Most UK Residents Time-Shift TV Content

Source: href="http://www.marketingvox.com/most-uk-residents-time-shift-tv-content-038925/
2 Jun 2008
Short Summary:
Over half of UK residents (57 percent) watch at least one hour of on-demand TV or recorded TV each week. Of the 57 percent who time-shift content, about one-third watch at least three hours of on-demand TV per week. About half of online UK residents (48 percent) have watched video or TV on the internet, with the vast majority using internet-based TV services for on-demand viewing (70 percent).

Intercast Feedback:
3 Jun 2008
Author: Noam Bardin, Intercast Networks CEO
As the migration from linear, broadcast TV to on-demand TV accelerates, the pressure on the networks will accelerate. Both on the Internet side and the TV side, the number of unicast streams (Internet streaming and VOD/NPVR streaming) will grow substantially, and with them the cost. Operators must adopt a new approach to content delivery to scale the delivery of content while leveraging the proven user experience of the PVR and the dropping cost of storage.