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iTunes Changing TV Habits of 20-Somethings
Wednesday, April 4th, 2007 at 3:00 PM - by John Martellaro
Younger TV viewers, on the run, with irregular schedules are embracing iTunes TV. That has caused a disparity between iTunes TV rankings and those for traditional appointment TV, according to Macenstein.
"For instance, the TV show Lost, once a media darling, has struggled this season, and often does not make it into the top 20 shows of the week. However, Lost does consistently well in the iTunes rankings, and this week occupies slots 1, 4, and 17 as of this writing. Battlestar Galactica (iTunes ranked 3, and 11) and South Park (iTunes ranked 7, 8, and 12) both fail to crack the Top 20 cable shows each week," the story said.
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This is apparently happening because younger viewers, primarily college students, are finding the "On demand" viewing much more compatible with their schedules. A student at Illinois State explained, "Most of my friends and I actually end up waiting for the DVD box sets of a show to come out, and then we watch them in marathon sit-down sessions. We don�t have the kind of schedules where we can dedicate a specific block of time every week and say we�ll be there [to watch a show]."
In terms of a TiVo, a device traditionally used for time shifting, it has the disadvantage that it's not very portable like the video iPod. "At home my parents have Tivo,� said Mark, also at Illinois. "We kind of use iTunes as a Tivo substitute here, we all put in money towards a season, and then we watch the shows together when we get a chance."
That iPod portability seems to be the key. Sara, a student at Rutgers summed it up, "I�ve gotten used to watching shows on the tiny screen in bed or even walking between classes. It�s pretty cool."
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