Research and Markets: The Birth of Online TV – Creative and Commercial Strategies for a New Entertainment Medium

2009-11-10 14:50:06 -

Research and Markets ( www.researchandmarkets.com/research/788e56/the_birth_of_onlin : cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww .. ) has announced the addition of the "The Birth Of Online TV - Creative and Commercial Strategies for a New Entertainment Medium" report to their offering.

Inform your digital strategy with comprehensive coverage of the fast-growing market for original Web TV and transmedia shows, their funding, production and success.



- Key data and market trends

to inform strategic planning, forecasting and business development
- How US Web TV studios are funded
- Detailed analysis of revenue sources for Web shows: advertising, sponsorship, commissioning, download sales and more
- Comparative budgets: per season and per-minute
- Detailed profiles of major Web TV comedy and drama series: rapidly compare formats and commercial models, including branded entertainment
- Comprehensive listing of Hollywood studios' digital divisions and Web TV production companies - and what kinds of shows they make - for competitive analysis
- Listings of major brands that sponsored American and European shows, revealing which advertisers are active in the sector and what genres they sponsor
- Comparative budget data and revenue sources to assist production budgeting


Key questions answered



- How is the boom in Internet video viewing building an audience for original Web TV shows?
- How are Hollywood studios, British broadcasters and production companies in both countries pioneering new online series?
- What are the essential insights from the most significant successes and failures in Web shows?
- What new online formats and forms of interactivity are emerging?
- How do shows find and build an audience?
- What kinds of distribution, marketing and promotion are in use?
- Which famous actors and directors are embracing the creative and commercial opportunities in Web TV?
- What kinds of productions are they making?
- And which brands are backing them?


In the report



- Covers original Web TV scripted comedy and drama shows in the USA and UK
- 15 tables: online video viewing figures, studio funding, production budgets, episode lengths, self-declared Web show viewing figures


Listings of key market players.

58 studio digital units and Web show producers: studio and production company listings for BBC, CBS, Channel 4, Disney, Fox, NBCU, Paramount, Sony, Warner Bros and 49 production companies



- Advertiser and sponsor listings for US and European Web series: sole sponsors and multiple product integration
- Brand sponsors referenced in the report include Carl's Jr, CIBA Vision, Ford, Red Bull, Sprint, Suave, Tampax, Tide, Toyota and many more
- 14 in-depth Web show business profiles: full creative and commercial details, each with a colour still from the production, plus 23 further significant US, UK and European shows listed
- 13 major trends for the future of the Web show market
- 4 industry expert interviews
- Itemised analysis of funding and revenues sources for shows, with examples
- Live links to all Web shows and production companies to take you direct to their Web sites
- Methodology: the analysis is based on production company information, authoritative industry sources and original research


Who should read this?



- Business development executives, digital executives and commissioners in studios, broadcasters, and Web video and social networking sites
- Branded entertainment specialists in advertising and media buying agencies
- Innovative brand managers seeking new opportunities for their brand portfolio in the online video space
- CEOs, senior executives and producers in television and new media production companies


The Birth Of Online TV enables you and your team to get up to speed with the fast-moving Web TV sector.

Our buyers include global advertising agencies, broadcasters, Hollywood studios and producers: AT&T, BBC Worldwide, Digitas, Disney, Eutelsat, Fox, HBO, ITV, MediaCom, Ogilvy, Publicis, RTE, Warner Bros.

This research is regularly quoted in media and marketing publications such as Variety's Video Business, Broadcast, Televisual, TV Week, MediaPost and Campaign.

Tables


Colour screenshots from Web TV shows


Products Mentioned.

Advertisers, sponsors and brands



- 20th Century Fox
- American Eagle Outfitters
- AZ Jeans
- Cadbury Creme Egg
- CIBA Vision Focus Dailies
- Citroën: C3 Picasso
- Colgate
- Doritos
- Expedia
- H&M
- Herbal Essence
- Intel
- Jetstar
- Johnson & Johnson: Acuvue
- Lacta
- Motorola
- MSN
- Nestle Hot Pockets
- Otto (German retailer)
- Pepsi
- Procter & Gamble
- Sprint
- STA Travel
- Tampax
- Teen site ELLEgirl
- Toyota: Lexus
- Transport for London
- Unilever: Degree deodorant
- UPS
- Verizon V Cast mobile video

Key Topics Covered:

- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- WHAT THE REPORT COVERS
- WHY ONLINE TV IS BOOMING
- ONLINE TV FUNDING, REVENUE SOURCES AND SPONSORSHIP
- PRODUCTION IN ACTION
- FINDING AND BUILDING THE AUDIENCE
- HOW TO EVALUATE SUCCESS?
- TRENDS
- EXPERT INTERVIEWS
- WEB SERIES BUSINESS PROFILES: BUDGETS, SPONSORS, INTERACTIVITY
- FURTHER NOTABLE SERIES IN 2008-09
- WEB TV STUDIO AND PRODUCTION COMPANY BUSINESS PROFILES
- ADVERTISER AND SPONSOR LISTINGS

Companies Mentioned.

Studios and broadcasters



- BBC
- CBS Interactive
- Channel 4
- Disney-ABC's Stage 9
- Disney-ABC's Take180
- Fox Filmed Entertainment's Fox Digital Studio
- Fox Television Studios' 15 Gigs
- NBC Universal Digital Studio
- Paramount Digital Entertainment
- Sony's Crackle.com
- Warner Bros' Studio 2.0


Web TV studios



- 60Frames
- Agility Studios
- DECA
- Filmaka
- Generate
- Independent Comedy Network


Web TV production companies



- Ag8
- Alloy Entertainment
- Attention Span Media
- Avalon TV
- BermanBraun Interactive
- Big Fantastic
- Conker Media
- Dinosaur Diorama Productions
- Electric Farm Entertainment
- EQAL
- FM78.TV
- For Your Imagination
- FremantleMedia's FMX
- Fuel Industries
- Funny or Die
- Go Go Luckey
- GoTV Networks
- Hollywood Disrupted
- IAC companies
- Joe Digital
- KoldCast Studios
- MWG Entertainment
- Nu Media Studios and Management
- RDF Digital
- Reveille
- Safran Company
- SXM
- Virtual Artists
- Vuguru
- Worldwide Biggies


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