Tonight, The Wall Street Journal’s Ethan Smith reports on the big plans of a small start-up called Move Networks Inc. that hopes to bring television to the Internet. Unlike Hulu or YouTube, which offer a patchwork of content of mixed quality, Move has the technology to allow streaming of high quality, consolidated television content and would reintroduce the sort of planned watching that the Internet has discouraged. There are a few extra perks of the online experience, Smith writes, like being able to scroll backwards in time on the guide and watch shows after they’ve “aired,” a la DVR. Some of the financial backers of Move include media big-wigs like Comcast, Microsoft and Disney, but whether they’ll make deals to share content when the time comes is unclear/doubtful. If Move is successful, cable television and its infrastructure could be the latest technological fossils, resting in a dusty pile above landlines and VCRs. [Photo from Move Networks on WSJ.com]
