I had a classic TV Everywhere moment tonight I thought I'd quickly share. I got back to my hotel room in NYC after dinner, flipped on the TV to watch the Celtics try to break the Heat's winning streak and discovered ESPN and many other channels weren't working.

But instead of calling the front desk, waiting for a technician, keeping my fingers crossed, etc. (guessing my fellow travelers know this experience too well), I fired up WatchESPN, entered my Comcast credentials and was watching online within minutes. For the most part, video quality was very strong. The key was being able to watch via the hotel's WiFi network because the stream would have drained my 2GB Verizon data cap.

Though the Celtics lost, it was a great example of where TV Everywhere worked well and was a great value. I often hear the complaint about TV Everywhere is subscribers need to know or can't remember their login credentials necessary to be authenticated. I've never fully understood that since we all remember our credentials for lots of other secure sites. Somehow I have a feeling that as TV Everywhere awareness increases and viewers recognize they can catch the big game or some other high value show when not at home, they'll learn to remember their login credentials.