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The End of TV Is Here

KeithE4 said:
You mean the end of OTA broadcasting? Maybe the OTA channels will shut down in the next decade or so (which has been talked about for at least 20 years and hasn't happened yet), but the programming is not going away; the broadcast companies are changing with the times. They have to go where the Sacred Sales Demo audience is.
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No, that's not what the article was about -- the article was about linear pay TV bundles. That said, it seemed to lump OTA broadcasting in with cable as if they're not even aware that broadcast programming can be received without subscribing to a pay cable (or satellite) TV bundle.

That said, the broadcast networks have become so dependent on retransmission consent payments, and those payments are shrinking as cable and satellite bleed subscribers. And the "free antenna" option doesn't seem to be getting anywhere near the attention that it was a decade ago. So it may well be that OTA disappears along with cable and satellite TV.
 
TexasTom said:
And the "free antenna" option doesn't seem to be getting anywhere near the attention that it was a decade ago. So it may well be that OTA disappears along with cable and satellite TV.
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Despite OTARD laws, many neighborhoods controlled by HOAs-from-he!!, or rental communities, prohibit outside VHF/UHF antennas, even though they're forced to allow satellite dishes (which are close to being obsolete anyway). I don't live in one now, but I did for many years in several apartment complexes. Dishes were OK if mounted on your patio/balcony, but outside TV antennas were verboten.
 
I understand some people here have access to statistics not often published. Just curious: What percentage of the TV stations' or TV networks' audiences are watching TV live over the air? As opposed to what what percentage are watching live via streaming? What percentage are watching on demand? If the tower blew over, what proportion of the audience would be effected?
 
Jean Luc said:
I understand some people here have access to statistics not often published. Just curious: What percentage of the TV stations' or TV networks' audiences are watching TV live over the air? As opposed to what what percentage are watching live via streaming? What percentage are watching on demand? If the tower blew over, what proportion of the audience would be effected?
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Sports and breaking news and severe weather outbreaks are really all that live tv is good for.
 
Don CT said:
A lot of words in that not much raw data. What are people watching on TV. Is it sports, prime time, news?
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I am recovering from surgery Yesterday so I might have miss read that Nielson can't measure OTA? If so I wonder why they don't "encode" OTA stations and use the PPM gear.
 
As I am reading this it appears the FCC could give away TV frequencies to the cell companies and it would be maybe a minor inconvenience.
 
Jean Luc said:
As I am reading this it appears the FCC could give away TV frequencies to the cell companies and it would be maybe a minor inconvenience.
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How does that fit with "public interest, convenience, and necessity?" Can you just ignore the convenience of 18% of the population? Does that also apply to radio station owners?

What happens if you're one of the people who's "inconvenienced."
 
TheBigA said:
How does that fit with "public interest, convenience, and necessity?" Can you just ignore the convenience of 18% of the population? Does that also apply to radio station owners?

What happens if you're one of the people who's "inconvenienced."
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No problem. I do streaming. And I have no sympathy for radio station owners who got themselves into debt and couldn't pay what they own.
 
Mostly what cable has is about 3 or 4 shows and they play it Hours a day or Movies. Regular tv channels probably won't go away as they will mostly shift mostly to News most of the day with some local syndication mixed in or shows from other outlets in syndication. They already have People Puzzler from Game Show Network and Judy Justice from Amazon Freevee and for fall 2025 launching Tribinal Justice also on Amazon Freevee.

My NBC affiliate mostly has News on the channel with National News and local News with only 3 syndicated shows during the day. People Puzzler (1-2pm), Jeopardy (3-4pm) and Wheel of Fortune (6:30-7pm) the rest is News and NBC programming.
 
What I don't understand is why some people pay these huge cable bills for a limited number of channels with scheduled programming, and no commercial free option. Put that money towards monthly subscription streaming fees.. And the world is your oyster! Tons of content, and on demand. BTW, many streamers offer live channels, if that's what you're looking for.
 
KilowattKat said:
What I don't understand is why some people pay these huge cable bills for a limited number of channels with scheduled programming, and no commercial free option. Put that money towards monthly subscription streaming fees.. And the world is your oyster! Tons of content, and on demand. BTW, many streamers offer live channels, if that's what you're looking for.
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Because they may imagine streaming is like climbing a mountain or something and get overwrought about even trying it.
 
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