The impact of binge watching on memory and perceived comprehension

First Monday ◽  
2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jared C. Horvath ◽  
Alex J. Horton ◽  
Jason M. Lodge ◽  
John A.C. Hattie
Keyword(s):  
Video On Demand ◽  
Memory Formation ◽  
Controlled Study ◽  
Television Programs ◽  
New Normal ◽  
Demand Distribution ◽  
On Demand ◽  
The Impact

Binge watching via video-on-demand services is now considered the new ‘normal’ way to consume television programs. In fact, recent surveys suggest upwards of 80 percent of consumers prefer and indulge in binge watching behavior. Despite this, there is no evidence regarding the impact of binge watching on the enjoyment of and memory for viewed content. In this, the first empirical and controlled study of its kind, we determined that, although binge watching leads to strong memory formation immediately following program viewing, these memories decay more rapidly than memories formed after daily- or weekly-episode viewing schedules. In addition, participants in the binge watching condition reported significantly less show enjoyment than participants in the daily- or weekly-viewing conditions — though, important considerations with regards to this finding are discussed. Although it is a preferred viewing style catered to by many internet-based on-demand distribution companies, binge watching does not appear to benefit sustained memory of viewed content and may affect show enjoyment.

Zie ik het of zie ik het niet?

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-83
Author(s):  
Jorre Vannieuwenhuyze ◽  
Karen Donders ◽  
Ike Picone
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Government Regulation ◽  
Video On Demand ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Consumption Behavior ◽  
Local Content ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
On Demand ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Do I see or not? A study on the impact of placement on program consumption in an on-demand environment The European Union (2018) stipulates that Member States can implement rules to ensure the findability and visibility of local content in video- on- demand environments. Indeed, several countries are concerned that their own audiovisual programs or journalistic products will be consumed less in such environments. It is argued that, in such environments, media users completely decide themselves about their consumption agency, but such statements are also contested. In this research we analyze the impact of placement on the consumption of audiovisual programs in the video-on-demand environments of the Flemish broadcasters VRT and DPG. From experimental research we conclude that there is indeed a significant impact of placement on consumption behavior and that, in other words, manipulations by intermediary gatekeepers can have potentially negative and positive effects on the consumption of local content. Government regulation would therefore be a useful tool to safeguard the importance of proximity of content.

Implications of the Nigerian Broadcasting Code on Broadcast Copyright and Competition

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ifeoluwa A Olubiyi ◽  
Desmond O Oriakhogba
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
World Trade ◽  
Video On Demand ◽  
On Demand ◽  
Rome Convention ◽  
The World ◽  
International Obligations ◽  
Pay Tv ◽  
Limitations And Exceptions ◽  
The Impact

Abstract The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) in Nigeria recently released an amendment to the 6th edition of the Broadcasting Code. Its aim is to increase local content, generate advertisement revenue and prevent anti-competitive practices in the Nigerian broadcast industry. To this end, it prevents exclusivity or monopolisation of content by broadcasting organisations, including Pay TV and Video on Demand (VOD) platforms. Drawing from European and South African experiences, this article begins by examining the provisions of the Broadcasting Code, particularly the amendment vis-à-vis the Nigerian Copyright Act and Nigeria’s international obligations under treaties such as the Rome Convention and the World Trade Organization’s Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement). It then looks at the impact of the amended Code on the broadcast industry. The article seeks to determine whether the provisions of the amended Code can qualify as limitations and exceptions to exclusive rights allowed under the treaties and the Nigerian Copyright Act. It also examines whether, in attempting to foster competition in the Nigerian broadcast industry, the amended Code has taken away the exclusive rights granted by the Copyright Act to owners of Pay TV and VOD platforms and thereby runs contrary to Nigeria’s international obligations. Where appropriate, recommendations are made for consultation among relevant stakeholders for review of the amended Code to align it with the Copyright Act and Nigeria’s international obligations.

scholarly journals New forms of internationalisation? The impact of Netflix in Australia

2020 ◽  
Vol 177 (1) ◽  
pp. 149-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stuart Cunningham ◽  
Alexa Scarlata
Keyword(s):  
Video On Demand ◽  
Ecological Perspective ◽  
Policy Response ◽  
On Demand ◽  
Policy Dynamics ◽  
The Impact

This article examines the impact of multinational subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) services in Australia, noting the degree to which a stalled policy response to the challenge of unregulated SVOD services has been shaken up by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We look at the phenomenon from a screen-ecological perspective – where dynamics of consumption, reviewing, production and regulation are interdependently and often contradictorily in play. We examine how these diverse, sometimes conflicted, perspectives can be approached as responding to new forms of internationalisation presented principally by the operations of Netflix in Australia (Amazon Prime Video, Disney+ and Apple TV+ are also mentioned when relevant). This article is part of a larger project (ARC Discovery DP190100978 Internet-Distributed Television: Cultural, Industrial and Policy Dynamics, chief investigators Ramon Lobato, Amanda Lotz, Stuart Cunningham) studying the cultural, industrial and policy dynamics of multinational SVOD globally and in situ locally.

IDEA FORUM: the impact of subscription-based video on demand on traditional distributors’ value chains and business models

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 50-67
Author(s):  
Michel Clement ◽  
Cord Otten ◽  
Rouven Seifert ◽  
Ole Kleinen ◽  
Mark B. Houston ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Business Models ◽  
Video On Demand ◽  
Value Chains ◽  
On Demand ◽  
The Impact

The Impact of Likes on the Sales of Movies in Video-on-Demand: A Randomized Experiment

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miguel Godinho de Matos ◽  
Pedro Ferreira ◽  
Michael D. Smith ◽  
Rahul Telang
Keyword(s):  
Video On Demand ◽  
Randomized Experiment ◽  
On Demand ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Performance Analysis of Video On-demand and Live Video Streaming using Cloud based Services

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 479-496
Author(s):  
Ujas Patel ◽  
Sudeep Tanwar ◽  
Anuja Nair
Keyword(s):  
Video Streaming ◽  
Video Analysis ◽  
Mobile Communications ◽  
Video On Demand ◽  
Distributed Robotics ◽  
Content Delivery Network ◽  
Live Video ◽  
Live Video Streaming ◽  
On Demand ◽  
The Impact

The advent of Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) has brought a revolutionary change coined as a mixture of information, communication, computation, and control. With applications in smart grid, health monitoring, automatic avionics, distributed robotics, etc., CPS is currently an area of attention among the academia and industry. The advancement of mobile communications and embedded technology has made it possible to build large scale CPS consisting of the interconnection of mobile phones. These devices collect information about the surrounding environment at any time anywhere basis through real-time video capture. Video streaming has proven to be a massive industry that is growing rapidly playing an important role in everyday life. Customer-driven approach wanting best experience with quality has to be the core offering of contemporary scenario. Video streaming is categorized into Video-On-Demand Streaming (VoDS) and Live Video Streaming (LVS) showing the current state-of-art opportunities. Many diverse applications of video streaming are military video surveillance using drones, live sports match player face recognition, on-demand video characters recognition, movie summarization like identifying parts of the movie which are viewed many times by different users, movie and series recognition, motion detection, gesture recognition, image segmentation, etc. This paper introduces an approach to develop video analysis on VoD and LVS using cloud-based services and analyzes the impact of Quality of Experience (QoE), cost, and bandwidth on the cloud. To achieve the best user experience for video streaming and video analysis, Content Delivery Network (CDN) offers the best QoE at various analyzed locations using various cloud providers like Amazon Web Services (AWS) CloudFront, Google Cloud CDN, Azure CDN, Akamai CDN, etc.

scholarly journals The Impact of Vodcast Utilisation upon Student Learning of Physiology by First Year Graduate to Entry Medicine Students

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark George Rae ◽  
Marian McCarthy
Keyword(s):  
Student Learning ◽  
Video On Demand ◽  
Exam Performance ◽  
First Year ◽  
Qualitative Information ◽  
Graduate Entry ◽  
On Demand ◽  
Lecture Material ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Medical Student Learning

Abstract: The current study sought to determine the effectiveness of video-on-demand podcasts (vodcasts) as a tool for facilitating the understanding of Physiology by first year undergraduate Graduate Entry to Medicine (GEM) students. 73 first year undergraduate GEM students were provided with full length vodcasts of lecture material in advance of each of 9 Physiology lectures. Exam performance, using identical sample questions, was assessed against performance of the 2012-2013 GEM I class, which did not have access to the vodcasts. Qualitative information of students’ perceptions of the vodcasts was also gathered and analysed. Analysis revealed that the study group of 2013-2014 GEM I students achieved significantly higher grades in various examination formats in comparison to the control 2012-2013 GEM I cohort. Qualitative analysis of responses to the attitudinal survey revealed that the majority of students liked the vodcasts and that previewing them before lectures did indeed facilitate understanding of the lecture material. However, only 15% of the class were able to view all 9 of the prepared vodcasts prior to lectures. Notably, the majority of students indicated that they also considered the vodcasts to be valuable revision tools. This study is the first to show that the use of vodcasts can provide clear, quantifiable benefits for medical student learning over and above lecture notes and/or lecture slides alone. Our analysis suggests that this improvement was due both to their use as a preview tool as well as facility for later revision of lecture content.

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