Internet Video
Today’s New York Times has a great article writen by Saul Hansell about one of my favorite subjects: Internet video. Go read the article, but here are a couple of the juicy parts.
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“There is critical mass with high-speed Internet connections, so video is a good user experience,” said Jim Walton, the president of the CNN News Group. “And that means there can be critical mass for advertisers.”
“If you try to do television on a PC you will fail, because television does television very well,” he said.
This factoid should get your attention:
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“Already, half a million people pay to watch live Webcasts of Major League Baseball games at $3.95 per game, or an unlimited package at $14.95 a month. That’s double the paying audience last year.