Internet giant Google is in secret talks with Simon Fuller, the British entrepreneur behind the Spice Girls, about a joint venture that could change the way TV is watched over the internet.

The media focus has been "new tv show, broadcast online". I disagree. The "thing" will be online voting. The next big thing is the same tv shows we already have where people get to vote via phone/SMS, but online or an online/tv hybrid. The kicker is that anyone can compete, like a cross between Digg and American Idol.

It'll be the show remembered for getting people to watch TV on their PC screens...