Our founders (Jan and Philipp) along with adviser, Kai Rieke, held their very first AMA on Tuesday morning (16 January), live on the TV-TWO Facebook page.
We were all stoked to have so many viewers and there were some great questions — on everything from who’s in our team, to what will happen after the ICO, as well as what you’ll be able to do with our Tokens For Television.
“Oh man! I meant to tune in…”
Never fear. We recorded the whole thing for you!
It’s easily accessible on Facebook -- click here: https://www.facebook.com/tvtwocom/videos/756041514595811/
Soundbites from the AMA
On TV-TWO’s Ambition
“Our vision is to connect the 700 million smart TVs across the globe to the Ethereum blockchain and manage the value exchange between the user, the content provider, and the advertiser.”
On Current TV Networks
“Right now there is a clear middleman — the TV network — who rules the entire ecosystem. The blockchain enables us to take away the middleman and give direct interactions in the ecosystem, allowing us to create value for each of the important players.”
On Content
“There’s great content out there — amazing drone footage, arts and crafts, people travelling the world recording the sights and sounds. You can see all it on YouTube but not on your TV.”
On Broadcast TV
“Broadcast television doesn’t fit into user behaviours. We have a great algorithm in place to help people love television again. Plus they’ll get a share of the ad budget.”
On Ad Targeting
“YouTube has a lot of focus on the initial ‘click’ on the video. Watch statistics do count but they make a lot of money on the pre-rolls. We will go a different way. People don’t choose the videos they see on the TV-TWO app, but it’s an algorithm that adapts to whether you skip a video, like it or go back to the broadcast.”
On Netflix
“We love Netflix, and we don’t see them as a competitor. For us, they’re a potential partner. Our video stream has shorter content — like trailers for Netflix shows. So we see synergies here. We could be the ‘discovery’ channel for Netflix.”
On Earning Tokens For Television
“We’ve had some funny comments from people like: “Hey, finally I like that my kids are watching so much TV because they will earn me tokens!” Very funny stuff!”
Want to find out more? Take a look at our whitepaper.
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