survey-related stories
Posted Jul 23rd 2009 2:07PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: News, Celebrities, Reality-Free
Think about this for a moment: who is the person on television that viewers trust the most to get their news from? Someone from the cable news channels? One of the network news anchors?
Time conducted a survey across the country, asking people who the most trusted newscaster is now that Walter Cronkite is gone. Not really sure why Cronkite matters in this context because he hadn't been a newsman in quite some time, but it's interesting to see all of the statistics by state. You probably won't agree with who came in first with 44%.
Continue reading Who is the most trusted newscaster on TV?
Posted May 27th 2009 3:44PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: TV Squad Polls, Celebrities, Reality-Free
I'm not sure if people were given just a select group of celebrities to choose from or they were allowed to choose anyone they wanted, but a new
poll conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs says that more Americans would like to share a rental home with Kelly Ripa this summer than any other celebrity. After Ripa came the Obamas, then Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, Oprah, Jon Stewart, and Stephen Colbert.
That would be a great reality show though:
Vacation Home. With those above guests? I'd watch that.
Posted Mar 3rd 2008 11:02AM by Brad Linder
Filed under: PVR Wire, Web
Do you use Amazon's video download service,
Amazon Unbox? Would you be more likely to use it if you could get HD video, burn movies to disc, or browse your library via your TiVo? Apparently I'm not the only one who wants to know. Amazon is sending out surveys to selected users, including
Dave Zatz and a member of the TiVo Community Forum going by the name of
BlackBetty.
While it's not clear whether Amazon actually plans to implement any of the changes suggested in the survey, the company is asking which "improvements" would make users more likely to use the service more. Several suggestions include the ability to watch streaming video. Right now you have to wait for your video to start downloading before you can watch. But if the survey is anything to go on, Amazon is considering offering free, ad-supported video streams as well as paid ad-free streams.
Another improvement would be high definition downloads, which kind of speaks for itself. Amazon is also asking a number of questions related to DVDs. For example, if you bought a DVD from Amazon.com, one option would be to download and save a digital copy of the movie or TV show for a small additional fee, while another would be the option to watch streaming video of movie or TV show while waiting for your DVD to arrive. Another suggested improvement would allow users to burn downloaded movies to DVD.
Honestly, I'd love to see all of these options added to Amazon Unbox. I can understand why the company might not want to overload customers with choices that could make their purchase or rental decisions or complex. But Amazon already has one of the easiest to use video download services. I'm fairly certain they could find a way to give customers a few additional choices without cluttering up the interface.
Posted Aug 26th 2007 11:01AM by Richard Keller
Filed under: Industry, Web
According to a recent survey that answer may be 'yes'. However, since the survey was conducted by IBM there may be a bit of favoritism towards the Superinternethighway. Not that I'm pointing fingers or anything, but the survey was conducted by IBM.
Did I say that the survey was conducted by computer company IBM? Just wanted to make sure.
What the survey found was that more people are spending time on the Internet rather than with their TV. Nineteen percent said that they spend six hours or more surfing the web. This is opposed to the 8% who watch television for the same amount of time. Ironically, these Internet users are spending most of their time on sites that contain television material. Thirty-nine percent of those surveyed mentioned that they spend most of their time viewing content on YouTube, while 33% go over to network TV sites.
Continue reading Could TV be taking a back seat to the Web?
Posted May 3rd 2007 11:30AM by Brad Linder
Filed under: PVR Wire, Web
A new study shows that 45% of European broadband customers use their high speed internet connections to
watch television programs.
The BBC is taking advantage of this customer demand, forging ahead with plans to offer every program aired by the British network online with a
new iPlayer service. At the same time, Internet TV platform Joost is
moving closer to an official launch.
The survey of 2500 broadband customers was conducted by Motorola and shows that 35% of respondents want the ability to pause, rewind, or fast forward live television broadcasts.
Posted Apr 11th 2007 2:03PM by Adam Finley
Filed under: TV on DVD, Animation, Children
TV Shows on DVD points to this survey being conducted by Warner Classic Animation asking potential buyers which series they'd like to see on DVD. Some of the titles listed include Tiny Toon Adventures, Freakazoid, Pac Man, Plastic Man, The Jetsons ('80s version) and Johnny Quest ('80s version).
Which series fans choose will no doubt come down to how old you are. In that case, I'd love to see Tiny Toons and Freakazoid both released on DVD. Despite some purists who felt the shows were too gimmicky and weren't made in the same spirit as the classic Warner Bros cartoons they claimed to emulate, I still found them enjoyable as a youngster, and I think little kids who missed out on those shows would love them. I'll admit that nothing can compare to the old Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies, but I'd also be lying if I said Tiny Toons didn't provide me with a lot of laughs throughout junior high.
Anyway, head on over and take the survey. You'll get a nice five dollar coupon for your effort, too. No kidding.
Posted Feb 8th 2007 2:03PM by Brad Linder
Filed under: PVR Wire, Video, Commercials, Web
1 in 3 people who say they frequently watch YouTube videos say that they watch less TV because of their online video habit. That's according to a recent
poll by Harris Interactive.
Two thirds of frequent YouTube viewers say they're sacrificing some other activity to watch videos, which shouldn't be surprising because it's hard to watch a video while you're reading a book. The number one activity folks say they give up to spend time on YouTube is visiting other websites, with television ranking second on the sacrificed activity list.
Continue reading YouTube users watch less TV
Posted Nov 27th 2006 6:24PM by Joel Keller
Filed under: Industry, OpEd, Video, Web, BBC
Interesting article on the BBC website today; they had an independent polling company survey over 2,000 Brits on their video viewing habits, and they found that, of the people that said they regularly watch online video, 43% say
they watch less television as a result. The number of total online viewers is still a minority: 9% of the people surveyed said they watch online video regularly, 13% they watched occasionally, and another 10% say they plan to watch online video within the next year. But, remember, there is not nearly as much current British programming available online as there is in the U.S., so that number might grow as the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 rolls out on-demand video on the web, which the article says is due in the next few months.
Continue reading Online video eating into television audience, says British survey
Posted Oct 14th 2006 12:06PM by Adam Finley
Filed under: Industry, Celebrities
King World, the syndication company behind Rachael Ray's new talk show, conducted a survey of 1,800 people to find out who the most likeable TV hosts were, and Rachael Ray came out the winner. The survey was meant to find out a star's "Q" score, which is industry jargon for how appealing a TV personality is to an audience. Ray was followed up by Ty Pennington of Home Makeover, and Food Network stars Paula Deen and Giada DeLaurentiis. Sixth place went to Oprah, with Sean Hannity, Emeril Lagasse and Dick Clark trailing. I'm not really a daytime talk person kind of fellow, nor do I watch a lot of cooking shows, so I can't comment on most of these choices. I don't know if he would count, but if we're going on likability alone, I'd probably choose Jay Leno. I don't care for his show, but he is an amicable personality. How about the rest of you? Who would you have picked?
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Posted Jul 8th 2006 9:08AM by Adam Finley
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Animation, Web, Sci Fi
Amazing Screw-On Head, a show based on a comic book I've never heard of, will debut on SciFi's Pulse broadband site on July 13, two weeks before it airs on television. The animated series will feature actor Paul Giamatti as the voice of a robot working for the United States Government under President Lincoln. David Hyde Pierce and Molly Shannon are also providing voices for the series. After watching the pilot online, viewers will be able to fill out a survey, the results of which will determine whether it becomes a series. I have a tendency to not trust online surveys, but sci-fi buffs have a kind of online presence that's unparalleled by most other groups, so this could be a pretty cool thing.
Another series called Garth Marenghi's Darkplace will also debut online at the same time.
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