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- quidpro, on 11/17/2008, -4/+76They are watching the same (or different) crap online instead of on their TVs. Not a big difference.
- Dalhectar, on 11/17/2008, -1/+39Buried for inaccurate. They are watching the same show, just a different manner. The article specifically mentions Place-shifting. They aren't watching some made for online clip. This is the same TV show, just from the computer and not from their TV.
FTA: "Place-shifting alternatives may be changing consumer couch-potato behavior," according to the study.
People aren't watching less south park, they are watching it online. - Shogun6996, on 11/18/2008, -1/+25A la carte cable channels please!
x amount of $$ for 25 channels
x amount of $$ for 50 channels
etc
etc - jotate, on 11/18/2008, -1/+21I just watch TV online. Hulu is sweet, what can I say? I wouldn't pirate any TV shows if CBS would stop ***** around and put Big Bang Theory up on their site in whole episodes. Commercials + Convenience > Bit Torrent. Just give it to me and collect your money, you corporate bastards!
- kidtwist, on 11/18/2008, -2/+18Crappy TV programming is being replaced by crappy online video.
- Stavrosian, on 11/18/2008, -1/+14If only there were some way to play files from your computer on your TV...
- inactive, on 11/18/2008, -1/+14i wish you could pay for each channel separately,
if you I would only have the History Channel, Comedy Central,the Discovery channel and of course BET. - z00k, on 11/17/2008, -2/+15"There is no surprise" ... So, why say "Finally"?
- loganava, on 11/18/2008, -1/+13I hate their ***** ads, here's the short article:
Online video chips away at TV
IBM: New media may be affecting 'couch-potato behavior'
By Paul Bond
Nov 17, 2008, 03:01 AM ET
More evidence that online video is cannibalizing television consumption is due Monday, courtesy of an IBM study. Plus, online viewers don't mind the commercials too much.
After polling 2,800 people in six countries, IBM says 76% have viewed video online and 45% do so regularly. Of those who have watched online video, 15% say that as a result they watch "slightly less" TV, while 36% said they watch "significantly less" TV.
"Place-shifting alternatives may be changing consumer couch-potato behavior," according to the study.
Of those who watch online video, 70% prefer the ad-supported model over consumer-paid models. They specify, though, that they prefer watching a commercial before or after an uninterrupted online video, and they're not crazy about product placement.
Almost 60% of the respondents said they were willing to provide to advertisers some personal information about themselves in exchange for something of value, such as access to high-quality music videos, store discounts or airline frequent-flyer points.
"The industry must find appealing ways to monetize new content sources or risk a similar fate as that of the music industry where value shifted away from core players," said Saul Berman, the study's co-author. - wastern, on 11/18/2008, -1/+12Same here, I canceled cable and just watch Hulu via Boxee on the AppleTV. It works for me and doesn't cost me anything. I watch the same stuff, it just doesn't cost me $100/month anymore. I just hope Boxee ads the option to login to your hulu account and see your queue, that would make things very nice.
I'm also annoyed with CBS just having one or 2 shows, or just the season premier online. I also don't like the expiring shows. There are a lot of shows I missed the first few weeks. I'd like to go back and watch them so I could watch the rest of the season, but I can't. They are only hurting themselves by missing out on the ad revenue. I'm not sure what they have to gain from not offering full season runs online. It doesn't insure I watch the cable broadcast, it insure I don't watch the show ever again.
South Park has done it right. Every episode from every season online with a minimal interface and bull *****. - inactive, on 11/18/2008, -0/+10Now we can watch crappy TV shows online whenever we want instead of when they tell us to!!!
Wait a damn minute, the situation hasn't improved... - inactive, on 11/18/2008, -0/+9finally? was someone waiting with bated breath to see online video take over?
i hate cable tv because you are just paying money, a lot of money, to be advertised to. you should not have to pay for that.
also, WTF is up with that Sony Ad? - tdogg241, on 11/18/2008, -0/+8I read that the biggest opponents of a la carte cable are televangelists, because they know that given the choice, only the most gullible Christians would pay money for that *****.
- mytCbumps, on 11/18/2008, -0/+7Crap on demand! Just more variety and actually I find more crap online that's more interesting.
- inactive, on 11/18/2008, -1/+8The only thing I watch on YouTube are music videos. Which last time I checked years ago, MTV stopped playing.
Why watch reality TV on the TV, when I can watch the same crap on YouTube? If I really wanted. Which I don't.
I'd take video games over TV any day however. - inactive, on 11/18/2008, -0/+6Say goodbye to "we'll be right back after these messages". There is no other entity than Basic cable and network TV that has to "pay bills" every 6 minutes and interrupt the not-so-common good programming.
- bat-21, on 11/18/2008, -0/+5"After polling 2,800 people in six countries," FAIL! Anything less than 10,000 for a single country is statistically worthless.
- croush1211, on 11/18/2008, -0/+5I'm a little confused, the writer of this article seems to think that online video means that people are moving away from being couch potatoes... are people watching online video while jogging or playing a sport, and I'm just behind the times?
- inactive, on 11/17/2008, -0/+4Seems to me it was talking about videos in general including tv shows and sporting events and home videos. Aka YouTube or any of the other dime-a-dozen video sites.
- lead2thehead, on 11/18/2008, -1/+5I disagree. Even though most of the mainstream stuff is crap, there is a lot of awesome programming on TV these days. You just need to find it. Try a DVR.
- ers35, on 11/18/2008, -1/+4Small? How small is your computer screen? I have a 24 inch monitor. It is great for viewing videos.
- ibeetle, on 11/18/2008, -0/+3So, more people are watching cable television and less traditional networks (NBC, CBS, etc.) Who owns the cable networks, News Corp, Vivendi Universal, Viacom oh... wait... they own or are owned by NBC, Fox, CBS... ***** em.
Well, at least we have You Tube and Hulu... oh... wait... the likes of NBC, Viacom, News Corp owns them too.
*****, there is no getting away from the bastards. - CalcProgrammer1, on 11/18/2008, -0/+3The mention of "jogging" and "sport" suggests you are definitely behind the times. Today's society replaces those with video games and Digg. Welcome to the age of technology!
- lostsymphonies1, on 11/18/2008, -0/+3At least on the bright side, it will take the crappy shows off the television and put them more online, making room for better shows on TV....or just more of the same crap
- web2pointYo, on 11/19/2008, -0/+2I almost spilled my Pepsi all over my iPod while making this post.
HA! see what I did to you there. - v4vishal, on 11/18/2008, -0/+2Perhaps they read this one -
http://digg.com/general_sciences/Unhappy_People_Wa ...
:) - Kohaxx, on 11/18/2008, -0/+2Considering you can often fast forward said shows and watch them at your own schedule it's a good change. It would be nice to see the networks respond to this by making their schedule system more user friendly and less dominated by time slots.
- inactive, on 11/18/2008, -0/+2If you want Hulu abroad you can get if for free.
Hotspot Shield for the IP issue, Firefox + adblocks to be rid of the ads and Replay Media Catcher to save the videos.
Before people start going all "durrr i cont get hulu im not an americon hurrr" - stuffradio, on 11/19/2008, -0/+2Who needs TiVo when you have an interweb connection :)
- ImaBlueBunny, on 11/18/2008, -0/+2I've been watching TV shows on my PC for almost two years now.
- beesaretasty, on 11/18/2008, -0/+2No, but I'd love to sit around an even smaller cell phone screen.
- croush1211, on 11/18/2008, -0/+2Well, I suppose -any- productivity is better than none at all.
- inactive, on 11/18/2008, -1/+3Can we all agree that the bloated and worthless FCC should finally be eliminated? Okay, we'll keep 1 building full of engineers to make sure everyone plays nice with the electromagnetic spectrum, BUT everyone else goes! Can we?? *please*??
- psolms, on 11/19/2008, -0/+2well i should go to my fridge to get a snack.. *****! General Electric made this fridge, and they own NBC!
corporate bastards controlling my life!!
(btw, none of the companies you mentioned own YouTube, Google owns YouTube) - Philbert, on 11/18/2008, -0/+2I watch the same amount of regular TV, I've just got more to watch with online content. In fact Monday is an example of how internet helps me watch more TV. Mondays I usually watch Heroes and Terminator. Meanwhile I've DVR'd How I Met Your Mother and Big Bang so I watch them next, then the DVR will only let me record two shows at once, so I watch Chuck via Hulu.
- tgc1, on 11/19/2008, -0/+1TV just sucks. That's why I don't have cable. I have better things to do than sit on my couch in a half vegetative state clicking the buttons on a remote for x hours per day. Then again, I do pretty well live on my computer. But hey, at least i'm learning something.
- carlosos, on 11/19/2008, -0/+1Yeah, I'm hoping for that too. I just moved into a new apartment and no need for cable TV at those prices. Tomorrow I get a good antenna delivered and parts for a cheap HTPC ($200) that I will use. It will save money after 5 months and I can do more with that HTPC in addition to just watching TV shows.
The question now for me is if it is worth getting Netflix for the streamed movies. - Ymeg, on 11/18/2008, -0/+1I have a 640x480 and it works great!
- ShoggothDreams, on 11/19/2008, -0/+1I have to agree that the article was pointless, and misrepresented, and ignored any ACTUAL web content beyond YouTube amateur stuff.
i.e.,
Sanctuary (before they broke down and went on SciFi)
The Crew (think quick little bits of Red Dwarf-ish charm, only made in the US)
Star Trek: Phase 2 (Where more of the architects of Trek are moving -writers, actors, Roddenberries, etc.)
Cerealized (Ala Seinfeld in that it's a show about nothing, only without the padding)
Gorgeous Tiny Chicken Machine Show (... what to say... I have trouble explaining my love for it)
The Guild (Day has shown she has a talent for intimately personal comedy, even if it was as therapy for WoW addiction...)
...and so many others! (please comment, for me the best web content is stuff I never heard of... ;) - shiftless, on 11/19/2008, -0/+1I hate 90% of everything on TV. I like shows you learn something substantial from like a few on Discovery or HGTV or a few fictional shows like LOST and Fringe but if it weren't for my significant other keeping me away from just playing games I wonder if I would watch it at all!
- jdtx1980, on 11/19/2008, -0/+1Watching on a big screen is nice, but over-rated. I watch most of my tv on my 15" laptop. It looks fine and it's convenient. You mainly only "need" a big screen if several people are watching together, and it's not like that's hard to arrange.
- tapeworm77, on 11/19/2008, -0/+1Damn nature, you scary!!!
- SpeedyG, on 11/19/2008, -0/+1Except it's easier to produce crap for the internet, and is much less expensive to produce.
For example, the World's Wildest Police Chases/Animal Attacks/Sports Bloopers type shows are screwed. America's Funniest Home Videos should be on death watch. - jdtx1980, on 11/19/2008, -0/+1But there's lots of awesome stuff online too. It's easier to find, and I can watch it on my own schedule (without needing the extra effort/expense of setting up a dvr).
DVR is a good option. It adds flexibility. But it certainly doesn't add anymore flexibility than I already had online, and I don't welcome the extra steps and/or cost involved. DVR is something that should have become popular BEFORE the online video trend. Now it's just too little, too late ..for broadband users at least.
But then, since the US is lagging so far behind in broadband adoption, I guess there is still a reasonable market for such things. - remo2012, on 11/19/2008, -0/+1Art Films = YouTube!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWM3BpKbezg
Better than TV imho - bbliss17, on 11/19/2008, -0/+1I agree
- DaClub, on 11/18/2008, -1/+1Crap with the click of a mouse.
- whatthefu, on 11/18/2008, -4/+4Except for occasionally catching a missed episode by yourself, no one wants to sit around a small computer screen to watch a TV show.
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