The Monday Mix - I Want My IPTV (The Future Of Internet Protocol Television)

Over the past five years or so you may have noticed great changes in our viewing (and listening) habits and as consumers, we are now living in an on demand society when it comes to our media. We want our news on demand. Our weather. Our music. And of course the television that we watch. It's obvious that television and radio is changing and that all types of media are morphing into something new each year. The battle over the entertainment that you can enjoy in your home is not going to end anytime soon and the competition is increasing on an almost daily basis. The future of television (and radio) points heavily toward Internet Protocol Television (IPTV). From an economic standpoint, it makes total sense: it costs much less to broadcast TV over the Internet and the potential consumer reach is immense.

New Internet-ready, smart TVs are already realizing their potential as consumers supplement traditional television content providers in favor of Internet TV options such as NetFlix, Hulu Plus, Amazon, Vudu and many others. YouTube is marketing toward more professional content as services like Vine and Riffy are starting to capture the home video market. Cable TV is starting to seem more and more like "your parent's TV" or even worse, something that an even older generation is more dependent on. In fact, many consumers with high-speed internet service have already cut-the-cord and substituted the traditional television delivery methods for IPTV. The majority of media consumers are supplementing their current television subscription with newer outlets provided by Internet TV as more and more consumers upgrade to Smart TVs and/or services like Roku and Apple TV. Simply put, media consumers are growing tired of paying $100 - $200 per month for cable subscription services that provide a growing number of channels and packages of channels that they rarely access. With the ability to customize and personalize unique programming, IPTV gives each consumer more options as well as more control.

In layman's terms, Internet Protocol Television is a system through which television services are delivered using your internet provider's protocol suite over a packet-switched network instead of being delivered through traditional terrestrial, satellite signal, and cable television formats. Though some outlets are starting to produce live television, most IPTV channels feature time-shifted or on-demand programming. ESPN has been a leader in providing sports programming through IPTV outlets, particularly through smart phone devices and tablets. Verizon seems to be a step ahead of the game. More and more networks and providers are making the conversion.

Apple, Intel and Microsoft are working on building their own Internet-based TV subscription services. As digital media giants these companies don’t seek to capitalize on product trends - they seek ways to set new trends. New content providers are being heavily financed through private equity and VC funding, as manufacturers are unveiling viewing devices that provide hyper-detail with millions of colors, like the new 4k Ultra-HDTVs, with screens that promise four times better resolution (3840p) than the previous generation of hi-def televisions. The new 4K television can deliver almost as much depth as 3D but without the need for those nerdy glasses. These devices signal the demise of the DVD/BlueRay format as well, as those now-archaic formats are unable to hold enough data to support the new digital format. The net result is a future that points directly at content delivery that is solely dependent on internet provider television networks or high capacity optical discs.

The great part, from a consumer standpoint, is that most internet optimized programming is free. That won't last forever. YouTube and Google are setting up models that charge consumers $2 - $5 monthly for unique content. Of course, YouTube is free, but imagine bundling a package built around highlights of your favorite sports teams (say Chicago or Boston). Think a little outside the box and it's easy to imagine YouTube charging for pay-per-view content libraries, such as movies or time-shifted sporting events as well as access to live events, such as concerts and music festivals, new release movies (signaling the further demise of the movie theater), reality-based television and personal services. Gaming companies and adult-content providers are already way ahead of the game when it comes to this type of content. Hotel Wi-Fi has been delivering on-demand IPTV content for years. The Netflix model is the foundation, and it works. Netflix is even developing new, network only programming and is thriving in doing so. Further, changing advertisement strategies and new methods to measure viewer ratings will certainly help define the programming that ultimately gets deployed large scale. Likewise, as broadband networks continue to provide increased bandwidth as an accelerant, it is easy to see where the future lies.

As you may have heard, Jivewired is at the forefront of the advances in IPTV, having just announced Friday our own video channel on the Redux Network. Redux allows us to push music videos and music-related video content to over 100 million devices, smart TVs and gaming consoles. We provide only video content produced or featuring the bands and performers that subscribe to Jivewired. We will be developing content of our own in an effort to build audiences and increase viewership. For my generation, when it came to music television, we wanted our MTV. Today, the public demands IPTV. What a great outlet for indie music. Obviously we couldn't be more ecstatic in the development of this type of programming.

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Jivewired.com is now partnered with Redux to bring music video and music-related video content to over 100M Smart TVs, consoles, tablets and smart devices.

The goal is to start our channel with about 100 music videos and other music-related video content initially, with expansion into Jivewired-produced and developed content down the road.

We will only air videos of bands and artists that are subscribed to Jivewired. In out first iteration we are only using videos produced no earlier than July 2011.

Last fall Redux announced that it is becoming the default TV experience for online video discovery on Smart TV’s, achieving distribution on 40 million+ devices. Redux is the ultimate TV experience for online video to your Internet Television - leveraging the talents of your friends, interesting curators, and influencers to help you discover videos you’ll love. Redux is proud to announce that they will be bringing their lean-back experience to gaming consoles later this year, extending the service to 100 million + devices. Redux continues to see incredible support from their partners over the last year, including Samsung, SONY, and LG, and this major console integration is a big step forward in the continued growth of that discovery experience.

THIS WEEK'S TOP FIVE LIST

First Five Jivewired Videos to air on the Redux Network.

1. Crossroads Of Desire by The Outer Vibe
2. Sunday by Jet West
3. Shadows by Super Water Sympathy
4. Sparks by The White Ravens
5. Leave It On The Floor by Lackluster

VIDEO OF THE DAY

Leave It On The Floor by Lackluster



ABOUT THE MONDAY MIX

The Monday Mix airs from Noon to 5:30PM CDT each Monday and is designed to help you get through that brutal after-lunch, energy-sucking span that kicks off every work week. This particular show will be a mix of old, deep album cuts and new indie music with a lot of genre crossover. No Adele. Sorry.

What else does The Monday Mix do? Well, it helps you discover new indie music by combining some really great under the radar tracks with more established songs that were, once in fact, under the radar as well. The hope here is that the culture shock of discovering your next favorite band won't be so enormously imposing if we surround the new stuff with some of your old, familiar friends.

Jivewired supports independent musicians by paying royalties for airplay on Jivewired Radio. Please help us support indie artists by listening to our station and by purchasing indie music. Thank you.

The links on the radio player will give you download options if you really dig on the music and some of the songs are offered for free.

To listen, just press play on the radio widget to the right or use this link to open in a new window that will allow you to listen when you navigate away from this page:

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MONDAY MIX PLAYLIST FOR 22 JULY 2013

1. Be Your Own Machine by The Bourgeois 
2. Dixie Brothers by Bear Ceuse
3. Hipster Kids/Sexy Beards by Dr. Pants
4. California by Hydra Melody
5. Little Too Late by Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers
6. Headlines by Shannon Labrie
7. Folsom Prison Blues by Left On Red
8. Heartbeat by Kopecky Family Band
9. Santa Cruz by Foreign Talks
10. Milwaukee Man by Hugh Bob & The Hustle
11. Bottled Up In Cork by Ted Leo & The Pharmacists
12. Sex by The 1975
13. Crying Tree by Fiawna Forte
14. Big Love by Matthew E. White
15. Spoon by Cibo Matto
16. Float On by Jennie Arnau
17. What It's Like by Laura Marie
18. I'm Writing A Novel by Father John Misty
19. If You Only Could by Donna The Buffalo
20. New Year by Beach House
21. Is That Love? by Squeeze
22. Hey Anthony by Sabrina Signs
23. Parted Ways by Heartless Bastards
24. Brand New Kind Of Blue by Gold Motel
25. Compromised Intentions by Massy Ferguson
26. 32 Flavors by Alana Davis
27. Smile Like The Sun by Maddie Miller
28. Home by Phillip Phillips
29. Drinkin' by Holly Williams
30. Electric Daisy Violin by Lindsey Stirling
31. Yellow Red Sparks by Yellow Red Sparks
32. Sorry About Last Night by Wally Dogger
33. The River & The Promised Land by Don Gallardo
34. Sunday by Jet West
35. Left Of The Dial by The Replacements
36. Same Old Ground by He's My Brother She's My Sister
37. Cannonball by Sirsy
38. Palisade by Parker Millsap
39. Waitin' by Caitlan Rose
40. Hold That Thought by Ben Folds Five
41. Dreams I'll Never See by Molly Hatchet
42. Body & Soul by Goldenboy
43. Long Time Gone by The Civil Wars with T-Bone Burenett
44. Fear & Fallacy, Sitting In A Tree by Quiet Company
45. Stay Right Here by Lisa Marshall
46. Round And Round by Brent Michelle
47. Bad Thing by King Tuff
48. Nightfall by Hollis Brown
49. Please Sparrow by Dana Falconberry
50. North Side Gal by JD McPherson
51. Home by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes
52. Cruel To Be Kind by Nick Lowe
53. The Fool I've Been by Whitney Mann
54. Kids by MGMT
55. New Love by Sasparilla
56. Worst Side Of me by The Wanton Looks
57. Shut Up by Savages
58. I'm Waiting by Frank Palangi
59. Yabba by Anton Mink
60. Me & My Guitar by The David Castro Band
61. The Loveliest Guy I Know by Meri Amber
62. Lay Back Down by Eric Lindell
63. Wrapped Around Her Finger by Mikey Ohlin
64. Friends Of Friends by Hospitality
65. Desperate Heart by Gram Rabbit
66. Stompkick Blues by John Calvin
67. This Is Not Love by Well Hung Heart
68. Say by Kayla Yvonne
69. Monster Truck by Ramsay Midwood
70. Palm Trees & Trailer Parks by The Dustin Pittsley Band
71. Eyeoneye by Andrew Bird
72. The Only Place by Best Coast
73. Let Me Get Down by The Quick & Easy Boys
74. Shadow by Super Water Sympathy
75. Float by Pacific Air
76. Letters From The Sky by Civil Twilight
77. Cut My Strings by Kree Woods
78. Them Tulsa Boys by The Paul Benjaman Band
79. Easy People by Pilgrim
80. Autimn Sweater by Yo La Tengo
81. Follow by Lovebettie
82. Charmer by Aimee Mann
83. The Sweetest Thing by JJ Grey & Mofro
84. Everybody Say by MadCraft
85. Work Hard by Christy Marie
86. Goodbye To You by Scandal
87. In Your Way by Bobby Long