What is the Future of Television? Hint: It’s 3 Minutes Long and has an English Accent.
Yes, I am referring to Rocketboom, which debuted on TiVo this week. It shows up on the “Now Playing” list just like any other show. Here, you have (relatively) low-budget video content showing up alongside mainstream TV programming as a first-class peer.
This is clearly a testament to RSS and its descendants (blogging, podcasting, whatever-we-end-up-calling-podcasts-with-video, etc.), and a sign of things to come for mainstream media in general.
If you have TiVo (and a broadband connection), here is more information on the Rocketboom Video Download Trial.