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Oscars Exploring New TV Home After ABC’s Exclusive Negotiating Window Ends

I hope they don't eventually end up moving to a premium subscription streaming platforms such as Netflix just like any other award ceremonies that used to be on traditional broadcast networks. Let's keep the Oscars on free TV...
 
CurtisNEPA said:
I hope they don't eventually end up moving to a premium subscription streaming platforms such as Netflix just like any other award ceremonies that used to be on traditional broadcast networks. Let's keep the Oscars on free TV...
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Given the inherent problems with streaming and live events (e.g., Hulu and the Oscars, etc.), good old fashioned TV is still the best bet. I have to laugh at all the caterwauling about the issues regarding Hulu and the Oscars, when all one had to do was to watch it on ABC broadcast. But streaming seems to be more about “format over function” ….
 
Gravel Switch said:
Given the inherent problems with streaming and live events (e.g., Hulu and the Oscars, etc.), good old fashioned TV is still the best bet. I have to laugh at all the caterwauling about the issues regarding Hulu and the Oscars, when all one had to do was to watch it on ABC broadcast. But streaming seems to be more about “format over function” ….
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many think OTA TV is an illegal hack, and linear TV simply isn't on the radar of younger viewers, even if it's free
 
One of the stranger things is that ABC discontinued its app. So the only way to stream it is to bring up a browser on your smart TV and stream ABC.com. All the other nets have apps.

My sense is that with the nominated films becoming so obscure, the show fits better on a streaming channel that's most likely the place where you'd see the movie. Which wouldn't be any of the major nets. Same thing could be said about the Emmys. The trend seems to be for the majors not to invest heavily in programming, since the return is so low compared to streaming.
 
TheBigA said:
One of the stranger things is that ABC discontinued its app. So the only way to stream it is to bring up a browser on your smart TV and stream ABC.com. All the other nets have apps.
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The Oscars were on Hulu -- owned by Disney, same as ABC.

You can watch most of the regular ABC shows and news programs on demand on Hulu on their basic subscription. And you can stream ABC channels live with a subscription to Hulu's live TV tier.

So yeah, Hulu is ABC's app.
 
I work in communications/broadcasting, and the blind rush to streaming, plus all the internet traffic it has to battle, has resulted in multiple steps backwards, as streaming is a very unstable format to work with on the outbound and inbound.

And this is progress??
 
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Gravel Switch said:
I work in communications/broadcasting, and the blind rush to streaming, plus all the internet traffic it has to battle, has resulted in multiple steps backwards, as streaming is a very unstable format to work with on the outbound and inbound.

And this is progress??
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It's not the rush to a platform, but the rush to on-demand as opposed to 24/7 real time linear. The rush is also to the specific content these sites have.
 
Believe me, from a production distribution/outbound, streaming is a huge step backwards. Makes me pine for the days of “shooting the bird.” And on other end, far too many variables contribute to not everyone having the same experience given internet traffic, various modems, various internet speeds, network nodes, servers, latency, etc., etc., etc.

As I said before, this is progress??
 
Gravel Switch said:
And on other end, far too many variables contribute to not everyone having the same experience given internet traffic, various modems, various internet speeds, network nodes, servers, latency, etc., etc., etc.
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I agree. There was a time when everyone talked about the same things because of shared experience. The Oscars is a great example. That doesn't exist because of access to lots of other things. It's the balkanization of culture. You can't put the toothpaste back into the tube. Once people get a taste of choice, they don't want it taken away. There's a lot of work being done on infrastructure to improve internet speed and that kind of thing, but content providers aren't in the hardware business. From the content creation side of the business, there's a lot more opportunity because choice isn't restricted to companies with expensive transmitters and towers.
 
TheBigA said:
I'm not subscribed to either of them but I'm able to watch regular programming on the network apps.
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Don't you have to sign in with your cable provider credentials to access most of the content on those apps, though? If so, then that makes sense since you're already paying for access that way.

I still have a cable subscription and I record most things I want from the networks on my DVR (which isn't much). If I miss something, I have subscriptions to Hulu, Peacock and Paramount Plus, and I've always been able to get what I need through them. I can't remember the last time I loaded up a native network app but I thought they required you to login with your provider.
 
Theater of My Mind said:
Don't you have to sign in with your cable provider credentials to access most of the content on those apps, though? If so, then that makes sense since you're already paying for access that way.
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Correct, but as I said, the only network that requires me to use a web browser is ABC.
 
Gravel Switch said:
Believe me, from a production distribution/outbound, streaming is a huge step backwards. Makes me pine for the days of “shooting the bird.” And on other end, far too many variables contribute to not everyone having the same experience given internet traffic, various modems, various internet speeds, network nodes, servers, latency, etc., etc., etc.

As I said before, this is progress??
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It’s a step sideways not backwards. The delivery changes not the content. Rather that a cable company distributing the programming its coming over the internet. And most of TV is already coming through IP as it is. You think Comcast X1 is straight down the line now. It’s using broadband to deliver it.
 
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