News ranks as most popular online category

A study by the Online Publishers Association found that news is the most popular online video category (27 percent watched at least once a week), followed closely by humorous videos (26 percent). When it comes to finding the videos they watch, Internet users often rely on a handful of specific sites.

Half of all video viewers go to a specific Web site to find video, and a strong majority of video viewers (58 percent) said they rely on two to five sites. Another popular way to find video is through random surfing, which is done by 48 percent of video viewers.

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