(2012-01-06) Movie Channel Alerts Idea

The CableCo-s (and Satellite Co-s), Movie Channel-s, etc. should get together to compete with NetFlix by having a WebApp where you enter movies you want to see (or re-see), and you get alerts when they're coming up on your CableCo (On Demand or scheduled). Ideally it would integrate with online DVR programming, but that would be secondary.

I'm interested in the Rotten Tomatoes Business Model (revenue streams and data sources)

IMDB data is available - how fresh? http://www.imdb.com/interfaces Ah, not free http://www.imdb.com/licensing/subservicetc

Ah, free data: http://www.themoviedb.org/ (used by XMBC) - hmm maybe not free for commercial use http://api.themoviedb.org/2.1/terms-of-use (see section 6)

TV listings data: Xml Tv, PSIP