Launch of Internet TV Charts
Thursday August 3, 2006
TORONTO, ON - August 3, 2006 (INB) --With the success of online video sites such as YouTube, Google Video, and more than 50 similar video sharing sites, there is a need for people to be able to more readily find the most popular videos on the Internet.
With rapidly increasing volumes of Internet TV content (user- generated and otherwise), the desire for editorial and other services that help guide people to the best content, becomes progressively more apparent.
In the same way Nielsen and TV Guide have provided TV ratings charts for traditional television for decades, Internet upstart WorldTV (http://www.worldtv.com) feels there is a clear need for a chart that tracks the most popular in Internet television.
"We believe the time has come for a new service, born of the Internet, to track the best and most popular videos online", says Alx Klive, Founder WorldTV. "We want to combine community ratings, with Internet viewing figures, and editorial subjectivity, to provide the ultimate user-friendly snapshot of what's hot in video on the Internet".
The WorldTV Weekly Internet TV Charts pulls together the most popular video clips online from four different sources - YouTube, Google Video, Digg, and Videosift. A new chart is released each Sunday evening at 7pm EST.
Editorial filters help remove objectionable content, content that is in foreign languages, and content that is highly watched, but lowly rated by Internet viewers. The service combines the latest in web service technologies, with editorial subjectivity.
Upgrades in the coming days and weeks will see additional controls to remove objectionable content, and the addition of a daily chart for the most popular Internet videos.
The kinds of content that are most popular at the moment include funny homemade videos, videos showing the skills of soccer player Ronaldinho, and clips from late night TV chat shows.
For more information about the Internet TV Charts, or commentary about the development or state of Internet television in general, please contact Semma Klive at 416-238-5282, or semma@worldtv.com.
The Internet TV Charts can be found at http://www.worldtv.com/charts.
WorldTV Founder Alx Klive has a blog about Internet Television at http://www.worldtv.com/blog".
CONTACT: Semma Klive Phone: 416-238-5282 Email: semma@worldtv.com