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How We Watch TV Tomorrow?: Viewers' Perception Towards Interactivity on Smart TV

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  • Bu Zhong

    (Pennsylvania State University, State College, USA)

  • Fan Yang

    (University at Albany-State University of New York, Albany, USA)

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Smart TV is so called largely due to its interactivity. Without the interactivity functions, smart TV can hardly provide new services beyond traditional TV. This research studies 283 viewers' perceptions toward four key interactivity functions of smart TV: the interaction between viewers and TV, between viewers and friends, between viewers and programming, and viewers' interaction with products. The findings show that the viewer's residence was a significant moderator in the preference for the interactivity functions. Viewers from developed regions liked the four functions better than those in underdeveloped regions. Social media habits and ICT power usage are positively associated with the preference, while need for cognition, age and gender had little effect. The findings can help understand the evolving viewing habits in the social media era, whose theoretical and practical implications should benefit TV makers and content producers to provide an interactive TV viewing experience.

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  • Bu Zhong & Fan Yang, 2018. "How We Watch TV Tomorrow?: Viewers' Perception Towards Interactivity on Smart TV," International Journal of Asian Business and Information Management (IJABIM), IGI Global, vol. 9(4), pages 48-63, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jabim0:v:9:y:2018:i:4:p:48-63
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    1. Xiaojing Li & Siqi Fu & Qiang Fu & Bu Zhong, 2021. "Youths’ Habitual Use of Smartphones Alters Sleep Quality and Memory: Insights from a National Sample of Chinese Students," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(5), pages 1-12, February.

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