[opendtv] Re: CBS and NCB signal the end of 'prime-time' TV
- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 14:05:20 -0500
Craig Birkmaier wrote:
> An interesting piece from the U.K., about television
> here in the U.S. looks like some analysts think that
> selling network shows directly to consumers is going
> to kill prime time.
>
> Personally i doubt this.
Me too. Primarily because all this hype about programs
available for viewing without regard to broadcast schedule
is nothing new. The VCR permitted this two+ decades ago,
and the PVR made the job even simpler. And all of this
without even having to pay $.99 per show, and without
having to deal with frustrating, slow web sites.
I don't get all the frenzy about this.
There's potentially another factor too.
People have cherished their weekly "serial" a lot longer
than radio and television has been around. It goes back
certainly to printed publications, with weekly episodes.
Much of Charles Dickens was first made available that
way, it turns out. So it's possible that some people
like to plan their evenings at home around whatever
favorite program might air, just as once their rushed to
their newspaper stand to buy that latest episode.
Bert
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