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Online T.V. Becoming More Popular

According to the Conference Board around 20% of American households who use the internet are watching online television.  To no surprise youtube.com is among the most popular sources of online television.  The fact that you can watch a show or broadcast at your convenience is definitely a very appealing factor for viewers.  For example, Grey’s Anatomy allows users to watch all of their episodes online at their convenience in case they are unable to watch the scheduled version.

There is still a lot of opportunity in the online television space and I don’t think it will be long before we see the first feature length online movie.

According to Michael Saxon, Senior Vice President, Brand and Communications, TNS:

“Fundamentally, consumers expect content to be available when they want it, and on the screen of their choice - TV, PC, or mobile. For consumers, PCs enhance content on demand from simply time-shifting to place-shifting. Online content can be viewed in any room in the house, or at work or school.”

According to the conference board the top types of shows that people like to watch online are:

  • news
  • drama
  • sitcom/comedy
  • reality shows
  • sports
  • user generated content

Newteevee has more stats on the survey if you are curious to see them.

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  1. no imageKelly (Check me out!) said on September 8th, 2008 at 6:53 pm

    Las Vegas Net Daily.com published an article on the Blog World and New Media Expo.
    I just came to the site and was interested to see conversaton on TV online.
    I work for a local affiliate and we are excited about the trends in television online and the potential. Hopefully we will hear about these ideas at the expo.

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  2. no imageRick (Check me out!) said on September 8th, 2008 at 11:58 pm

    Hi Kelly,

    thanks for the comment. Can you post a link to the story at LV Net daily?

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  3. no imageTrading Goddess (Check me out!) said on September 17th, 2008 at 10:45 am

    Rick!

    omg! I am late! Why didn’t you remind me? http://tradinggoddess.blogspot.com/2007/01/blog-for-bloggers.html waaaaa! I am going to check on flights now. Where are you staying? Can you email me? TGchats@gmail.com

    xo

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