David Caruso, who is currently known to audiences for his role of Lieutenant Horatio Caine on the CBS forensic drama CSI: Miami, has come up with a technology that allows consumers instant access of any video on demand or live feed from any video source on the internet.  As the founder, chairman and CEO of a new online company called Lexicon Digital Communications, the 52-year-old actor promises to make content easier to find.

“If I'm a Seinfeld fan, and I'm in Singapore, I just want to be able to watch the show,” the CSI: Miami star said of the need to both globalize and simplify access to content.  “I don't want to think about different devices and connections.  We want to create a solution that takes everything you need and delivers it to you.”

At present, Lexicon is in “stealth mode” so there aren't too many details available.  Nevertheless, it is clear that interactivity and access are important to the company's plans.

"The coming generation isn't interested in traditional entertainment," Caruso explained to Streaming Media.  "I've been pretty clear about that and shared my thoughts with CSI creators and CBS that in order to begin the preparation for the coming generation, interactivity has to be the basis and the foundation."

Adding live webcasts of rehearsals, scene shootings, giving viewers access to the entirety of CSI and allowing users to create what is essentially their own version of the show are just a few examples of what Caruso has in mind.

“If viewers were able to do that, would they not then be more likely to show up on a Monday evening in a way that they wouldn't now be interested in?  A signature Horatio Caine shot has a different monetary value than a more pedestrian shot, a more mundane shot,” the Miami actor added.


-Kris De Leon, BuddyTV Staff Columnist
Source: streamingmedia.com
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