标题: What’s on TV? I Mean, the Internet? [打印本页] 作者: maggie 时间: 2013-6-3 10:40 标题: What’s on TV? I Mean, the Internet? In the old days, if you wanted to watch a television show or a movie at home, you turned on your TV. First, there were network channels, which everyone got if they owned a TV. Then came cable television that allowed many more channels to be seen through the TV. Now, more and more people are watching TV shows and movies through their Internet service.
Internet-based content has exploded in recent years. People who want to watch TV shows and movies can now see them through their Internet services on demand and often weeks, months, or years after their original broadcast or release. This has become more and more popular now that it’s easier to watch these programs right on our televisions, not just on a computer screen.
The latest trend is for Internet companies to green light and finance original series that people can pay to watch through their Internet service. Companies like Netflix, a very popular video rental company in the U.S., and Amazon have traditionally been resellers, businesses that took other people’s products and sold them. Now, they are commissioning original programs.
They have had some early successes. That’s not surprising, especially since these companies are investing big in Internet shows, with some episodes costing $1 million per episode to produce. By comparison, network shows cost about $2 million to produce, but the Internet shows have the look and feel of major productions.
How do you get your video entertainment? Do you mainly watch network channels, cable TV, or Internet-based programs? Has that changed in the past few years?