Entries from January 2008

Monday, January 28th, 2008

Websites make it easy to catch a missed TV show

Even as their supply of new programs dwindles during the months-long writers’ strike, major TV networks continue to try to capture online viewers by streaming free full-length episodes on their own websites.  Episodes from ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC are showing up on an assortment of sites, from big destinations such as AOL to newcomers Veoh […]

Monday, January 21st, 2008

Online Video Gaining Popularity With Older, Upscale Crowd

The folks at the Pew Internet & American Life Project have issued a new study on online video usage. The report is rife with predictable statistics (i.e., teens love YouTube), but there are a couple of interesting morsels. Like how older web users, and households earning above the average mean have taken a liking to online […]

Monday, January 14th, 2008

Less TV programming? Americans turn to online videos

Online video sharing sites are reaping the benefits of the ongoing writers’ strike in the US.
The on-going writers’ strike has meant that many popular programs are currently off-air in the US and, according to net measurement firm Nielsen Online, this has seen Americans turn in large numbers to online alternatives. Some online video sites have doubled […]

Monday, January 7th, 2008

Blu-ray Disc Gets The Swing Vote from Warner Bros.

The format war between the two next generation high definition DVD players — Blu-ray Disc and HD-DVD — might be coming to a close.  
Time Warner’s Warner Bros. studio Friday said it would exclusively release high-definition DVDs in Sony Corp’s Blu-ray format. With Blockbuster and the majority of other major motion picture studios lined up on […]