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Who says TV has to come in 30-minute multiples?

Who says TV has to come in 30-minute multiples?

Chris Anderson  recently  posted an interesting article that talks about the likely trends in video-length formats as Internet TV grows and gathers more audience. "I think that the 30-minute show is the newspaper of television--a format born of distribution scarcity that is now past its primetime.

Newsweek: Television Reloaded

Newsweek: Television Reloaded

In Television Reloaded, Newsweek tech writer Steven Levy looks at a variety of the changes affecting television. Variety, time-shifting, video-on-demand, broadband, and TV size are just a few of the catalysts forcing broadcasters and advertisers to rethink the business.

TV Week: Online TV Takes Wing

TV Week: Online TV Takes Wing

Industry pub TV Week (subscriber-only, sorry) has a nice analysis today of why now is the right time for Internet TV. In short, deep broadband penetration has now combined with a strong consumer tendency toward on-demand, controllable distribution and delivery.

Who will watch?

Who will watch?

The Washington Post today has another Internet TV roundup. This latest batch seems to have been sparked by Open Media Network. So thanks, Mike and Marc for sharing some of your PR table scraps. :-) The columnist, Leslie Walker, has a healthy dose of skepticisim for what kinds of niche content might find an audience online.