Consumers are poised to spend more time watching TV delivered...
Consumers are poised to spend more time watching TV delivered over the Internet, Radius Global Market Research said after conducting a survey. But not all consumers see the benefit to watching Web-delivered programming, Radius said. That, coupled with the potential…
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for lower video quality of Internet-delivered programming, could slow adoption, it said. About half the people Radius surveyed said they've been frustrated by the “lack of smoothness in streaming or buffering” of online content. And about 40 percent said they don’t have access to broadband speeds fast enough to watch video. “The majority of regular Internet TV watchers are still early adopters who will work to overcome some existing technology limitations,” said Chip Lister, Radius managing director. “Manufacturers will have to work to eliminate current access hurdles in order for the general population to begin viewing on a regular basis."