| Although television technologies like TiVo and | | | | Verizon is using its latest fiber optic technology to |
| Apple TV have had the capability to access the | | | | offer super fast internet service, as well as a |
| Internet and stream content like YouTube, | | | | rather basic cable television plan. The cable TV |
| internet videos and even podcasts onto your | | | | plan is expected to get boosted out of the |
| home television sets for a few months now, | | | | ordinary with Verizon's announcement that they |
| cable TV is now catching up. Cable TV providers | | | | are currently working with Intel to create a |
| like Comcast, Time Warner and Verizon recently | | | | Games on Demand service. Verizon is also |
| announced that they would have similar | | | | expected to offer YouTube video access via its |
| technology in place in the very near future. With | | | | television network, as well as its wireless phone |
| this service, you could search for and watch user | | | | service. |
| uploaded videos via your cable television | | | | Comcast recently released a Beta version of its |
| equipment. This would allow your average | | | | video site, in which users can upload their own |
| television viewer to access video content that has | | | | home movies and videos. These may appear on |
| been relegated to computer users up until now. | | | | a video-on-demand type service at a later point. |
| Since YouTube is one of the most visited sites on | | | | Though it doesn't seem that Comcast will be |
| the web, 60% of all videos viewed on the web | | | | accessing YouTube for its videos at this time, it |
| are watched on YouTube, and commands a 29% | | | | will be interesting to see if their user submitted |
| share of all US multimedia, it is absolutely | | | | video service will eventually be able to rival |
| necessary for the cable television industry to | | | | YouTube. It would definitely be a coup to reach |
| have the ability to access YouTube's vast video | | | | YouTube's 65,000+ uploads per day! |
| data stores. | | | | |