It seems like companies have given up the idea of seeing the person you’re talking to, and instead are promoting one-way video broadcasts, ranging from news updates to financial reports. Interestingly enough, people are willing to shell out a fair bit for this luxury, as a report suggests.
The broadcasts, little more than the videos one can already receive via the web, are being made available via a broadcasting service to be viewed on cell phones, which begs the question as to whether or not the standards are open for all online publishers to offer. Right now, despite the report’s findings, I simply can’t see people shelling out 10-15 extra dollars a month just to see a few web shorts, regardless of whether it’s CNN’s summarized news for the day or the equivalent.
Until online videos become a bit more persistent, I don’t see watching videos on one’s cell phone becoming that big a deal, at least for the average cell phone user. Maybe once real-time broadcasts can be streamed effectively, things will change, but we’re not there just yet.
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