New media: Internet, mobile media, újmédia, etc.

The percentage of Americans streaming full-length TV shows and movies on the Internet has more than doubled in the last six months, according to research from Ipsos MediaCT’s biannual MOTION Stud

"Extreme techies" are chiefly male and watch a lot of television online. Meanwhile, "TV-devoted online socializers" skew female and are less likely to stream video.

Research Firm iSuppli Projects 376.5 Million CE Platforms Four Years From Now

According to Nielsen, almost 99 percent of the video watched in the US is on a television. That leaves 1.1 percent for the Internet, and 0.1 percent on mobile devices.

The "money will be down" for this year's television upfront ad-buying season, media execs say. Overall, TV ad spending for the year is expected to decline up to 10%. As for online video: "Everybody is trying to get there but nobody is there yet." Plus, "better metrics" are needed.

Joost is actively seeking a buyer and the beleaguered video service has told cable and satellite providers that it could be their online video solution, said sources close to the companies.

"According to Multichannel News, Credit Suisse analysts project that YouTube bandwidth costs, content licensing agreements, hardware needs and other expenses will reach over $700 million in 2009," they say.

In February 21 million Canadians viewed more than 3.1 billion videos online, according to a new report from comScore Video Metrix.

Hulu.com and other popular Web sites that offer access to TV shows and films attract a fraction of the viewers that cable does but cable companies can't afford to sit still--not when Americans can get many favorite shows online for free. So Comcast (CMCSA), Time Warner Cable (TWC), and their ilk are going on the offensive.

Two of the entertainment industry's most powerful bosses are at odds about the model for offering free TV shows online in a debate that appears to center on the importance of owning broadcast networks.