This is a bold plan but entirely realistic. I hope you Hivians will jump on board with this one.
It is my belief that Hive has the capability of giving the television industry a run for its money. It also has the power to circumvent the hideous television commissioning process and giving opportunities to people with genuine skill and talent. So guys if you happen to be an aspiring creative type interested in television or filmmaking read on and let's explore how Hive could be employed to create not just our own tv channel but our very own tv station.
Archaic Television Commissioning Processes
For those of you unfamiliar with the television commissioning process, that is to get television programmes actually made and broadcasted, I can tell you it is a near impossible challenge if you have an independent mind. If you are passionate about scriptwriting for television or have a serious desire to want to make any type of content for television, whatever the concept, you ultimately have to convince a broadcasting commissioner that your idea is super fantastic and will engage audiences.
Whether it's for traditional stations or online television providers, the only people with the power to greenlight scripts and concepts for television are broadcasting commissioners. As someone who has been trying to crack the television industry for many, many years I can tell you it is no easy task, to put it mildly. The gatekeepers in that industry are more powerful than the film industry.
Furthermore, these days you will almost certainly have to go through production companies, so you're starting point is trying to get work within a production company, but with competition so stiff that is also a very difficult thing to achieve. It also comes with its own very well established customs of ass kissing and dick sucking. You will almost certainly have to sell your soul to the devil.
If you are an outsider to the television industry but you know you have the skills and talent to create successful programmes, whether scripted or non-scripted, breaking into the industry is a wholly thankless and near impossible task. It is an extraordinarily difficult position to be in. Not only do you need the skills, you also need to know the right people and then you have to kiss a lot of ass and then you have to fit into a mould once all the ass kissing is done. It can be a miserable experience.
But ladies and gentlemen it doesn't have to be this way any longer, because we now have decentralised technologies like Hive. I am not overstating the mark here.
We Have the Infrastructure and the Tools to Build Hive TV
Take a quick look at 3speak and you will see there is no shortage of Hive users wanting to broadcast themselves to the world. There is already a myriad of videos constantly being uploaded. The video content is varied and wide ranging and 3Speak users make their contributions to the platform from all over the globe. We already have an abundance of video content to choose from. Turn your attentions to InLeo Shorts and we find another source of established content waiting to be beamed out to the wider community and the world.
Now bring in HiveStreams.Live to the mix and the whole game changes. Between these two platforms we already have the infrastructure set up to create our very own Hive TV station. I would urge caution in the first instance. And what I mean by that is we should focus our efforts on initially setting up one live functioning channel with a full daily schedule and test the waters with that one channel. If this one channel gets the levels of engagement needed to be successful then we can turn our attentions to other channels.
Hive TV - Will It Really Work?
So how would it actually work in practice? In order to make Hive TV a success the base for the project would be established on HiveStreams.Live, we need a constant live stream to introduce programmes, shows and videos. Using add-ons like OBS Studio we can switch between a live broadcast and uploaded videos or switch between different live streamers. To start with we will need a few presenters who have the confidence and skill to talk live to the audience and introduce programmes and other live shows that will be broadcast. We will need to keep the schedule filled.
In terms of actual content this will be subject to numerous conversations, which is a good thing. We will be very proactive in seeking ideas from the community. We all have things we like to watch on television, the same can be said when checking out videos on 3speak. But we have a very creative community in Hive, I can not imagine for one moment there will be a shortage of content, or programme variety.
You'll note I am using the word we. There can be no doubt that if we want this project to be a success it will require Hivians to come together and build Hive TV. If we can galvanise enough interest and generate a collective energy we should then be in a position to see this idea through.
We could then even use Hive as a means of dialogue with broadcasters, we might even be able to use it to bypass the production companies because they are the ones who normally do the pitching on behalf of the aspiring writer or programme maker. So in effect Hive becomes the platform to pitch the whole concept. I truly believe it may be possible to circumvent the production companies and bypass all the power they yield in this business. It's not as crazy as it sounds.
So who's in?
I will deliberately tag in all the people I have met so far in this community who I believe could make a valuable contribution in making this idea become a reality. It really wouldn't take that much effort to get Hive TV up and running and it would simultaneously help bring us all closer together.
THE ONLY THING PREVENTING HIVE TV SUCCEEDING IS A LACK OF WILL POWER AND DETERMINATION
Peace!