What Is Web Television?
As audiences move from watching TV on a set to watching it online, a new type of programming emerges called Web Television. While this type of programming shares some basic traits with regular television, there are many features that are unique to it.
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Web Exclusive
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Web Television shows are made only for the Internet and mobile phones. They are not to be confused with Internet television, which is a method of distributing network TV shows online.
Short
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Web Television shows are between two and nine minutes long, but they tell a complete story with a beginning, middle and end.
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Episodic
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Like a regular TV series, Web Television seasons are broken up into episodes, each one being around two to nine minutes long.
Streaming
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Web Television shows generally stream online for free, and most are ad-supported. They are fairly cheap to produce and have almost no distribution cost.
On Demand
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Unlike a show that airs on television, anyone can access a Web Television show at any time they like, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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modelmotion
Feb 26, 2010
Unlike a show that airs on television, anyone can access a Web Television show at any time they like, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. - unless the show has been geolocked in which case it is only available in certain regional markets and hence strictly not on the World Wide Web.
