Comments on: http://copyrightcommerceandculture.com/2009/11/18/597/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed E59.1405, The Media, Culture, and Communications Department at the Steinhardt School of Education at NYU Fri, 18 May 2012 19:36:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: JennaB http://copyrightcommerceandculture.com/2009/11/18/597/comment-page-1/#comment-112 JennaB Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:08:24 +0000 http://copyrightcommerceandculture.com/?p=597#comment-112 I think the TV schedule will disappear when the Nielsen net ratings become taken as seriously as the regular ratings. They seem to be taken as a complement and not as an addition to the regular rankings and as rankings equal advertising money, internet or tivo-ed rankings need to be counted for a schedule-less television future to take place. On the fact that subscriptions are up it is a good sign for the entertainment industry, although I pay for cable TV and still watch 80% of TV on my computer, but not a reason to stop blaming youtube. According to Nielson, for the month of October, youtube had 6,632,964 total streams and 105,923 unique visitors versus the second place Hulu, who had 632,662 total streams and 13,472 unique visitors. While youtube is becoming monetized, it is nothing to network sanctioned sites like Hulu and thus it is still responsible for large revenue losses. I think the TV schedule will disappear when the Nielsen net ratings become taken as seriously as the regular ratings. They seem to be taken as a complement and not as an addition to the regular rankings and as rankings equal advertising money, internet or tivo-ed rankings need to be counted for a schedule-less television future to take place.

On the fact that subscriptions are up it is a good sign for the entertainment industry, although I pay for cable TV and still watch 80% of TV on my computer, but not a reason to stop blaming youtube. According to Nielson, for the month of October, youtube had 6,632,964 total streams and 105,923 unique visitors versus the second place Hulu, who had 632,662 total streams and 13,472 unique visitors. While youtube is becoming monetized, it is nothing to network sanctioned sites like Hulu and thus it is still responsible for large revenue losses.

]]> By: Caroline http://copyrightcommerceandculture.com/2009/11/18/597/comment-page-1/#comment-111 Caroline Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:09:30 +0000 http://copyrightcommerceandculture.com/?p=597#comment-111 I'm actually surprised (and slightly confused) with how these numbers went up and what they correlate with. But still, that's good news for the entertainment industries since the money seems to flowing--in the first place--to the right hands. Honestly, I think I still wouldn't pay more than I need to, even if convenience is important. But I agree that DVR and TiVo are helping more than hurting because people can't always watch TV at their aired times; it's kind of like a jukebox in copyright terms. That said, with more choices of what and when to watch being available, how much longer is the TV schedule really going to last? To answer my own question, I suppose new episode releases are what keep viewers coming back regularly.. I’m actually surprised (and slightly confused) with how these numbers went up and what they correlate with. But still, that’s good news for the entertainment industries since the money seems to flowing–in the first place–to the right hands. Honestly, I think I still wouldn’t pay more than I need to, even if convenience is important. But I agree that DVR and TiVo are helping more than hurting because people can’t always watch TV at their aired times; it’s kind of like a jukebox in copyright terms. That said, with more choices of what and when to watch being available, how much longer is the TV schedule really going to last? To answer my own question, I suppose new episode releases are what keep viewers coming back regularly..

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