Is Youtube Killing Your Television?

A November study by IBM showed that 36% of people are replacing TV viewing time with online video streaming. Although these results can frighten network executives, indicating that ratings will be on the decrease as viral videos make their way into more living rooms, you don't need to worry yet Ted Turner.

A Nielsen report was just released contradicting IBM’s study. According to Nielsen data, television viewing actually increased from last year across the U.S. It appears that rather than replacing television time with online video time, people are watching more online video in addition to more television. If anyone needs to worry, it’s not the networks, but rather the local gyms and recreational facilities as people stay home to watch Seinfeld reruns on TV and Tina Fey impersonating Sarah Palin on Youtube.

Your TV is DEAD

Is TV dead? Is everything going to be online now? According to an article from the Christian Science Monitor, “the growing number of new deals and new devices being announced suggests that a profound change in the way people watch video- and what video they watch – is under way.”
People are watching video’s when they want and where they want. People can view their mobile phones, desktop, HDTV’s and iPods.

Netflix – will deliver content online. By purchasing a $100 box from Roku you can view 10,000 movie’s through TV.
Sony – will begin offering movies to download from the Playstation.
Apple –sells movies through iTunes and is re-launching Apple TV Player.
Amazon.com – offering Amazon Video on Demand offering access to 40,000 movies and TV shows, only available on a computer.
TiVo – will be supplying video from YouTube
Hulu – was launched in March and offers streaming video of TV shows and movies from NBC and FOX as well as others.
TV manufactures are going to be manufacturing TV sets that will be connected to the Internet allowing web content to be viewed.