The synchronicity of this comment is astounding. Just this morning, I
heard radion announcer making fun of our local Channel 7's latest
programming. They've canceled a cooking show in favour of "Cats that
make us laugh". Really? Cat videos are coming to prime time TV! I
can't wait. No, yes I can * yawn *.

Cheers

On Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 05:08:46PM +0000, Parks, Raymond wrote:
>   I don't think this signals a drop in TV watching - just a change in the 
> source.  I wonder if the TV hours would be down if one included YouTube, 
> NetFlix, Amazon, Twitch, Hulu, VuDu, Roku, DVRs, et cetera?
> 
>   Recently, YouTube has taken up live streaming of games in addition to its 
> standard video posting - partially in response to Twitch's success in that 
> area.  In live streams, the host player is playing a game but they also 
> respond to viewers in virtual chat rooms.  It gets really complicated when 
> the stream host player is in a multiplayer game with other live streaming 
> players.  I don't really like the experience as a viewer - but it seems to be 
> very popular.
> 
>   My point is to wonder if traditional TV (broadcast and cable) will start to 
> shift their programming choices.  Will they drop the highly produced 
> comedy/drama half or one-hour shows in favour of more spontaneous live 
> streams or YouTube-style videos?  Will NBC/CBS/ABC/HBO sign up talent like 
> PewDiePie to produce a spontaneous video show for broadcast/cable?  How will 
> the FCC react to the content of some of these shows?
> 
>   This last Sunday, preseason football had the highest viewership of 10.98 
> million and on cable True Detective had a viewership of 1.2 million.  On 
> average, PewDiePie's 2,426 video uploads have 4,018,356 views (from 
> 38,632,836 subscribers plus non-subscribers).  If we make the rough 
> assumption that viewers of both forms of video will skip/ignore commercial 
> advertisement at about the same rate, then an ad on a PewDiePie video will 
> have far more impressions than an ad on True Detective.  It will have a 
> little less than half the level of Sunday Night Football.  If you consider 
> production costs - football loses badly.
> 
> Ray Parks
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> On Aug 11, 2015, at 9:53 PM, Owen Densmore wrote:
> 
> > Now this *is* interesting! Sorta along the lines of TV chord cutters .. I'd 
> > say TV is in trouble and needs a serious Internet Checkup!
> > 
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