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Time-shifted TV is a Certainty
Wednesday, March 7th, 2007 at 3:00 PM - by John Martellaro
Time-shifted TV is coming. Various industry luminaries have predicted it, but a report from Solutions Research Group�s Digital Life America (DLA) confirms it, according to Media Life Magazine.
Kaan Yigit, study director for DLA expressed the view that in ten years, regular time slots will cease to mean anything. iTunes is a good example. "There is no schedule for all the content at iTunes, everything there is available to anyone at anytime," Mr. Yigit said.
However, there will be some exceptions. For example, live sporting events. Also, to some extent, human beings live in a rhythmic cycle, so the idea of scheduled TV wont go away completely. It will just diminish in importance.
The trend will start with younger people, but it wont be long before everyone is scheduling their own TV viewing. In addition, part of the problem for advertisers is the viewers busy lifestyle. "Many people skip commercials," Mr. Yigit continued, "not because they inherently dislike them but more to reclaim 10 minutes of their lives in a 60-minute segment....
"However, if my target is 18-49 with an active or busy lifestyle, I would worry as they would be both more likely to have a DVR and more likely to put a premium on their time and therefore skip at least some of the commercials."
There is no doubt now that the time-shifting revolution is in full swing and that, amongst all the players, Apple is well poised with iTunes and Apple TV to take advantage of changing viewer habits.
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