 that_CST constrain_VV0 cable_NN1 operators_NN2 ,_, they_PPHS2 allow_VV0 for_IF a_AT1 potentially_RR transformative_JJ Internet_NN1 experience_NN1 ._. 
Consider_VV0 South_ND1 Korea_NP1 ,_, where_CS the_AT Internet_NN1 is_VBZ both_RR fast_JJ and_CC ubiquitous_JJ ._. 
Warner_NP1 Brothers_NN2 has_VHZ begun_VVN to_TO scale_VVI back_RP its_APPGE DVD_NP1 operations_NN2 there_RL to_TO concentrate_VVI exclusively_RR on_II Internet-delivered_JJ movies_NN2 ,_, which_DDQ are_VBR now_RT available_JJ two_MC weeks_NNT2 before_II the_AT DVD_NP1 appears_VVZ in_II stores_NN2 ._. 
Some_DD independent_JJ movie_NN1 studios_NN2 in_II the_AT U.S._NP1 have_VH0 even_RR begun_VVN to_TO experiment_VVI with_IW Internet_NP1 delivery_NN1 before_II the_AT movie_NN1 ever_RR gets_VVZ to_II a_AT1 theater_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 might_VM take_VVI some_DD time_NNT1 to_TO move_VVI all_DB our_APPGE media_NN to_II this_DD1 kind_NN1 of_IO instant-on_NNT1 ,_, Internet-based_JJ future_NN1 ._. 
"_" But_CCB it_PPH1 's_VBZ coming_VVG ,_, "_" Leigh_NP1 says_VVZ ,_, "_" and_CC you_PPY ca_VM n't_XX stop_VVI it_PPH1 ._. "_" 
