http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com Tue, 21 May 2013 21:39:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/favicon.ico http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/03/24/wait-what-the-twitter-tv-ratings-that-nielsen-and-twitter-announced-wont-get-included-in-the-tv-ratings/174732/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/03/24/wait-what-the-twitter-tv-ratings-that-nielsen-and-twitter-announced-wont-get-included-in-the-tv-ratings/174732/#comments Sun, 24 Mar 2013 17:46:32 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/?p=174732 Of course not.]]> 55 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/06/23/dvr-stockpiling-whats-piled-up-on-your-dvr/139107/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/06/23/dvr-stockpiling-whats-piled-up-on-your-dvr/139107/#comments Sat, 23 Jun 2012 16:39:46 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/?p=139107 The perils of lots of storage space.]]> 114 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/05/08/watchespn-now-available-to-comcast-xfinity-tv-customers-through-watchespn-app-and-soon-on-xfinitytv-com/132928/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/05/08/watchespn-now-available-to-comcast-xfinity-tv-customers-through-watchespn-app-and-soon-on-xfinitytv-com/132928/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 13:49:33 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/05/08/watchespn-now-available-to-comcast-xfinity-tv-customers-through-watchespn-app-and-soon-on-xfinitytv-com/132928/ Sports Fans Can Now Stream Live Networks Online and on iOS Devices at Home and On-the-Go]]> 1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/02/29/dvr-use-now-8-of-all-tv-time-up-from-1-6-in-2006/122501/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/02/29/dvr-use-now-8-of-all-tv-time-up-from-1-6-in-2006/122501/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:37:46 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/?p=122501 Lots of interesting TV facts, right here!]]> 32 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/02/21/netflix-competitor-comcast-launches-new-streaming-video-service-xfinity-streampix/120948/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/02/21/netflix-competitor-comcast-launches-new-streaming-video-service-xfinity-streampix/120948/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:10:06 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/?p=120948 Streampix Complements Xfinity’s 75,000 TV Shows and Movies Already Available to Customers on Multiple Platforms]]> 5 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/02/07/super-bowl-xlvi-live-stream-sets-traffic-records/119091/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/02/07/super-bowl-xlvi-live-stream-sets-traffic-records/119091/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:06:37 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/02/07/super-bowl-xlvi-live-stream-sets-traffic-records/119091/ Over Two Million Streamed Super Bowl XLVI]]> 1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/02/07/netflix-wont-release-streaming-numbers-for-lilyhammer-because-theres-no-good-reason-to-release-them/119053/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/02/07/netflix-wont-release-streaming-numbers-for-lilyhammer-because-theres-no-good-reason-to-release-them/119053/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:30:52 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/?p=119053 not exactly a "we don't care, we don't have to" situation...but close!]]> 17 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/11/22/tivo-subscribers-increase-for-the-first-time-since-2007/111620/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/11/22/tivo-subscribers-increase-for-the-first-time-since-2007/111620/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 23:02:39 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/11/22/tivo-subscribers-increase-for-the-first-time-since-2007/111620/ TiVo Gains 117,000 Subscribers in October, 2011 Quarter]]> 14 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/10/22/dont-hold-your-breath-for-a-jesus-tv-from-apple/108098/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/10/22/dont-hold-your-breath-for-a-jesus-tv-from-apple/108098/#comments Sat, 22 Oct 2011 19:04:38 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/?p=108098 not holding my breath.]]> 31 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/08/29/tivo-loses-33000-net-subscribers-in-latest-quarter-near-mid-2004-subscriber-levels/101743/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/08/29/tivo-loses-33000-net-subscribers-in-latest-quarter-near-mid-2004-subscriber-levels/101743/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 01:51:02 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/08/29/tivo-loses-33000-net-subscribers-in-latest-quarter-near-mid-2004-subscriber-levels/101743/ TiVo Loses 33,000 Subscribers vs. 125,000 in July, 2010 Quarter]]> 14 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/08/26/could-netflix-viewing-fuel-season-premiere-tv-ratings-for-fxs-sons-of-anarchy/101527/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/08/26/could-netflix-viewing-fuel-season-premiere-tv-ratings-for-fxs-sons-of-anarchy/101527/#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 17:48:54 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/?p=101527 I hope I'm wrong...]]> 22 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/06/08/whats-the-a-peel-of-a-tv-remote-you-cant-use-without-looking-at-it/95082/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/06/08/whats-the-a-peel-of-a-tv-remote-you-cant-use-without-looking-at-it/95082/#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2011 20:05:10 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/?p=95082 I keep seeing ads for the Peel on Comcast SportsNet while watching Giants games. I'd heard of the Peel before -- a device that allows you to use your iPhone or iPod touch as a remote control for your TV.  But after seeing about 500 commercials for it, I took another look (behold the power [...]]]> 13 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/05/24/tivo-loses-88000-net-subscribers-in-latest-quarter-back-to-mid-2004-subscriber-levels/93811/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/05/24/tivo-loses-88000-net-subscribers-in-latest-quarter-back-to-mid-2004-subscriber-levels/93811/#comments Tue, 24 May 2011 21:20:25 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/05/24/tivo-loses-88000-net-subscribers-in-latest-quarter-back-to-mid-2004-subscriber-levels/93811/ TiVo's total subscribers fell 88,000 to 1.96 million, about the same subscriber level it had in mid 2004.]]> 14 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/05/21/upgrades-to-my-tv-viewing-experience/93511/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/05/21/upgrades-to-my-tv-viewing-experience/93511/#comments Sat, 21 May 2011 20:34:00 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/?p=93511 watching more TV faster than before.]]> 19 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/05/06/should-fans-get-ready-to-pummel-netflix-with-save-our-show-requests/91754/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/05/06/should-fans-get-ready-to-pummel-netflix-with-save-our-show-requests/91754/#comments Fri, 06 May 2011 15:10:21 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/?p=91754 Maybe!]]> 53 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/04/25/new-york-times-anonymous-studio-exec-agrees-with-crazy-blog-commenters/90414/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/04/25/new-york-times-anonymous-studio-exec-agrees-with-crazy-blog-commenters/90414/#comments Mon, 25 Apr 2011 07:29:48 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/?p=90414 ratings be damned: networks renew shows they love and cancel the ones they don't!]]> 67 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/04/07/espn-launches-new-watchespn-app-for-ipad-iphone-and-ipod-touch/88572/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/04/07/espn-launches-new-watchespn-app-for-ipad-iphone-and-ipod-touch/88572/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:31:47 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/04/07/espn-launches-new-watchespn-app-for-ipad-iphone-and-ipod-touch/88572 via press release: ESPN Launches New 'WatchESPN' App for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch App Gives Time Warner Cable, Bright House Networks and Verizon FiOS TV Subscribers Live Access to ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3.com content To view WatchESPN TV spot: http://es.pn/WatchESPN2 NEW YORK, N.Y. – ESPN announced today its flagship network ESPN as well as ESPN2, ESPNU [...]]]> 0 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/04/06/cablevisions-optimum-app-for-ipad-surpasses-50000-consumer-downloads/88526/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/04/06/cablevisions-optimum-app-for-ipad-surpasses-50000-consumer-downloads/88526/#comments Wed, 06 Apr 2011 20:15:38 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/04/06/cablevisions-optimum-app-for-ipad-surpasses-50000-consumer-downloads/88526 via press release: CABLEVISION’S OPTIMUM APP FOR iPAD SURPASSES 50,000 CONSUMER DOWNLOADS App That Delivers Cable TV To The iPad In The Home Has Been #1 In The Entertainment Category In Apple’s App Store Since Sunday And Is Currently The 10th Most Popular Free App For iPad Overall BETHPAGE, NY, April 6, 2011 – Cablevision [...]]]> 1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/04/05/first-four-seasons-of-mad-men-will-be-available-for-instant-streaming-from-netflix-starting-july-27-2011/88424/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/04/05/first-four-seasons-of-mad-men-will-be-available-for-instant-streaming-from-netflix-starting-july-27-2011/88424/#comments Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:22:40 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/04/05/first-four-seasons-of-mad-men-will-be-available-for-instant-streaming-from-netflix-starting-july-27-2011/88424 via press release: Netflix and Lionsgate Unite for Exclusive Syndication Arrangement to Stream Up to Seven Seasons of Acclaimed Series "Mad Men" to Netflix Members First Four Seasons of "Mad Men" Will Be Made Available To Watch Instantly Streaming From Netflix on July 27, 2011 BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., SANTA MONICA, Calif. and VANCOUVER, British Columbia, [...]]]> 8 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/03/23/dvr-penetration-grows-to-39-7-of-households-42-2-of-viewers/86819/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/03/23/dvr-penetration-grows-to-39-7-of-households-42-2-of-viewers/86819/#comments Wed, 23 Mar 2011 20:34:30 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/?p=86819 39.7% of households now have DVRs, reaching 42% of TV viewers.]]> 8 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/03/21/2011-ncaa-march-madness-on-demand-sees-47-increase-in-total-visits-across-multiple-platforms/86495/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/03/21/2011-ncaa-march-madness-on-demand-sees-47-increase-in-total-visits-across-multiple-platforms/86495/#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2011 20:18:22 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/03/21/2011-ncaa-march-madness-on-demand-sees-47-increase-in-total-visits-across-multiple-platforms/86495 via press release: 2011 NCAA® March Madness® on Demand Sees 47% Increase in Total Visits Across Multiple Platforms for the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship 2011 NCAA® March Madness® on Demand Sees 47% Increase in Total Visits Across Multiple Platforms for the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship Online and mobile consumption of NCAA [...]]]> 0 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/03/21/bigger-story-netflix-original-content-or-a-man-running-the-cw/86387/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/03/21/bigger-story-netflix-original-content-or-a-man-running-the-cw/86387/#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2011 07:19:01 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/?p=86387 Big stories, but...]]> 30 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/03/10/should-i-buy-an-ipad-do-i-really-need-another-way-to-watch-video-and-read-about-charlie-sheen/85346/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/03/10/should-i-buy-an-ipad-do-i-really-need-another-way-to-watch-video-and-read-about-charlie-sheen/85346/#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2011 20:41:27 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/?p=85346 I'm no stranger to gadget envy.  As a young man I was extremely envious when I could not afford to buy an Apple II or an Atari 800 (or even an Atari 400!).  All I could afford was a Commodore 64.  Those were the days of serious gadget envy and they motivated me to make [...]]]> 24 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/03/10/nielsen-dvr-playback-in-dvr-homes-up-only-slightly-year-to-year/85337/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/03/10/nielsen-dvr-playback-in-dvr-homes-up-only-slightly-year-to-year/85337/#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2011 20:05:18 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/?p=85337 On average there was twenty-five hours and fifty-two minutes of DVR playback in homes with DVRs in the fourth quarter of 2010.  That's up  nearly two hours versus the third quarter of 2010, but up only 19 minutes vs Q4 2009. via Nielsen]]> 3 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/03/01/tivo-loses-223000-net-subscribers-in-latest-quarter-second-worst-quarter-for-subscriber-losses/84324/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/03/01/tivo-loses-223000-net-subscribers-in-latest-quarter-second-worst-quarter-for-subscriber-losses/84324/#comments Wed, 02 Mar 2011 04:43:01 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/03/01/tivo-loses-223000-net-subscribers-in-latest-quarter-second-worst-quarter-for-subscriber-losses/84324 TiVo's total subscribers fell 223,000 to 2.05 million, about the same subscriber level it had in mid 2004.]]> 7 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/02/24/espn-3d-to-televise-the-2011-nba-finals/83646/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/02/24/espn-3d-to-televise-the-2011-nba-finals/83646/#comments Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:21:14 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/02/24/espn-3d-to-televise-the-2011-nba-finals/83646 via press release: ESPN 3D to Televise the 2011 NBA Finals NBA Finals Televised for First Time in 3D ESPN 3D, in its first year of distribution, will expand its NBA offerings to include The Finals – the pinnacle of the NBA season – this June, marking the first time the championship-crowning event will be [...]]]> 1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/12/22/dvr-viewing-the-wrong-question-answered/76398/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/12/22/dvr-viewing-the-wrong-question-answered/76398/#comments Wed, 22 Dec 2010 15:52:46 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/?p=76398 What's the right question?]]> 46 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/12/21/warning-dvr-analysis-might-make-your-head-explode/76257/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/12/21/warning-dvr-analysis-might-make-your-head-explode/76257/#comments Tue, 21 Dec 2010 19:48:53 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/?p=76257 "blah blah blah blah blah blah"....kaboom!]]> 39 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/12/20/hulu-ipo-put-on-the-back-burner-future-uncertain/76147/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/12/20/hulu-ipo-put-on-the-back-burner-future-uncertain/76147/#comments Tue, 21 Dec 2010 04:58:28 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/?p=76147 With no IPO, what's next?]]> 19 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/12/18/what-are-you-streaming-on-netflix/75974/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/12/18/what-are-you-streaming-on-netflix/75974/#comments Sun, 19 Dec 2010 00:11:56 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/?p=75974 Don't chastise me for only now getting around to "Arrested Development." I still loved it.]]> 107 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/12/17/mailbag-could-netflix-save-fringe/75906/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/12/17/mailbag-could-netflix-save-fringe/75906/#comments Fri, 17 Dec 2010 20:45:27 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/?p=75906 With DirecTV out of the "save our show" business, could Netflix take its place?]]> 65 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/12/08/abc-abc-family-and-disney-channel-shows-to-be-made-available-on-netflix-but-delayed-at-least-15-days-from-telecast/74774/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/12/08/abc-abc-family-and-disney-channel-shows-to-be-made-available-on-netflix-but-delayed-at-least-15-days-from-telecast/74774/#comments Wed, 08 Dec 2010 16:17:32 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/12/08/abc-abc-family-and-disney-channel-shows-to-be-made-available-on-netflix-but-delayed-at-least-15-days-from-telecast/74774 It doesn't look like all ABC shows will be available though (e.g. 'Modern Family' which is a Fox production) and it looks like for the most part most new episodes of ABC shows in the current season will not be available for streaming even after 15 days (checking on Disney and ABC Family shows). But [...]]]> 13 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/12/08/analyst-starz-likely-to-stay-on-netflix-but-at-a-much-higher-cost/74760/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/12/08/analyst-starz-likely-to-stay-on-netflix-but-at-a-much-higher-cost/74760/#comments Wed, 08 Dec 2010 15:42:19 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/?p=74760 BTIG analyst Richard Greenfield predicts a deal will get done, and ahead of schedule, to keep Starz on Netflix.  But he also predicts the cost to Netflix will increase by more than 8 times, growing from $30 million annually to an average of $250 million a year annually.  Greenfield believes Starz would get to pocket [...]]]> 6 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/12/06/espn-sports-fans-not-cutting-the-cord-almost-nobody-else-is-either/74441/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/12/06/espn-sports-fans-not-cutting-the-cord-almost-nobody-else-is-either/74441/#comments Mon, 06 Dec 2010 18:41:12 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/?p=74441 via press release: First Nationally Projectable Study Shows Multichannel Loss to “Cord Cutters” Just 0.1 Percent of US Households ESPN Analysis Reveals "Very Minor" Loss, Provides Means to Measure Cord-Cutters; Sports Fans Not Cutting Cord New York, NY – The amount of “cord-cutters” – multichannel homes with a high-speed Internet connection that drop their cable/telco/satellite [...]]]> 1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/12/02/a-shot-across-hulus-bow-netflix-reportedly-offering-100000-per-episode-for-current-shows/74044/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/12/02/a-shot-across-hulus-bow-netflix-reportedly-offering-100000-per-episode-for-current-shows/74044/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2010 17:37:53 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/?p=74044 Netflix attacking one of Hulu's unique features.]]> 34 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/12/01/are-torrent-downloads-killing-the-ratings-for-chuck/73966/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/12/01/are-torrent-downloads-killing-the-ratings-for-chuck/73966/#comments Wed, 01 Dec 2010 21:30:01 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/?p=73966 A quick trip to the mailbag...]]> 97 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/11/29/netflixs-content-delivery-network-level-3-cries-foul-over-comcast-toll-booth-comcast-cries-back/73645/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/11/29/netflixs-content-delivery-network-level-3-cries-foul-over-comcast-toll-booth-comcast-cries-back/73645/#comments Tue, 30 Nov 2010 03:17:21 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/?p=73645 No matter what's involved, it's bad timing for Comcast.]]> 13 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/11/28/tension-grows-between-hulu-and-its-owners-over-ad-sales/73452/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/11/28/tension-grows-between-hulu-and-its-owners-over-ad-sales/73452/#comments Sun, 28 Nov 2010 17:51:47 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/?p=73452 You ain't seen nothing yet.]]> 30 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/11/27/tivo-sheds-112000-subscribers-in-latest-quarter-down-to-mid-2004-levels/73435/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/11/27/tivo-sheds-112000-subscribers-in-latest-quarter-down-to-mid-2004-levels/73435/#comments Sat, 27 Nov 2010 19:56:45 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/11/27/tivo-sheds-112000-subscribers-in-latest-quarter-down-to-mid-2004-levels/73435 TiVo's total subscribers fell 112,000 to 2.27 million, about the same subscriber level it had in mid 2004.]]> 42 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/11/22/netflix-offers-lower-priced-u-s-subscription-for-streaming-only-raises-price-for-basic-dvd-subscription/72990/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/11/22/netflix-offers-lower-priced-u-s-subscription-for-streaming-only-raises-price-for-basic-dvd-subscription/72990/#comments Mon, 22 Nov 2010 15:45:01 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/11/22/netflix-offers-lower-priced-u-s-subscription-for-streaming-only-raises-price-for-basic-dvd-subscription/72990 via press release: Netflix Launches U.S. Subscription Plan for Streaming Movies & TV Shows Over the Internet for $7.99 a Month Company is also Increasing, by One Dollar a Month to $9.99, the Price of Popular Subscription Plan Combining Unlimited Streaming plus Unlimited DVDs LOS GATOS, Calif., Nov. 22, 2010  -- With its members now [...]]]> 1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/11/18/americas-number-one-news-program-60-minutes-now-available-on-ipad/72579/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/11/18/americas-number-one-news-program-60-minutes-now-available-on-ipad/72579/#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2010 15:11:37 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/11/18/americas-number-one-news-program-60-minutes-now-available-on-ipad/72579 via press release: AMERICA’S NUMBER-ONE NEWS PROGRAM NOW AVAILABLE ON iPAD 60 Minutes Launches the First Stand-Alone iPad Application for a Primetime News Magazine NEW YORK – Nov. 18, 2010 — 60 Minutes, America's #1 news program is now available on iPad and is the first primetime news magazine to have its own stand-alone application [...]]]> 0 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/11/17/the-cord-cutting-myth-now-a-little-less-mythical/72438/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/11/17/the-cord-cutting-myth-now-a-little-less-mythical/72438/#comments Wed, 17 Nov 2010 16:15:13 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/?p=72438 SNL Kagan reported that multichannel (cable, satellite and telco) video subscribers dropped for the second straight quarter, falling by 119,000 in the third quarter. When SNL Kagan reported a similar, and first ever drop for the 2nd quarter, it was fairly quick to dismiss cord cutting.  But despite the tiny numbers, with two consecutive quarters [...]]]> 41 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/11/17/hulu-plus-officially-launches-lowers-price-for-premium-hulu-service-to-7-99month/72428/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/11/17/hulu-plus-officially-launches-lowers-price-for-premium-hulu-service-to-7-99month/72428/#comments Wed, 17 Nov 2010 15:29:38 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/11/17/hulu-plus-officially-launches-lowers-price-for-premium-hulu-service-to-7-99month/72428 Hulu has officially launched its premium Hulu Plus service and cut the price by $2/mo. to $7.99/mo. Hulu alerted the relative few of us in the paid preview by e-mail (included below) this morning. As long as there is a free Hulu service on the web, no matter how low it cuts the price for [...]]]> 2 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/11/16/mailbag-how-come-you-dont-post-comcast-releases-e-g-xfinity-iphone-remote-control-app/72340/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/11/16/mailbag-how-come-you-dont-post-comcast-releases-e-g-xfinity-iphone-remote-control-app/72340/#comments Tue, 16 Nov 2010 22:24:52 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/?p=72340 You always post all kinds of  press releases for iPad/iPhone apps but nothing from Comcast?  It released a really cool Xfinity app today that allows you to use your iPhone or iPad as a remote of sorts, where you can fire up On Demand titles with a good, easy to use interface instead of the [...]]]> 0 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/11/08/hd-smaych-d-over-80-of-tv-viewing-in-u-s-is-still-in-standard-definition/71301/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/11/08/hd-smaych-d-over-80-of-tv-viewing-in-u-s-is-still-in-standard-definition/71301/#comments Tue, 09 Nov 2010 01:00:48 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=71301 Despite HDTVs now being in more than half (56%) of the homes in the US, the overwhelming majority of TV viewing is still in standard definition.  Nielsen reports that on a total day basis, only 13% of cable viewing and 19% of broadcast viewing is in "true HD" which requires an HD television and HD [...]]]> 29 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/10/23/will-netflix-win-the-streaming-wars/69376/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/10/23/will-netflix-win-the-streaming-wars/69376/#comments Sat, 23 Oct 2010 19:53:52 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=69376 Netflix had another good quarter, is considering a streaming only subscriptions in the U.S., has seen tremendous growth in streaming,  and has upgraded its product so customers streaming to their TVs via Wii and PS3 game consoles no longer require a disk. Netflix is looking to spend even more money on content available for streaming.  [...]]]> 60 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/09/27/nielsen-delays-combined-tv-pc-measurements-by-a-few-months/65401/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/09/27/nielsen-delays-combined-tv-pc-measurements-by-a-few-months/65401/#comments Mon, 27 Sep 2010 21:37:13 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=65401 PC and TV measurement effort is still moving ahead, the date just got bumped out a few months.]]> 22 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/09/23/more-us-tv-households-have-high-def-tvs-than-dvrs/64972/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/09/23/more-us-tv-households-have-high-def-tvs-than-dvrs/64972/#comments Fri, 24 Sep 2010 02:34:29 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/09/23/more-us-tv-households-have-high-def-tvs-than-dvrs/64972 More households have an HD TV than have a DVR.]]> 31 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/09/22/the-newest-ratings-excuse-dvrs-couldnt-find-the-show-name/64817/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/09/22/the-newest-ratings-excuse-dvrs-couldnt-find-the-show-name/64817/#comments Thu, 23 Sep 2010 05:40:38 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/09/22/the-newest-ratings-excuse-dvrs-couldnt-find-the-show-name/64817 Bingo!]]> 37 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/09/22/netflix-launches-canadian-service-for-streaming-movies-and-tv-episodes-over-the-internet/64606/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/09/22/netflix-launches-canadian-service-for-streaming-movies-and-tv-episodes-over-the-internet/64606/#comments Wed, 22 Sep 2010 14:34:43 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/09/22/netflix-launches-canadian-service-for-streaming-movies-and-tv-episodes-over-the-internet/64606 via press release: Netflix Launches Canadian Service for Streaming Movies and TV Episodes Over the Internet For $7.99 a Month, Canadians Can Instantly Watch Unlimited Movies and TV Shows Streamed from Netflix to TVs and Computers -First International Market for Web's Leading Movie Subscription Service TORONTO, Sept. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Netflix, Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX), the leading Internet [...]]]> 2