Comments on: Internet Helps ermm.. Harms TV? http://twopointouch.com/2006/media/internet-helps-ermm-harms-tv/ web 2.0, blogs and social media Mon, 30 May 2011 20:58:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: TV is dead — long live TV » Mathew Ingram: mathewingram.com/workhttp://twopointouch.com/2006/media/internet-helps-ermm-harms-tv/#comment-3967 TV is dead — long live TV » Mathew Ingram: mathewingram.com/work Tue, 28 Nov 2006 14:26:34 +0000 http://twopointouch.com/2006/11/27/internet-helps-ermm-harms-tv/#comment-3967 [...] Digg it   |   Track with co.mments   |     |   Cosmos   |   Annotate this page Click here for copyright permissions! Copyright 2006 MathewIngram [...] […] Digg it   |   Track with co.mments   |     |   Cosmos   |   Annotate this page Click here for copyright permissions! Copyright 2006 MathewIngram […]

]]> By: Simonsayshttp://twopointouch.com/2006/media/internet-helps-ermm-harms-tv/#comment-3963 Simonsays Tue, 28 Nov 2006 10:20:14 +0000 http://twopointouch.com/2006/11/27/internet-helps-ermm-harms-tv/#comment-3963 <strong>How the US watches TV differently from the UK...</strong> A BBC / ICM poll showed yesterday that online video was eroding television's market share. The research found that nearly half (43%) of the 2,000-odd people questioned who watched video online admitted they watched less TV as a result. You... How the US watches TV differently from the UK…

A BBC / ICM poll showed yesterday that online video was eroding television’s market share. The research found that nearly half (43%) of the 2,000-odd people questioned who watched video online admitted they watched less TV as a result. You…

]]> By: Ian Delaneyhttp://twopointouch.com/2006/media/internet-helps-ermm-harms-tv/#comment-3950 Ian Delaney Mon, 27 Nov 2006 22:12:45 +0000 http://twopointouch.com/2006/11/27/internet-helps-ermm-harms-tv/#comment-3950 CBS is actually publishing excerpts from a wide variety of shows. But your broader point is correct. We're not far from internet TV right now. CBS is actually publishing excerpts from a wide variety of shows.

But your broader point is correct. We’re not far from internet TV right now.

]]> By: Simon Wakemanhttp://twopointouch.com/2006/media/internet-helps-ermm-harms-tv/#comment-3943 Simon Wakeman Mon, 27 Nov 2006 20:49:34 +0000 http://twopointouch.com/2006/11/27/internet-helps-ermm-harms-tv/#comment-3943 I think the difference between the two is that CBS are looking at using online video as a marketing/PR tool for a specific show - and in that context what they're saying is quite plausible. The BBC study on the other hand looks at general trends at an aggregate level - and shows a general substitution trend from broadcast TV to online video, which is again plausible, and compatible with the CBS findings. A few years down the track the distinction between broadcast TV and online video will be less anyway, as more content is consumed online on demand, whether it's shared video or video from "traditional" broadcasters. cheers, sw I think the difference between the two is that CBS are looking at using online video as a marketing/PR tool for a specific show — and in that context what they’re saying is quite plausible.

The BBC study on the other hand looks at general trends at an aggregate level — and shows a general substitution trend from broadcast TV to online video, which is again plausible, and compatible with the CBS findings.

A few years down the track the distinction between broadcast TV and online video will be less anyway, as more content is consumed online on demand, whether it’s shared video or video from “traditional” broadcasters.

cheers,
sw

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