Hulu is offering a handful of HD video samples for its beta testers, but you have to have big pipes to see it: 2.5 mbps or higher with a 3 GHz or faster PC. “The quality of these samples is certainly impressive,” writes Mark Hendrickson in Techcrunch. Meanwhile, iTunes has added HD video podcasts over the last several weeks. I’ve been watching Diggnation HD on my Apple TV, and it’s very clear (although not like watching a HD channel on TV, mind you.)
December 4th, 2007
A survey of 1,500 adults by Nielsen discovered that 50% of the respondents say they visit ABC.com, 41% visit NBC.com, 37% CBS.com, 24% Fox.com and just 17% to YouTube. I must be missing something here — all the respondents are probably screened to see if they visit network TV sites — because the YouTube number is extremely low when you look at real traffic: YouTube beats all the network sites combined.
Meanwhile, Nielsen discovered that 56% of 18-34 year-olds use DVRs, streaming and downloads to catch up on missed TV shows, compared to 21% of viewers over 55. Duh.
December 4th, 2007
