A few months ago I responded to a question on LinkedIn about expectations/visions for the future. One of the points in my vision was for us to be able to do the following directly on our living room TV sets:

• Find content that people in our social entertainment networks are watching or have recommended.
• Search for and watch live events being streamed by other users.
• Pay a premium to watch newly released films at home rather than at the movies – assuming anyone would want this.

It appears from this post on VentureBeat about a new company named “Building B” that we may soon be one step closer to my vision.