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Online Video Stays Short, Audience Opening to Longer Video
While the online video space has been dominated by short clips — long-form video has yet to be seriously tested online.
A new study confirms that the majority of consumers have yet to download or stream full-length TV shows or movies online — and that those who can persuade consumers to do so may be highly [...]
Rural Broadband Users Closing Gap [USA Today]
A recent survey found that 24% of rural Americans had broadband Internet access at home in fall of 2005, compared to the 9% rate reported in 2003. Broadband access amongst urban and suburban dwellers rose to 39% from 22% in 2003. 62% of country dwellers use the Internet via broadband, dial-up, or at work — [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Broadband Fuels Digital Gold Rush
Startup iWatchNow.com has spent $3 million to develop a video player and secure video rights to 3,000 hours of classic, cult and hard-to-find shows like “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” “The Andy Griffith Show,” “Dragnet,” “Bonanza” and movies such as “Night of the Living Dead” and “The Toxic Avenger.”
Viewers have the choice of paying 99 [...]
TV’s New Parallel Universe [Business Week]
With improved broadband speeds and online video quality, along with an estimated 40 million U.S. subscribers, TV executives are rushing to connect with younger audiences via the Internet and recapture ad dollars that have migrated away from the 30-second TV spot. Broadband is expected to allow executives to take more chances on new programming [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )FoodNetwork.com Cooks Up Web Special
FoodNetwork.com announced its first exclusive online video series, “Eat This With Dave Lieberman.”
The show will consist of 13 episodes running between 3 and 5 minutes long, 3 of which pill be posted on the website each week - following a young chef through trendy food locales in 5 major cities, interviewing subjects experimenting with hot [...]
Comedy Central Unveils Motherload Net
Comedy Central unveiled its new broadband network Motherload, with 5 video channels featuring clips from Comedy Central’s programming as well as original content produced for the broadband network.
The channels will offer 450 video clips at launch and be updated 5 days a week, with a total of 50-80 new clips added each week.
Motherload has a [...]
Mobile TV Rundown
Video aggregators including GoTV, MobiTV, RTV on Real TV, and Smart Video are bundling acquired and original live and on-demand video content into mobile TV networks.
Cingular Wireless offers offers MobiTV for $9.99 per month as part of its MediaNet package, priced from $4.99 per month for 1 megabit of traffic to $19.99 for unlimited monthly [...]
mtvU Launches Broadband-Only Channel
24-hour college network mtvU unveiled MTV’s first broadband-only channel, ‘mtVU Uber.’
In addition to mtvU’s on-air programming, “mtvU Uber” will showcase original music and short-form programming and student-produced short films, music videos, animation, webisodes.
The website’s “Rough Cut” area allows student bands and artists to upload their own music videos and let the college audience decide online [...]
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