] ArcadeMojo.com » Writers’ Strike Drives Users to Video Games

Conventional wisdom states that Hollywood’s writers’ strike will drive people to the Web, indeed, traffic online and on video sites in particular has soared exponentially.

In addition to the Web, apparently, the strike is also driving users to DVDs and video games.  The world was going digital as it was, the strike might simply serve as an accelerator.

According to a survey released Thursday from new-media consultancy company Interpret, TV viewership has suffered because of the strike, particularly for dramas and sitcoms. Interpret finds that 27% of respondents are spending less time watching network series and 12% are watching less cable and satellite series.

Conversely, 43% of respondents say they are spending more time watching DVD movies and 23% say they’re watching more TV-DVDs. Another 26% say they are spending more time playing video games.

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Posted By: froosh | Jan 18th


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