A new study from Neilsen attempts to categorize "broadband-media consumers" by how much TV they watch on actual televisions, how much they watch online, and how much they watch on something else. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the study wound up with eight categories of viewers, sorted by age, income, gender, and viewing habits.
Apparently, I fall in the "extreme techie" category, because that includes people who watch, on average, 91 minutes of streaming video a week. I watched more than 91 minute of streaming video…yesterday. X-treme! Guh, now I just feel like a freakshow. My fellow ETs — I don’t think that’s a coincidence — and I own, on average, four cross-platform devices that we use to view TV, which is what got me thinking [about something other than what a nerd I am]: Are there shows I’d rather watch not on a TV? Indeed.
Obviously, there are vodcast-only shows I like to fire up, but when I watch, oh, Countdown with Keith Olberman, I just prefer it on my iPod — actually sitting down and watching his show on TV feels like overstating its significance in my life. On the subway, though, sure. I’m unlikely to watch old episodes of American Gothic on my living room TV, even though I totally have the DVDs, but I do watch it on Hulu now and then.
What about you, PopWatchers? Are there other "extreme techies" out there who like to watch their shows on something other than the traditional TV?
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I hate to say this, but I watch Attack of the Show! on my iPod. But I don’t purchase the eps on iTunes (mainly because their season pass is seriously lacking dates), but I found that downloading their various podcasts gives you about 60% of their episodes AND they’re updated daily AND free (sorry G4!). I also do my fair share of Hulu (more than 91 minutes a week) by watching old episodes of Angel, Buffy, and FINALLY catching up on Arrested Development.
I own my own retail business… when it is slow (and that’s more than 91 minutes daily) I fire up some hulu and feel better about the day.
Thanks Neilsen, for your pointless study. Nerds like the internet? WHO KNEW! Didn’t nerds create the internet? Time for Neilsen to get over themselves and time for someone to create a new way that tv viewership is monitored.
Thanks Neilsen, for your pointless study. Nerds like the internet? WHO KNEW! Didn’t nerds create the internet? Time for Neilsen to get over themselves and time for someone to create a new way that tv viewership is monitored.
Well knock me over with a feather!
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I don’t consider myself an extreme techie — actually not much of a techie at all — but I don’t watch anything on traditional TV anymore; it’s all online streaming for me now.
I got rid of my DVR a couple of months ago and since then I can’t be bothered to remember when tv shows are on so I end up watching everything online afterwards. I love it!
I got rid of my DVR a couple of months ago and since then I can’t be bothered to remember when tv shows are on so I end up watching everything online afterwards. I love it!