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The Internet Is Finally Going To Be Bigger Than TV Worldwide (qz.com)
According to estimates from media agency Zenith, next year, for the first time, people will spend more time using the internet than watching TV. People will spend an average of 170.6 minutes a day, or nearly three hours, using the internet in 2019. That's a tad more than the 170.3 minutes they're expected to spend watching TV. Quartz reports: Zenith measured media by how they are transmitted or distributed, such as broadcasts via TV signals and newspapers in print. Watching videos on the web through platforms like Netflix and YouTube, or reading a newspaper's website, counted as internet consumption. Nearly one-quarter of all media consumption across the globe will be through mobile this year, up from 5% in 2011. The average person will spend a total of about eight hours per day consuming media in its many forms this year, Zenith forecasts.
In some parts of the world, TV will remain on top -- for now. Zenith forecasted media consumption through 2020 and did not expect the internet to overtake TV in Europe, Latin America, and the whole of North America in that time. In the U.S., it was projected to surpass TV in the U.S. in two years.
In some parts of the world, TV will remain on top -- for now. Zenith forecasted media consumption through 2020 and did not expect the internet to overtake TV in Europe, Latin America, and the whole of North America in that time. In the U.S., it was projected to surpass TV in the U.S. in two years.
Is this that old "I don't watch TV, I only watch [insert internet-delivered TV service]" chestnut where people claim they're not one and the same?
The fact that internet is now being watched more than TV is just because TV is boring. Repeating posts on slashdot is just a way to make internet more boring, and to get even with TV.
When was the last time you enjoy the unbelievably gorgeous view of sunrise?
Stop wasting so much of your life online (and in front of the idiot tube).
Go out, live your life, as intended !!
In the old days, people came into work and had conversations about soaps, now they have conversations about BuzzFeed articles and Twitch stars. Not sure much has changed - most people are passive consumers of low-effort content.
The fact that internet is now being watched more than TV is just because TV is boring.
It's not even that. People want the ability to watch a current show, even one on a network they already get, at times other than the one it which it is broadcast.
Being able to time-shift is what draws most plebeians to streaming. Finding out that episodes are only available on the network's server for a short time, or not until a certain date, or only if you subscribe to the individual network, is what is drawing the plebeians to Kodi.
Neither link says how they count streaming TV services like Sling or DirecTV Now. I made the switch a few months ago, how's my TV consumption being counted? What about when I open a Roku channel and watch live TV through it? Is it counted differently if I use it to watch something that aired yesterday?
We've been able to time shift since the advent of VHS tapes. But people will still want to watch shows live, or as soon as they are released because there is a big social aspect to the entire thing. Talking with your friends the next day or in real time as the show is being aired is still very much a part of the TV watching experience. YouTube Live and Twitch show that watching something as it occurs is still an important part of the entertainment ecosystem. Sure we don't have a fixed number of channels like we used to with traditional TV, but I don't think a lot has changed. If anything, there is even more pressure for people to watch stuff live as the endings are so quickly spoiled on the internet.
Anthropic principle: We see the universe the way it is because if it were different we would not be here to see it.