Adweek Says You Will Pay For Online Video, Are They Right?

Because I'm sure I have never and I don't think I will ever. And I'm the guy who writes the blog called I Am A TV Junkie. If I'm not gonna, who will?

The Adweek story says that in 2009 they estimate consumers will pay $3.8 billion to watch video on the web.

More from Adweek:

According to a new report issued by Strategy Analytics, consumers may be far more willing to open their wallets to purchase Web video content, much as they do with music, than many once believed. The Boston-based research firm forecasts that worldwide consumer spending on online video content could reach $3.8 billion in 2009 despite the recession. That figure would exceed the $3.5 billion in online video ad revenue expected this year, the report says.

Indeed, even as Hulu and other premium ad-supported video sites surge in popularity, Strategy Analytics sees paid video growing faster than free video over the next several years, at a rate of 39 percent annually through 2012 vs. 37 percent for ad-supported video.

Why? They say the recession is helping. Well, how antithetical of them.

Are they counting porn? If they are I guess I get it. I'm never paid for porn online, either. Or via video-on-demand, and my cable system even has gay porn on demand.

Netflix and the online options of other companies are mentioned, but how many of you are really watching Netflix movies on your computers. Seriously. I'd like to know.

I can't imagine not being able to wait the day or two until the DVD comes in the mail and watching it on my 40" Sony Bravia.