HBO just inked a deal with Cingular to make episodes of Sex and the City and Curb Your Enthusiasm available to for viewing on cell phones. This is the first time cell phone content comes in the form of an entire episode, rather than just video shorts. Although, the deal also includes a series of Entourage original video shorts starring Kevin Dillon.I'm not so sure that I could handle squinting at my tiny cell phone screen for 30 minutes to watch an entire show. It's hard enough to do on a video iPod. Any takers?
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7-13-2006 @ 9:47AM
Preston said...
I'd rather watch it on a regular TV screen. I don't know why these networks seem so desperate for viewers by letting people see their TV shows on a cell phone. Are their ratings down or tanking or something? Don't take away the excitement of what made us love television in the first place. We can't see them all the time--we have lives too!
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7-13-2006 @ 9:59AM
Omar said...
i have probably watched 30-50 hours of tv/movies on my cellphone. it has a larger than normal screen (2.25 diaganol) and it can play divx and other codecs easily, but still its not that bad. watching the merchant of venice on a plane to boston or episodes of rescue me in the bathroom, its really a great way to pass the time. if you get the right phone (mine is an smt5600), its better than listening to the homeless man's rants on the bus.
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7-13-2006 @ 10:30AM
Ian said...
Not a chance.
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7-13-2006 @ 10:47AM
Porchland said...
I like the idea of shows making supplemental content that is available online, on your phones, etc. The first episode of NBC's "The Office" webisode went up today. A few other shows have done small content supplements, but this seems like a cheap, easy way to use extra footage, storylines, outtakes, etc..
How about an "Entourage" series of Johnny Drama's bit parts in TV movies? Rehearsal footage from "So You Think You Can Dance"?
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7-13-2006 @ 11:22AM
doc said...
I would be willing to watch an entire episode on a cell phone, but I think the bigger question here is, 'Would you be willing to pay $20 (15 for video service, 5 for HBO content) a month for the priveledge?' That is the fly in the ointment that would keep me from taking part in the HBO/Cingular plan. Now, ripping DVD's or encoding your television recordings to a compatible format for the phone, that I am on board with. I love the idea of device shifting, just not the idea of paying for each and every shift.
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