Comments on: How Long Should a Web “Season” Be? http://gigaom.com/video/how-long-should-a-web-season-be/ Sat, 26 May 2012 05:26:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Angel of Death (Keeps) Killing with 4.7M Views [NewTeeVee] | BYOHosting.com Blogs http://gigaom.com/video/how-long-should-a-web-season-be/#comment-454581 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:23:22 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=3141#comment-454581 [...] Quarterlife had a much bigger publicity blitz and dropped from more than 800,000 plays for its debut to roughly 105,000 for its second episode during its first month. And the first episode of Sorority Forever, which starred web celeb Jessica Rose, was seen by 1.2 million people during its first week. The WB didn’t release updated stats as the weeks went on, but the show never crossed the 290,000 plays threshhold over on MySpace, with most episodes only pulling in five-figure audiences. Other series like Prom Queen and lonelygirl have experienced erratic traffic patterns. [...]

]]> By: Angel of Death (Keeps) Killing with 4.7M Views http://gigaom.com/video/how-long-should-a-web-season-be/#comment-454580 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 05:25:20 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=3141#comment-454580 [...] Quarterlife had a much bigger publicity blitz and dropped from more than 800,000 plays for its debut to roughly 105,000 for its second episode during its first month. And the first episode of Sorority Forever, which starred web celeb Jessica Rose, was seen by 1.2 million people during its first week. The WB didn’t release updated stats as the weeks went on, but the show never crossed the 290,000 plays threshhold over on MySpace, with most episodes only pulling in five-figure audiences. Other series like Prom Queen and lonelygirl have experienced erratic traffic patterns. [...]

]]> By: seriouslymedia » Blog Archive » Vuguru’s Foreign Body Takes (it) Off http://gigaom.com/video/how-long-should-a-web-season-be/#comment-454579 Wed, 28 May 2008 04:04:52 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=3141#comment-454579 [...] 10 weeks. That’s a whole lotta content. Prom Queen racked up 15 million views, but the vast majority of those were at the beginning of the series. Stats won’t matter as much for this series [...]

]]> By: Eisner’s All-for-Nots, Not for All « NewTeeVee http://gigaom.com/video/how-long-should-a-web-season-be/#comment-454578 Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:23:06 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=3141#comment-454578 [...] the mild success of Prom Queen, and the not-successful sequel Prom Queen: Summer Heat, Eisner is prepping the launch of his new comedic series The All-for-Nots. [...]

]]> By: REDEARTH88 Takes on Lonelygirl15 « NewTeeVee http://gigaom.com/video/how-long-should-a-web-season-be/#comment-454577 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:56:59 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=3141#comment-454577 [...] competitor is REDEARTH88, a series that’s starting to build a serious fan base at a time when Lonelygirl’s audience is falling off from previous [...]

]]> By: modelmotion http://gigaom.com/video/how-long-should-a-web-season-be/#comment-454576 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 22:15:19 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=3141#comment-454576 Great article. I agree with some of the previous comments that RedEarth88 is a very promising show. It is great to see how this genre is expanding and the different approaches that are being experimented with.

Thanks again for such a well documented article.

]]> By: Chris Albrecht http://gigaom.com/video/how-long-should-a-web-season-be/#comment-454575 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 02:55:20 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=3141#comment-454575 virginia9000,

I sent a note off to the RedEarth guys today, hopefully they’ll write back soon. Check the RSS feed!

]]> By: virginian9000 http://gigaom.com/video/how-long-should-a-web-season-be/#comment-454574 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:52:46 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=3141#comment-454574 Liz “Thanks for the tips on Redearth88. Chris promises he will do a piece on them soon. Check back next week. :)”

Wow, that’s great!! As a huge fan of the show, I can’t wait to see it. Do you happen to know when that is scheduled to be posted?

Well, I have the RSS feed in my reader, so I should see it either way. Let me know! Thanks.

]]> By: Chris Albrecht http://gigaom.com/video/how-long-should-a-web-season-be/#comment-454573 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:35:50 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=3141#comment-454573 Thanks, Neil,

I see what you’re saying, and this is by no means the final, comprehensive word on the subject, but I was trying to figure out if/why web series go on for so long, especially in an ADD environment like the web.

Is it better for LG to go on for 400+ episodes, or is it better suited to spinning off properties like Kate Modern that keep the mythology going without going stale?

]]> By: Neil http://gigaom.com/video/how-long-should-a-web-season-be/#comment-454572 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:26:15 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=3141#comment-454572 Great article, Chris!

Still – the obsession with “Overnights”! Or the-closest-equivalent-we-can-get-to-them!

The level of analysis around at the moment
- my own groping in the dark included –
feels about as sophiscated as commenting on TV in the 1950s using radio network criteria.

The total ‘views’ Season 1 of Katemodern, for instance, is still rising. What does that mean? Is that relevant?
Does it matter that the vid eps are ‘archived’ on youtube rather than bebo? “Long tail” anyone?

I don’t know what it all means – but I do try to catch myself when using TV criteria to judge online shows and avoid using “Its just tv down a telephone cable”-type comments (just as TV was “radio with pictures” 50 years ago)

There’s no analysis, for instance, of the activity ‘away’ from the vid postings – forums, fan videos etc etc etc
Even the ad industry hasn’t got its head around people discussing openly with each other how effective or clunky a product integration is executed.
What does that all mean? For example, is an advertising message is more effective if people make the effort to post comments on how they did not enjoy an integration? I guess we’ll work it out as the shows come and go!

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