Posts Tagged ‘ trends ’

Audience For Online Video In Europe Doubles

Aug 1st, 2008 | By | Category: Internet TV, Podcasting Research, Podcasting Statistics, Video

28 percent of Europeans now regularly watch online video, more than double the rate in 2006, according to a new report from JupiterResearch. In addition, time spent watching online video has grown by 50 percent in the last 12 months. Short form video content – typified by YouTube – currently accounts for most of this. […]



Wizzard Explains Why It’s Bullish On Podcasting & RSS

Jul 18th, 2008 | By | Category: Making Money with Podcasts, New Media Organizations, Podcast Distribution, Podcasting Networks, Podcasting Services

In an unusual letter to its shareholders, podcasting mega service Wizzard Software explains why it’s bullish on the prospects for podcasting: Wizzard has surprised many people by becoming the largest distributor of digital media via RSS (podcasting). While many other companies took the route of launching online video websites and treating RSS distribution as nothing […]



Internet Television Turning Couch Potatoes Into “Mouse Potatoes”

Jul 8th, 2008 | By | Category: Internet TV, Podcasting Research, Podcasting Statistics, Video

The Nielsen Company today released figures showing video and TV usage across television, Internet and mobile devices in the US. According to Nielsen, Americans are watching more TV than ever, and Internet video viewing isn’t cutting into time spent watching traditional TV – it’s adding to it. In other words, the Internet is turning couch […]



Podcasting Boost Radio Audiences

Jul 4th, 2008 | By | Category: Digital Music, General, Podcasting Research, Podcasting Statistics

People are leaving traditional radio behind for on Internet radio and podcasting, but a new UK study suggests that radio stations that embrace podcasting can actually grow their audiences. Research firm Ipsos Mori has found that 10% of those surveyed said they listened to less live radio after starting to download podcasts. However, 15% said […]



Internet Advertising Spending Will Top $106 Billion Within 3 Years

Jul 4th, 2008 | By | Category: General

Spending on Internet advertising will grow from $65.2 billion in 2008 to $106.6 billion worldwide in 2011, about 15-20% per year, according to research firm IDC. “Compared to more mature types of advertising, Internet advertising is growing at a phenomenal rate,” said John Gantz, chief research officer at IDC. “But Internet advertising is still relatively […]



US Broadband Penetration Jumps 17%, But Digital Divide Growing

Jul 3rd, 2008 | By | Category: General, Podcasting Research, Podcasting Statistics

55% of all adult Americans now have a high-speed internet connection at home, according to a May 2008 survey conducted by the Pew Internet & American Life Project: The percentage of Americans with broadband at home has grown from 47% in early 2007 and 42% in early 2005. Among individuals who use the internet at […]



Google Partners With Family Guy’s Seth MacFarlane On Calvalcade Of Cartoon Comedy

Jun 30th, 2008 | By | Category: Internet TV, Video

Google and Seth MacFarlane, creator of Family Guy, have teamed up on a new project to bring short, original animated videos to the Internet. In September, MacFarlane, will introduce Seth MacFarlane’s Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy, a Net-only animation series. Google will distribute the series through AdSense ads to thousands of sites that match the show’s […]



In Five Years, Internet Video Will Be Everywhere

Jun 26th, 2008 | By | Category: Internet TV, Video

In five years, video will be everywhere, showing up on your phone, on Blade Runner-esque billboards, in your email and on your car’s GPS unit. According to Forrester analyst James L. McQuivey, Ph.D., you’ll encounter “a dozen video platforms per day,” – what he calls an OmniVideo world. You’ll not only watch more video, but more of […]



Indie Video Podcasters, New Media Networks Top TubeMogul Top 40

Jun 25th, 2008 | By | Category: Internet TV, Streaming Video, Video, Video Podcasts, Vlogs

TubeMogul, a video analytics and distribution service, has announced its TubeMogul Top 40, and indie video podcasters and new media networks top the list. This is a list of the publishers using TubeMogul to distribute their videos that get the most views each month. While it’s not surprising that the list is dominated by new […]



Newspapers Facing Extinction

Jun 23rd, 2008 | By | Category: General

We talk a lot at Podcasting News about how new media gives anyone the potential to publish to people all around the world. This poses challenges to traditional media, though, especially newspapers, because they are faced with tens of thousands of nimble new competitors. As a result, newspapers are losing advertisers to Web media, losing […]