Interesting stats in a post by NewTeeVee called the Professionalization of Internet TV:

Next New Networks, ON Networks, Revision3, 60 Frames, Vuguru, Telegraph Ave Productions — what do these companies have in common? They all use Moore’s Law and low-cost distribution over the Internet to disrupt the studio model, in the process building audiences that can rival a small cable channel. They are professionalizing internet TV. continue reading...

Yesterday I asked who will ultimately win the TV vs. Web video tug of war.  The winner won’t boil down to resources naturally, since old media trumps new media on any given day.  The outcome will boil down to speed, agility and who will be more aggressive.  My argument has long been that TV folks won’t jump nearly as fast into the Web because the economics won’t justify once the hype wears off: yes, YouTube envy is omnipresent, but that doesn’t mean a TV network will cannibalize the $75B TV ad market for a $500M one.  And that’s just ads, tack on syndication and filmed entertainment and TV is actually a $250B market in the US.  The Web?  Not quite.

But as TV executives see the writing on the wall, many have began to jump ship (right before being pushed out, would argue Valleywag). continue reading...