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Television

Keep up with the latest research on television advertising -- both conventional and direct response. Few of these studies deal with traditional program ratings. Most provide research about the effectiveness of various ad formats, creative concepts, and targeting strategies. Other articles provide demographic profiles of the consumer TV audience.

Study: Users Willing To Pay For TV Everywhere

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Good news for those TV Everywhere cable proponents: Not only do consumers seem to like the idea, they may even pay extra for it. A new study from The Diffusion Group says 60% of adult broadband users -- 95 million consumers -- are "enthusiastic" about TV Everywhere. More interesting: 34% -- 54 million consumers -- are willing to pay at least $5 extra per month for those services.  

TV's Killer Apps

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Television is the most popular device in the home, and with the addition of interactivity, it's serving up the next wave of killer apps. New research conducted for FourthWall Media reveals that consumers are ready for their TV to do more, resulting in less reliance on their computers.

On Demand Summit: Time Warner Cable Exec Talks Up IPTV Future

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Time Warner Cable's New York City system is doing a trial of "TV Everywhere" online viewing of premium content for authenticated subscribers and the cable operator is gearing up for an IPTV trial at the end of the year, the system's top engineering executive said at an industry conference Wednesday.

ABC May Start Online TV Subs

Tim's Pick: ABC May Start Online TV Subs

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Testing the waters for the next wave of Internet video services, ABC may be looking to start a low fee/advertiser-supported video service.

A recent survey went out to ABC Internet video customers asking their opinion about such a video service -- one that may be priced around $1.99 and $4.99 a month. It would run fewer commercials than currently exist on digital platforms.

FCC AllVid to disrupt traditional set-top-box business

Tim's Pick: FCC AllVid to disrupt traditional set-top-box business

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The FCC is again taking aim at the ubiquitous pay TV set-top box. This time the Commission is using its AllVid initiative to support "disruptive technology. The effects of a ban on traditional pay TV set-top boxes would be massive.


 


 

Why Online Video Fails To Meet Its Lofty Expectations

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With television advertising being a $70 billion market and total online advertising weighing in at $22.7 billion for 2009, you can't help but wonder why online video advertising only represents a $1 billion market.

Video On iPad: Making Way for the Fifth Screen

Tim's Pick: Video On iPad: Making Way for the Fifth Screen

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I am sure that many of the half million iPad owners have already discovered that its real killer app is Netflix. If you are a Netflix subscriber then you can use the iPad app to access your "View Instantly" library of recent and catalog film titles that live on the Web. Even better, you can watch your films in synch with the other screens.

 

Report: Global 3D TV Market to Be Worth $17 Billion by 2014

Tim's Pick: Report: Global 3D TV Market to Be Worth $17 Billion by 2014

Summary: The worldwide 3D television business is projected to be worth more than $17 billion by 2014, according to a new report from market research firm Generator Research.

Cable "cord cutters" near the million household mark

Tim's Pick: Cable "cord cutters" near the million household mark

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Net connected TV could approach half a billion homes

Tim's Pick: Net connected TV could approach half a billion homes

Summary: Sales of internet video devices are forecast to increase by nearly 80% this year, with the most significant uptake in the form of network connected televisions and Blu-ray disc players. Lower prices, the addition of network connections and the prospect of 3D video will help make Blu-ray a more compelling consumer proposition, with forecast shipments of 28 million connected players next year. In five years there could to be almost half a billion households able to view internet video on television.
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