Internet Helps ermm.. Harms TV?

Remember last week, when CBS announced that its YouTube presence had lifted its audience figures? Letterman was up five percent in the month since they’d started posting excerpts on the service.

Well, today, the BBC pub­lishes research that suggests the contrary:

Some 43% of Britons who watch video from the internet or on

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Proof YouTube is Good for TV

It’s always been obvious that watching 5-​​​​minute segments of TV pro­grammes on YouTube is likely to increase people’s desire to watch the real thing. Pete Cashmore reports that yes­terday, some proof has emerged. US TV network CBS has announced that viewer figures have risen con­sid­er­ably since striking a deal to create their own Continue reading Proof YouTube is Good for TV