Comments on: Will the Internet kill TV?

By: Jason Ryan

Jason Ryan — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 03:28:43 +0000

Sam: good points (and always helpful to bolster them with solid numbers). However, and I am guessing that advertisers would be acutely aware of this, if the channel isn't dying, the audience is (demographically speaking). The boomers won't be around forever to prop up network TV...

I don't think that we can just look at NZ revenues - do you restrict your surfing and online activities to .nz? Just take a look at Google's revenues and you can see where this is heading.

By: Che Tibby

Che Tibby — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 02:41:09 +0000

okay, okay.. it’s not dead yet.

doesn’t mean we can’t poke it with a stick tho.

By: Sam Farrow

Sam Farrow — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 00:51:18 +0000

“push TV” generated $660m in advertising revenue in NZ last year (down 4%* from 2005). The web generated $60m (Up 48%** from 2005).

These figures are from the Advertising Standards Authority.

Broadcast television in New Zealand is not dead yet.

*Quiet atrophy
**Nearly 50% year on year growth!

By: Jason Ryan

Jason Ryan — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 23:38:59 +0000

three or four decent shows? Even on cable that is a stretch...

By: Che Tibby

Che Tibby — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 20:32:27 +0000

pushTV is dead. there is absolutely no reason to sit through days of mindless, endless dross just to get to the three or four decent shows on thetube.

“the thick of it” is remarkably easy to download for example. or so i hear.