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Which of the big 4 OTA network goes away fist?

But my point is that the network that originated most of those shows gets revenue either from subscriptions, ad sales or resale to other aggregators.

That would depend on the show, though. My example---L.A. Law. It aired on NBC, but it was produced by 20th Century Fox, which is now a division of Disney, which is no doubt why it's on Hulu.

So Disney makes a few bucks, and they own ABC, but it doesn't do anything for ABC and it takes an hour that I might spend watching High Potential on ABC away from them.
 
My point is that the distribution and timeliness have changed, but if you track the content a lot comes back to what used to just be OTA TV and Cable TV.
I honestly thought you were wrong here, but I looked it up and 6 of the top 10 streaming shows originated on Broadcast or Cable:


It seems that, at least so far, streaming has replaced syndication. Regardless, a lot of the revenue now comes through via streaming, and it'll be interesting to watch what streamers replace the syndicated content with as the "syndicated" content dries up.
 
That’s okay. The two of us were born when the DuMont network was still a thing.😱

Mike and I are approximately the same age (IIRC, only a few months separate us) and in 1956 DuMont was down to airing the weekly wrestling match from St. Nicholas arena, the rest of the schedule having finished evaporating the previous September.

I was three days shy of three months of age when that last wrestling match aired on the network.

That said, I also remember The WB. And Operation Prime Time. And Overmyer/United.
 
You guys are ancient! I don't really have any memories of TV before the Fox network. I was six years old when it launched. The Challenger disaster is the only thing I distinctly remember seeing on TV at that age.
 
You guys are ancient!

Gosh. Thanks.

Seriously---we all cycle in and out of the planet at different times.

I don't really have any memories of TV before the Fox network. I was six years old when it launched. The Challenger disaster is the only thing I distinctly remember seeing on TV at that age.

And see, you were about where I was for the JFK assassination.
 
You know, if people actually learned how to drive safely, the local stations would be in a deep world of hurt. Amazing that crappy driving is keeping them afloat.
In Phoenix add to that house flippers, home improvement (windows and bathrooms), personal injury lawyers and sleezebag car dealers.
 
And see, you were about where I was for the JFK assassination.
And I was running the board at WCUY in Cleveland when that happened. My first radio memory was Alan Freed on WJW, but we did not have a TV until around '56. My first TV memory was, for kinda' obvious reasons, the Jackie Gleason show and the incredible ceiling shots of the dancers.
 
In Phoenix add to that house flippers, home improvement (windows and bathrooms), personal injury lawyers and sleezebag car dealers.
Don't forget Cox, which is desperately trying to maintain its local monopoly while other internet providers invade their territory.
 


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