.tv Bill Gates says Internet will revolutionize TV in 5 years

[localexperts]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070127/wr_nm/davos_internet_tv_dc

 

[Zeeble]

Nice to know that Mr. Gates is actually coming to what we have already concluded a year ago. Though he is off by 3-4 years at least. It should be coming sooner than anybody can think.

Thanks for sharing.

GH

I agree. BT and other companies have already launched their broadband TV service so Bill Gates is a bit behind the times.

 

[gamehouse]

Forecast: Web may pass TV in the UK

As promised few posts ago, a snippet from Mediapost:

Link: http://www.medialifemagazine.com/artman/publish/article_8909.asp

Snippet:

Over the last few years, ad spending forecasts have contained predictions that the internet, an upstart just a decade ago, would be overtaking key media, first outdoor and then radio. At some point it would even challenge TV.

That's coming to pass, globally at least, and sooner than many expected. The internet quite probably moved past outdoor this year, in terms of total ad spending, and it is expected to overtake radio by this decade's close.

But perhaps the big surprise is how quickly it is challenging even televison. That's now happening in Britain.

While this article specifically talks about Britan, I saw similar articles, with more numbers showing how the ad spending is moving away for traditional TV to web. I am sure in this large change, .TV would play a big roll soon. If you search on Mediapost.com, you will get more articles, though you may have to register to read those articles, registration is free.

GH

 

[Dr. Mindwrecker]

THEY WERE NOT INTERESTED IN THE SLIGHTEST.!!!!!

Some people just dont get it.

wait till about 6 months from now...

 

[Carlton]

... NOT A DOT COM, NOT INTERESTED................

These attitudes still prevail - the question is for how much longer??

First, congrats to you on acquiring a quality name like EDUCATION.TV. Your phone call does not surprise me as they deal in only traffic metrics (a poor valuation method for marquee names like Education.TV) ... which is short-sighted on their part, but a safer hedge against losing their investors' money. Like someone said, you don't need them. The market will love your name when the time is right whether you go for development or sell.

Some people just dont get it.

wait till about 6 months from now...

I agree. More buyers enter the market with every passing month, creating more demand, and allowing you the luxury of increasing your prices considerably.

 

[antonis12]

I had a conversation with someone Millers who is a big dot com guy who wanted to talk to Domain Capital about $$$ they told him they only accept Appraisals from Moniker nowhere else. He said what about SEDO or Afternic No Only Moniker. Now I like Moniker but there could easily be collusion there , not saying there is but the potential exists. Domain Capital to Moniker appraise low ( AGAIN NOT SAYING THIS IS HAPPENING ) He told me he had a domain appraised that makes $2,000 to $5000 a month parked, it was appraised for $89,000 he was like we paid $110,000

Look they are reasonable enough guys, but you have to understand that right now they are financing a category (domain names) that is extremely non-traditional for finance folks and they currently face no competition so they are going to be conservative on valuation and aggressive on interest rates. these guys come from an equipment leasing background where you had predictable resale values if you had to foreclose on the equipment.

So this type of behavior is to be expected at this stage. Most finance people if you told them to lend against domain names they will still look at you like you have six heads. And I am talking about .com! It is easy to lose sight of just how far ahead of the mainstream this group is when we spend all of our time talking to each other...

.tv has a ways to go before you can expect secured debt financing for it. there is not a sufficient track record for most lenders to look at and say, if this all goes badly, I can sell this name for X and get my money back.

For the next 2-3 years, if you want investment capital for developing your premium .tv names, you should expect, in most cases, to give equity or equity-like instruments to people willing to take risk and with foresight.

Or, you could just wait.

 

[SKG]

Look they are reasonable enough guys, but you have to understand that right now they are financing a category (domain names) that is extremely non-traditional for finance folks and they currently face no competition so they are going to be conservative on valuation and aggressive on interest rates. these guys come from an equipment leasing background where you had predictable resale values if you had to foreclose on the equipment.

So this type of behavior is to be expected at this stage. Most finance people if you told them to lend against domain names they will still look at you like you have six heads. And I am talking about .com! It is easy to lose sight of just how far ahead of the mainstream this group is when we spend all of our time talking to each other...

.tv has a ways to go before you can expect secured debt financing for it. there is not a sufficient track record for most lenders to look at and say, if this all goes badly, I can sell this name for X and get my money back.

For the next 2-3 years, if you want investment capital for developing your premium .tv names, you should expect, in most cases, to give equity or equity-like instruments to people willing to take risk and with foresight.

Or, you could just wait.

Well put, Antonis.

 

[Dr. Mindwrecker]

You really should have some sort of development plan on your site if you expect to get financing.

If you could create some type of legitimate revenue stream and turn a profit that wouldnt be bad thing either. Banks want to understand what it is you are doing, and want to see it working.

 

[MillersCrossing]

Nice to know that Mr. Gates is actually coming to what we have already concluded a year ago. Though he is off by 3-4 years at least. It should be coming sooner than anybody can think.

Thanks for sharing.

GH

Very nicely put GH,

whilst Bills' opinions are certainly heartwarming to all of us regarding our .TV portfolios, I do not think that Bill really has his finger on the pulse as far as tining is concerned....yes, he is a visionary for sure.....(and a decent guy and huge philanthropist...how nice is it that the worlds richest man is such a decent guy!!.........heaven forbid it was Donald Duck Trump) but his timing has got soft.......if he was still doing right what he did to bring WINDOWS to the world, he would have seen GOOGLE coming way before it arrived, ad should hae bought them out long before they got out of their garage...

So for Bill to say five years....sorry my friend - .TV is coming out of its garage long before that