Cable telelvision (and network TV) will continue until someone
(A) Figures out a way to profit off online content without requiring subscriptions of a half-dozen online services
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(B) Figures out a way to produce a central clearinghouse for locating content
By the second one, I mean that networks still rely on channel surfing and lead-in shows to get people to watch their stuff. If everything is fragmented across different sites, viewership (and profit) suffers. Your average TV viewer doesn't pirate episodes of their shows so if they see them online, it'll be at the consent of the network; either because NBC puts it on their site or because they lease the episode to Hulu, iTunes, Amazon or whoever. They're still very much in control of how it gets out there and television is still the best way for them to do it.
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Belkira wrote:
Wow. Regular ol' Joph fan club in here.