Content Providers (IPTV/Cable/Music)

According to comScore, plain Web traffic in terms of unique individual visitors to Netflix was 20.2 million in June, 2010, just edging past Hulu’s 19.7 million (see chart). The vast majority of Netflix visitors are there to add movies to their mail-in DVD list, but increasingly they are starting to stream them directly as well. Overall traffic has been growing nicely since April, when Netflix streaming became available on the Wii. Traffic is up 15 percent since April (during a time when Hulu traffic has been essentially flat), and 46 percent from last year. On an annual basis, Hulu is still growing much faster, though, with 126 percent growth.

[TechCrunch]

So what are Netflix’s biggest concerns going forward? Hulu and piracy. Hulu, with it’s forthcoming subscription model “could be significant competitive threat for us,” notes one slide. Piracy could also be a major problem as it may become just as bad for video as it was for music, another slide notes. I’d argue that Netflix isn’t helping that by giving up on new release rentals, but it’s hard to argue with their logic about carving out a very specific, catalog-based streaming niche for themselves.

[TechCrunch]

This week, most of the major networks make their sales pitches to advertisers by announcing their upcoming lineups.  I've tracked down as much information as I could from the past few months, as well as what has been announced today, and compiled it here for your viewing pleasure (pun intended).  CBS is due to make their official announcement on Wednesday, so I'll update this post later in the week, but some "unofficial" info is still trickling out regarding CBS.

UPDATES 5/18:  ABC, CBS, & CW
UPDATES 5/19:  CBS renewals, Smallville update, MTV
UPDATES 5/20:  CW renewal, pick up

Note:  The Hollywood Reporter (where I gathered much of this info from) has put up a video player where you can view all the trailers for the new shows.  Very cool!

CBS renews: Two and a Half Men, Medium, Rules of Engagement, The Big Bang Theory, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: NY, CSI: Miami, Survivor, Criminal Minds, How I Met Your Mother, NCIS, NCSI: Los Angeles, The Good Wife, The Mentalist, The Amazing Race, Uncercover Boss 
CBS cancels: Ghost Whisperer, Cold Case, Numb3rs, Miami Medical, Accidentally on Purpose, New Adventures of Old Christine, Gary Unmarried
CBS picks up: Hawaii Five-O, The Defenders, Blue Bloods, Mike & Molly, $#*! My Dad Says, Criminal Minds spinoff

CW renews: Smallville (final season), The Vampire Diaries, Supernatural, Life Unexpected, One Tree Hill, 90210, Gossip Girl, America's Next Top Model  
CW picks up: Nikita, Hellcats, Plain Jane

FOX renews: Human Target for 13 episodes, Lie to Me for 13 episodes, Fringe, House, Glee, Hell's Kitchen, Bones, The Good Guys, Cops, America's Most Wanted, The Simpsons, The Cleveland Show, Family Guy, American Dad, Kitchen Nightmares
FOX cancels: Dollhouse, Past Life, 24
FOX picks up: Terra Nova, Lonestar, Raising Hope, Running Wilde, Bob's Burgers, Ride-Along, Traffic Light, Mixed Signals

FX renews: Justified for 13 episodes

STARZ planning: Spartacus prequel rather than 2nd season due to star Andy Whitfield's cancer

MTV picks up: Teen Wolf, Skins

NBC renews: Parenthood for season 2, Chuck, Law & Order: SVU, The Biggest Loser, Community, 30 Rock, The Office, Who Do You Think You Are?!, Minute to Win It, The Celebrity Apprentice
NBC delays: Parks & Recreation
NBC cancels: (after 20 seasons) Law & Order (now simply tied with Gunsmoke as longest running), Heroes, Mercy, Trauma
NBC picks up: Law & Order: Los Angeles, The Cape, Undercovers, Outlaw, Harry's Law, The Event, Chase, Outsourced, Love Bites, Friends with Benefits, School Pride, Perfect Couples, The Paul Reiser Show

TNT renews: Southland for season 3

USA renews: Burn Notice for seasons 5 and 6

''We are unsure when the FCC has ever before given private entities the right to disable consumers' products in their homes,'' the Consumer Electronics Association said in a statement. ''The fact that the motion picture studios want to create a new business model does not mean that functioning products should be disabled by them.''

[NYTimes]