The End of Paper TV Guides

For the longest time I have wondered why people would want a paper television programming guide. When I need to know what is going to be on, I go to Canoe.ca and click on TV Guide. It is fast, and useful (usually).

It seems I am not alone in thinking this as TechCrunch looks at the trent to move scheduling information online.

Just as very few people bother to check the newspaper for movie times at their local theatre, preferring to go online instead, fewer and fewer people rely on the old print version of television listing times. There are just too many benefits to going online. We explain why below.

As of today, all sites with guides are free and it appears they will remain so, hoping their targeted content will attract more users and thereby enough advertisers or affiliate sales (think iTunes-like content downloads) to build sustainable businesses.

I think you will see another shift as IPTV takes off more and more. We live in exciting times when it comes to television.

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