Comments on: My newest addictions http://sahandaaron.com/blog/2006/01/30/my-newest-addictions/ Sat, 24 Sep 2011 12:12:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Aaron http://sahandaaron.com/blog/2006/01/30/my-newest-addictions/comment-page-1/#comment-89 Aaron Tue, 31 Jan 2006 13:51:12 +0000 http://sahandaaron.com/blog/2006/01/30/my-newest-addictions/#comment-89 Cost is one thing, generally speaking. While it's inexpensive to produce an <em>audio</em> podcast, it's potentially much more expensive to produce a <em>video</em> podcast. If you look at the most popular podcasts at iTunes you'll see a trend of video podcasts forming a larger and larger slice of the pie over time. Another thing is DVD sales. Extras like deleted scenes, makings of, commentary, etc. have been hooks to get the fans of a show to buy the DVDs even though they've seen every episode. To offer those for free reduces the value of the DVDs. Cost is one thing, generally speaking. While it’s inexpensive to produce an audio podcast, it’s potentially much more expensive to produce a video podcast. If you look at the most popular podcasts at iTunes you’ll see a trend of video podcasts forming a larger and larger slice of the pie over time.

Another thing is DVD sales. Extras like deleted scenes, makings of, commentary, etc. have been hooks to get the fans of a show to buy the DVDs even though they’ve seen every episode. To offer those for free reduces the value of the DVDs.

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