How much network programming was really made available online during the 2009-10 broadcast TV season?
- 90% of shows became available online
- 50% of episodes came online within a day of their original air date
- 60% of episodes went offline within three weeks of their original air date
- Free broadcast content is only available online for a limited time. Is this a freemium model waiting to happen?
In a report that was released at a cable trade show in Los Angeles, SNL Kagan said that traditional cable companies had lost market share to satellite and newer telecommunications companies. Regardless, more people are paying for TV: 99.9 million at the end of 2009, up from 97 million at the end of 2008.
Not us.
“Forty years ago, a small crew of filmmakers set out to document some of the more pressing issues involving wildlife in America. They made eight half-hour films around the country — it ended up being the first environmental TV series in the U.S.,” the Thirteen website maintains. “Shot in 1969, the issues weren’t new, but hadn’t been handled much yet on television — the medium had yet to embrace the environmental movement.”
HBO GO is part of a larger cable industry effort, sometimes called TV Everywhere, that seeks to preserve existing its subscriber base by making more content available on demand via the Internet.
Bedtime used to mean some quality time with your late-night host of choice, but the bedroom has gotten pretty crowded. The nightstand is groaning with options, including Netflix, laptops and a remote that can pull up favored prime-time programs on the DVR. Let me see, that episode of “House” I missed or Conan O’Brien?
I've never even heard of Glee...that's what two kids and Nick Jr. will do to your TV watching. No regrets though..TV sucks.
Forgot about some of these..
"Sezmi plans to be a cable competitor, offering live television content via broadband Internet services. Users will have a set-top box allowing them to access both broadcast and cable content, along with on-demand films and Internet video content. The system is promising more personalization options than existing TV providers as well as much lower costs."
"NBA Digital is tipping off a toggling computer companion to the pro basketball league’s telecasts"
One of the few shows where I'll actually watch the "marathon" when it's on TV.
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