Friday 10 December 2010

Sporting Entertainment

People are entertained on the internet in various different ways and one of these is sport. Sport can be viewed in many ways accross the internet. These include:
  • Looking at sporting news on news sites, For example, Sky Sports 
  • Another is illegal streaming of matches online, an example of this is Freelivesportstv
  • Another good way to use the internet for sport is to watch a "Score Centre" which shows the scores in each sport with other options to accompany it.
  • Rumours of sport are also widely used on the internet, an example of this is Football rumours on the BBC website.

Gaming

Gaming now is a major industry
In todays world the industry is netting in 1 year $26.6 billion.
Many different companies such as Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo try to offer a wide range of different hand-helds and consoles that can appeal as much as possible to the consumer, as there is a large market and demand for this form of entertainment now.

Many Websites That Allow Us To Watch TV Online.

The Pro's n' cons of watching TV online.
  • 4OD - Channel 4 on Demand.
  • YouTube - Revolutionised how we can watch video, allowing TV repeats and/or people to make thier own videos for anyone to see.
  • BBC IPlayer- Made to show on-demand shows up to 30 days after being broadcasted, soon to go global.
  • JustinTV - A live-stream site for letting people share previous live tv event, such as payperviews and/or shows.