Posted on 11 November 2009 by Robert Seidman
I like the proactive nature of this tweet which potentially diffuses the countless “Will Syfy pick up Dollhouse?” that will ensue in the coming weeks and months. OK, of course there will still be countless discussion about the possibility anyway, but it’s nice to see Syfy attempt to get out in front of it:
Looks like Fox finally canceled Dollhouse. (No, I don’t think we’ll pick it up.)
Next stop, DirecTV?
Posted on 11 November 2009 by Robert Seidman
Disclaimer: total streams is a meaningless metric without average time spent viewing the streams, but….
via ABC (I apologize for the bad formatting of the tables below, it looked fine in what they sent, but I couldn’t get it formatted well):
November 11, 2009
With the First Full Month of the 2009-10 TV Season,
ABC.com is the No. 1 Online Broadcast Site for October 2009
ABC.com Owns 7 of the Top 10 Spots in Unique Viewers in October 2009, Including Freshman Series “FlashForward” and “Modern Family”
ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” is October 2009’s No. 1 Program in Total Streams
According to the latest data from Nielsen VideoCensus for October 2009, the first full month of the 2009-10 TV season, ABC.com (5.6 million UVs) ranked as the No. 1 online broadcast site for the month in Unique Viewers, beating NBC.com by 30% (4.3 million UVs), CBS Television by 47% (3.8 million UVs), Fox Broadcasting by 229% (1.7 million UVs) and Cwtv.com by 273% (1.5 million UVs).
Program Highlights – Unique Viewers (October ‘09)
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Posted on 10 November 2009 by Robert Seidman
This is directly via Hulu and there are no useful numbers in it other than perhaps the rankings themselves, but some of the information is interesting and the Naruto fans don’t get much love around here so what the heck…
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Since our launch in early 2008, Hulu has grown the video library to more than 230 content partners, 1,800 shows and more than 60,000 total video assets. Today, I’m happy to introduce you to “Hulu Movers & Shakers” to keep you up to date on the pulse of the most popular premium content on Hulu. Users have voted with their clicks this past week and below are some interesting trends on Hulu and across our partner sites.
Below is the Hulu Movers & Shakers list for the week of November 2nd through the 8th, highlighting the weekly performance of some of top videos and shows on Hulu. This week, Taylor Swift’s appearance on Saturday Night Live made a considerable impact in several categories in just a few short days including Most Popular Video and Most Popular Clip. Most noteworthy, Swift’s opening monologue and Digital Short helped to propel Saturday Night Live to the top of the Most Popular Show list. Additionally, Family Guy’s episode titled Spies Reminiscent of Us appeared on the Most Popular Video list for the third straight week, a first for the Hulu Movers & Shakers list.
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Posted on 05 November 2009 by Robert Seidman
I don’t know if I will stick with these posts, it’s not exactly the traffic driver that O’Reilly vs. Olbermann is, but I figure since I’m looking at this stuff anyway, it’s not any extra work either.
This week I added in Mediaite. So far as I know Nikki Finke is not feuding with Mediate as she is with The Wrap, and the sites aren’t exactly in competition, but Mediaite has their PR person send out e-mails every month about how great they are doing and so they are on my radar.
I think as things go, Mediaite is actually doing very well. The Wrap had at least a few months head-start in terms of its major launch (its been around a bit longer, but their major push was last spring while Mediaite launched in July).
All three sites are directly measured on Quantcast, here are the results for the past month:
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Posted on 04 November 2009 by Robert Seidman
Final Update: fun while it lasted, but no longer free on Amazon or iTunes. It should be available for free on both Hulu and ABC.com on Saturday.
Looks like it’s an “All V, All The Time” day, but I know some folks missed it and there were comments about how to watch it. Though last night’s premiere of V is not yet available on Hulu or ABC.com (where only the first 9.5 minutes are so are avaialble) and looks like it won’t be until Saturday, the premiere is already streaming on Amazon.com, and for free.
Just click the link below.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002TNS012/ref=dv_twitter_freeV
Via Amazon Video On Demand Twitter Feed.
Update (from comments – thanks Jason): it is indeed free on iTunes too.
Update 2: Posted around 3:20p PT on November 4:
AmazonVideo Sorry!! We have to take down our free V offer. Want it? Better grab it quick. bit.ly/1UYhDz #fb
Posted on 04 November 2009 by Robert Seidman
via press release:
ABC.COM ENHANCES FULL EPISODE PLAYER WITH
NEW ABC SOCIAL: EPISODE COMMENTARY FEATURE
Unique Feature Allows Online Viewers to Experience “Expert” Insights
from Series Producers, Writers & Stars, as Well as Create Their Own Commentary Tracks
to Share with Their Friends on Facebook®
Launches Saturday, Nov. 7, with the First Episode of “V”
Dedicated to expanding its network and channel brands across multiple platforms and connecting viewers with their favorite shows anytime and anywhere, Disney/ABC Television Group will unveil ABC Social: Episode Commentary, a new feature of ABC.com’s Full Episode Player integrated with Facebook Connect, which allows online viewers to create their own commentary tracks to ABC episodes and share the experience with friends. The new Episode Commentary will be available beginning this Saturday, November 7, for the first episode of ABC’s new series “V,” and will feature expert commentary from “V” executive producers Scott Peters and Steve Pearlman. This new feature will roll out across other series on ABC.com over the coming weeks.
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Posted on 02 November 2009 by Robert Seidman
Would you pay $30 a month to watch TV via iTunes?
That’s the pitch Apple has been making to TV networks in recent weeks. The company is trying to round up support for a monthly subscription service that would deliver TV programs via its multimedia software, multiple sources tell me.
Apple (AAPL) isn’t tying the proposed service to a specific piece of hardware, like its underwhelming Apple TV box, or its long-rumored tablet/slate device. Instead, it is presenting the offer as an extension of its iTunes software, which already has a huge installed base: A year ago, Apple said it had 65 million iTunes customer accounts.
The big snag here (besides not so little things like, “hey, there aren’t any new episodes of The Big Bang Theory!”) is, as Kafka notes, the potential threat to cable networks carriage fees from cable and satellite companies. For now, carriage fees are, if not the proverbial golden goose, at least a few golden eggs. Either way, I can’t see cable or broadcast networks (who are now trying to get their fare share of carriage fees) doing anything to compromise carriage fees any time soon.
Posted on 30 October 2009 by Robert Seidman
One million people will get the chance to watch the second-season premiere of Disney-ABC Domestic Television’s Legend of the Seeker before its November 7 air date:
Starting Friday, moviegoers will be presented with one of three collectible 3D “Seeker” cards when they purchase a ticket at one of 1,300 participating movie theaters nationwide through Nov. 6.
The 1 million people who receive the card will be given the opportunity to watch “Seeker’s” second-season premiere episode on the iTunes Store before its Nov. 7 debut. Each card contains a code to be redeemed on iTunes, giving fans an exclusive free download of the episode.
