Google TV

The Business Online reports Google aims to provide a search interface and ad system for TV:

GOOGLE is planning a new ­version of its search engine – designed for TV screens – that the company’s co-founder and its chief executive believe will rival traditional broadcasting.

Chief executive Eric Schmidt told The Business: “At the most people currently have access to only around 500 television channels,” said Schmidt. “They should have access to everything – that is where we are heading.”

“You have to look at what an electronic programme guide is. It is just a search engine and that is what Google does best,” said Schmidt.

Some of their recommending engines are cool, but there is also a good amount of spam on the Google Video popular list. Will Google be able to get broad enough distribution to have enough feedback to become relevant at suggesting TV shows?