Comments on: Are Full-Length Shows a Waste of Time? http://gigaom.com/video/are-full-length-shows-a-waste-of-time/ Fri, 25 May 2012 23:59:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Mytvseriesonline http://gigaom.com/video/are-full-length-shows-a-waste-of-time/#comment-450787 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 10:25:12 +0000 http://newteevee.com/2007/10/04/are-full-length-shows-a-waste-of-time/#comment-450787 I love to watch tv shows online especially from usa series
i love it

]]> By: More People Watching TV Shows Online « NewTeeVee http://gigaom.com/video/are-full-length-shows-a-waste-of-time/#comment-450786 Mon, 15 Oct 2007 19:37:46 +0000 http://newteevee.com/2007/10/04/are-full-length-shows-a-waste-of-time/#comment-450786 [...] People Watching TV Shows Online Well, whaddya know. After we asked, earlier this month, who watches TV shows online, research firms TNS and The Conference Board have piped in with an answer: Roughly sixteen percent [...]

]]> By: John http://gigaom.com/video/are-full-length-shows-a-waste-of-time/#comment-450785 Mon, 08 Oct 2007 05:54:59 +0000 http://newteevee.com/2007/10/04/are-full-length-shows-a-waste-of-time/#comment-450785 Being able to watching TV shows I didn’t get a chance to catch, especially the new shows, is great!

]]> By: Torgrim http://gigaom.com/video/are-full-length-shows-a-waste-of-time/#comment-450784 Sun, 07 Oct 2007 13:59:40 +0000 http://newteevee.com/2007/10/04/are-full-length-shows-a-waste-of-time/#comment-450784 Larry: I don’t understand how you can watch those crappy flash-videos. I see them as nothing more than an insult.

Instead, I would strongly recommend people get scene-releases (Usenet and BitTorrent are the best sources these days). You can easily find the shows in 720p encoded in H.264.

During the last 24 hours I’ve downloaded between 20 and 30 gigabytes from Usenet. Right now I’m watching The Office. Using a downloaded DVD-image (not transcoded to another lossy format). Compare that to the stupid legal methods.

]]> By: Larry http://gigaom.com/video/are-full-length-shows-a-waste-of-time/#comment-450783 Sun, 07 Oct 2007 04:07:12 +0000 http://newteevee.com/2007/10/04/are-full-length-shows-a-waste-of-time/#comment-450783 I love to watch tv shows online. It, ofr one, support the democratization of media. http://www.youtube.com is great for clips, or if you want whole episodes, I recommend http://www.cavenger.com

]]> By: Lawrence http://gigaom.com/video/are-full-length-shows-a-waste-of-time/#comment-450782 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 18:40:45 +0000 http://newteevee.com/2007/10/04/are-full-length-shows-a-waste-of-time/#comment-450782 I prefer to see full clips, but when I’m short on time, a nice short to engage me to remember to see the full show would be nice.

plus sometimes you just need a quick laugh, and long form is just too long and doesn’t hold your attention versus a number of other options you have over the internet.

Promote short clips to pull in the user, give them full clips if they want them. As mentioned, that freedom of choice is key.

Also, if I like a show enough, i will watch it on TV if time allows, since i don’t have TIVO or a DVR yet.

]]> By: I want my content on the big screen | JoostTeam.com http://gigaom.com/video/are-full-length-shows-a-waste-of-time/#comment-450781 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 17:45:50 +0000 http://newteevee.com/2007/10/04/are-full-length-shows-a-waste-of-time/#comment-450781 [...] ABC and CBS effort to put full length show on the internet so that people can watch them might be futile.  I, for one, will rarely watch a full show on my Mac screen from beginning to end.  What I will [...]

]]> By: Wagster http://gigaom.com/video/are-full-length-shows-a-waste-of-time/#comment-450780 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 14:18:21 +0000 http://newteevee.com/2007/10/04/are-full-length-shows-a-waste-of-time/#comment-450780 I agree with Brian. We are in the early stages of a migration to devices (like Apple TV, media computers, etc.) that will deliver content to the lving room TV, where long-form programming is far likelier to be popular. Until we get there, short-form will be king, but we need the long-form to bait the pioneers.

]]> By: Jeff Macdonald http://gigaom.com/video/are-full-length-shows-a-waste-of-time/#comment-450779 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 14:02:40 +0000 http://newteevee.com/2007/10/04/are-full-length-shows-a-waste-of-time/#comment-450779 Put the entire show up. Cut a deal with TiVo so I can still watch the show on my TV and finally stop paying $$ for cable TV.

]]> By: Brian Andrews http://gigaom.com/video/are-full-length-shows-a-waste-of-time/#comment-450778 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 13:55:11 +0000 http://newteevee.com/2007/10/04/are-full-length-shows-a-waste-of-time/#comment-450778 The key here is choice and freedom. The networks need to make the content available on multiple devices, multiple platforms. Give viewers (consumers) the ability to start watching the show on their computer, then finish it on their iPod or (heaven forbid) even burn it to DVD.

Stop worrying that you are accounting for each and every eyeball. Focus on getting your content out there, getting people hooked and then you’ll have a loyal audience that is willing to look at ads. They will also be open to cross promotion and to purchasing of extras as downloads or DVDs.

It’s business 101, focus on the customer first and the profits will come.

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