Tag: ONLINE TV

A recent Nielsen report revealed that viewership of all video mediums is up, including mobile viewing, which has witnessed the largest statistical jump with an increase of 9-percent since the last quarter. Eager to tap into this market, television networks have delved into the streaming video phenomenon. Perhaps the most well known (thanks to its Super Bowl ad), Hulu combines the formidable ...

There are plenty of places to watch TV episodes online, like Joost and YouTube, but in terms of overall content and quality of content, Hulu is the best. It offers shows and movies from most of the big players, including Fox, NBC, MGM, and Sony, but it may have a little more competition coming soon from an unlikely source: DirecTV. The company, known for its digital satellites (and incessant ...

A survey by Integrated Media Measurement Inc.(MMI) has found that up to 20% of TV viewing is done online. Roughly half of online viewing is referred to as "replacement viewing," 30% is "catch up viewing" and 18% is "fill in viewing." This comes as little surprise. With companies feverishly attempting to develop more digital content for online viewers it only makes sense that viewership would ...

NBC has announced that Jimmy Fallon will be testing out his hosting chops in a trial run online this fall before debuting over the airwaves as the new host of 'Late Night' in the spring. Broadcast networks and cable channels typically air their top programs first and then redistribute them online through their own Web sites, video streaming sites like Joost or Hulu, and online download stores ...

We've known that individuals were turning to the Internet to catch their favorite shows for some time now, but we aren't living in the future just yet. According to new research conducted by Nielsen and CTAM, most adults (94%) who "subscribe to cable or satellite television services prefer to watch television on traditional TV sets." Still, over a third of those surveyed who had a broadband ...

Can't get enough yadda-yadda-yadda during the afternoon television block on any random local affiliate? You now have another option thanks to TBS, who is now streaming full episodes 'Seinfeld' online for free. The show, which has already been condemned to endless re-run duty over the airwaves, will now get the same treatment over the Internets. TBS will shuffle through all the episodes, making ...

It is never going to stop being okay to spoof 'Star Wars' or to make fun of politicians. Gabe Abelson, a former writer for the Late Show with David Letterman, as well as Bill and Hillary Clinton, obviously knew this when he started working on the second installment of his animated web series 'Race for the White House' (RFTWH). Barack is Luke Skywalker, Giuliani is Han Solo, Hillary is Princess ...