Saturday, March 7, 2009

Watching Web TV on WOWTV

The new WOWTV Global site offers viewers a selection of free and premium TV shows and movies for online video streaming via broadband internet access. It’s launched by M2B World Asia Pacific, U.S. subsidiary of Amaru Inc. It’ll provide worldwide access to its library of licensed online video content.

According to the company, Viewers can choose from various program genres including movies, documentaries, fashion, drama series and lifestyle. All programs are available on-demand and can be viewed from anywhere in the world. It's at: http://www.wowtv.com.

Viewers will be given a choice between watching free videos of full-length TV shows and free movies or premium programs at affordable pay-per-view prices.

While YouTube leads the market, Hulu is another online video service that offers TV shows and movies at Hulu.com. It was founded in 2007 by NBC Universal and News Corp.

Online video market is getting hot, as content consumption has been constantly increasing. According to research form comScore, U.S. Internet users, for example, viewed 14.8 billion online videos during Jan. 2009. YouTube got 91% of the incremental gain in the number of videos viewed versus December, as it surpassed 100 million viewers for the first time.

Another report by research firm Nielsen says that viewing of video on television, Internet, and mobile devices – the Three Screens – continues to increase. It says the average American watches more than 151 hours of TV per month. Internet video and mobile video are the new attractions. Americans who watch video over the Internet consume another 3 hours of online video per month and those who use mobile video watch nearly 4 hours per month on mobile phones and other devices.

WOWTV Global’s content includes free and premium movies starring top Hollywood stars like Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Demi Moore, Dennis Quaid, Morgan Freeman, and Sissy Spacek.

Also available are online TV shows featuring the latest news and specials on the fashion industry’s icons such as Karl Lagerfeld, Versace, Anna Sui, Paul Smith, Tom Ford, Heidi Klum, Tyra Banks, Giselle Bundchen, Naomi Campbell and others.

Some of the lifestyle and variety videos on WOWTV Global's online TV videos include the travel series “Estelle’s Paradise.” It’s presented by Latin supermodel Estelle Reyna.

M2B is also planning to extend the new community features on their Singapore site to the new global site. These features will allow registered members to create their own profile, share their favorite video list, upload their own user-generated videos and network with other members.

Member registration is free.

The company plans to roll out customized sites in China and India. These will include a large selection of free movie and TV series videos online.

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