Music Video Outlets

                            Music Videos Outlets

Music Channels
Music video are the most cliche outlet for music substances which leaks out to the public.Music television is a type of television which focuses mainly on playing music videos from bands, usually on dedicated television channels broadcasting on satellite or cable. Music TVs may host their own shows charts, award prizes. Examples are VIVA, Scuzz, MTV, JBTV, MuchMusic, Kerrang TV, VH1, Fuse TV. As viewers we see artist benifit off the amount of air play or ratings there music gets.
A good thing about music TV is that it helps promote the best songs currently on the music charts keeping the public up to date. Music TV always repeat so you rarely miss anything that has been shown, another good thing about music TV is that  it has specific genres for different TV programms. The bad thing about music channels is that the content is very condense into little charts like top 50 and the commeriacls take up a large amount of TV time.


Mainstream TV
Mainstream is common outlet for Music videos to surface the public. The reason why mainstream TV is so affective is due to the amount of viewer that tune in to watch it, unlike some music channels you do not have to subscribe for it. Mainstream TV is easy to access on a 24/7 basis and get a lot of views due the the popularity. The sad thing about Mainstream TV is that you have know authority over what you want to view and they don't get played that long compared to music channels also channels are limited.


Direct CD/Special edition CD/DVD Releases
This is a great source of a music outlet towards the public. The reason why CD's and special edition's are so useful is because you don't need internet to use these things. CD's are good because they are genuine and legal so there is absolute guarantee that it will perform well. A good thing about CD's is that can be copied easily and can be bought easily aswell. A unique feature about CD's is that it can be exclusive.







Streaming Websites
Streaming websites is a good source of a music outlet because it allows the public to view music with no cost. Streaming websites have many varieties and is targeted towards mainstream audiences and is very easy to access.  The bad thing about streaming websites is that it may be illegal and be crawling with viruses. Some video's can take long to load and you may have to pay, also adverts are to long and some content might be blocked due t age restriction. depending on what site you go on it may be slow



Artist Website
Artist Websites are a great way of promoting an artist current events and music that are coming up with detailed information. Artist websites give exclusive content and behind the scene information. The unfortunate thing about artist websites is that the information and exclusive access is locked to non-members. Artist websites is not available for people with no internet also you may have to pay for information.

Downloads (legal and illegal)
Downloads are a great source of a music outlet and can be listened to repetitively which can be widely spread. Downloads are very versatile as it can be put on any kind of device such as phone, iPods etc which is better for people of today modern generation. Downloads have become a social norm and it is very easy to find websites that allow you to download especially for free.
The bad thing about downloads is the fact that some sites are illegal and you may be fined if you decide to use them plus you may stumble across websites that have viruses. Downloads take up a lot of time and sometime produce bad quality after the long process.