Watch.tv Blog » 4th of july http://blog.watch.tv Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:00:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Video Vignettes Roundup: July 2 http://blog.watch.tv/2010/07/video-vignettes-roundup-july-2/ http://blog.watch.tv/2010/07/video-vignettes-roundup-july-2/#comments Fri, 02 Jul 2010 19:18:45 +0000 Michaela B., Verisign http://blog.watch.tv/?p=1888 No End In Sight for the Growth of Online Video — No that’s not just me saying it. Frank N. Magid Associates, a leading consumer research company, made some splash recently with their “Magid Media Futures 2010: Online Video” report. I particularly liked this quote “We don’t foresee reaching a ceiling on the amount of time people spend watching online video in the near future,” says Mike Vorhaus, president of Frank N. Magid Associates’ Magid Advisors unit”. Some other interesting statistics were:

  • 50% of Internet users now watch online video weekly or more;
  • That’s up from 43% in 2009;
  • An additional 5 percentage points growth is expected in the next 12 months;
  • Younger male viewers top the list as a category with 85% of males 18-24 watching online video weekly; and
  • 38% are interested in the prospect of connecting their computers to TV to watch online video.

Android Wants In On the Mobile Video Rush — Granted, Apple’s getting on the lines, press (both good and bad) and attention recently on their video capabilities. But, when I saw this piece at Connected Planet on what Android is up to in video I thought I’d be contrarian and talk about that instead. To quote the article “While the latest version of Apple’s iconic device is designed for generating video content and communications, the Droid X’s powerful hardware core and new services gear the device toward consuming massive amounts of video content as well as producing it.” Verizon calls the device “a pocket sized home theater”. So, another example of a blur between computers, phones and TVs. Online video is everywhere.  So whether you’re a Apple or Android fan, the good news is they are both going after video if you’re an online video fan.

Happy 4th: And in closing, I embed a video from UStream.tv of fireworks at the Magic Kingdom. Happy birthday all you Americans!

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