New French Website Tracks VOD TV Shows

A website by the name of http://www.tvarevoir.fr/ has launched in France, aiming to list all TV broadcasts that are also available online (VOD) and free. The site’s name means “TV to watch again” and features over 12,000 programs so far. If you’re French, you should check it out. Here’s some more info:

On this occasion, NPA Conseil and www.tvarevoir.fr developed a catch-up TV indicator. The fist study measures the proportion of programs broadcast between March 15 and 21, 2009 that were made available online and on demand by national TV channels . It shows that national channels (TF1, France 2, France 3, Canal+, France 5, M6 & Arte) offer more than half of their hour volume broadcast during major audience hours (17:00 to 24:00) on catch-up TV services. Entertainment, information and magazines (especially those on access prime-time) are the main programs available. Prime-time programs (films and TV series) are seldom available, as they are often proposed for rentals. 

Big thanks to VOD France for the tip. Full article here.