The problem with internet tv is that ultimately the pc/laptop/blackberry/etc is seen as an information tool and the TV a source of entertainment. The context of how people view their news is important and attitudes won't change for a while in this case if you ask me. People in general (even just from our survey of people in Falmouth last week) probably wouldn't go out of their way in the comfort of their own home to watch a news programme on the internet.
It all feels like too much hard work for the audience. Agree or disagree?
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I agree that a lot of people probably wouldn't go out of their way to watch the news on the internet, but I think there's a lot of people who wouldn't see it as going out of their way.
People who work longish hours in offices and are sat in front of a computer all day would be one example. People who lead busy lives are tending to pick and chooe their media more nowadays (watching tv on the BBC iPlayer or Sky plus for example) so I think internet TV would probably attract that sort of person.
You also get a lot of niche interests represented on the internet, so I think the crazy fan group who just want to watch videos of Gareth Gates/Kylie/Barry Manilow all day would probably also use internet tv quite a lot.
This blog is about internet tv affecting local news though. I agree that people bored at work in their lunch hour will be surfing the net, possibly choosing something funny to look at on youtube or catching up with the local bbc news. It is already transforming local news, but the audience will be ever changing. It's kind of frustrating as we are always just speculating about the audience on this blog. Who knows!
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