Bafta TV awards have now said that online TV series can be
nominated for awards, this comes after House of Cards became the first online
TV series to be voted for an Emmy award earlier this year. I myself watched
House of Cards, and thought it was great. With the ability to watch online, one
episode straight after another without having to wait week after week for the
next is just amazing. More recently each episode of the final half of the last ever
series for Breaking Bad have been added to the Netflix program list, almost straight after its
original air to US TV.
I think that the appeal of online TV series will now
take a much greater leap forward, with people easily accessing the content online.
With these user having the access to online they are much more likely to be
able to use social networking sites to discuss and promote online TV they have
watched and enjoyed. I think It will also give a chance to potentially some lower
budget companies that are not able to get content on to the TV but are much
more capable through the use of online TV.
Bafta themselves said that the reason for this change is because of
changes with the trend in how people have taken to the ability to watch the
online TV and some prefer it this way.
I believe that this recognition for online TV will give the creators
of such content a much needed boost. Then following this, a shift in demand
from broadcasted TV to online TV.
Really insightful post Calum, you've identified a trend that discusses a trend! Well referenced and shows a clear link to our industry, 4 more like this and that's a really positive start, good stuff.
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