On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 11:21 AM, Mark J. <[email protected]> wrote: > From almost 99M to to almost 97M homes--besides the tech-savvy who > watch online, lower-income homes (and intellectuals who feel that PBS > has "dumbed down") refused to buy the digital converters: > > http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/03/business/media/03television.html?ref=technology > > Nielsen is considering changing its methodology to count Internet > users with broadband as "television homes."
I would like to see more research to find out who has given up their TV sets and why. I know that is beyond the scope of the Times article but it's uncomfortable to me to draw any conclusions without empirical support. The Nielsen rep says that in general it's poor people living in rural areas and that would mean as the economy improves they will buy new sets, in which case the drop in households is meaningless. As for young middle class people moving into a new house/apartment, if they live in the same area as their parents, they can have the parents record their favorite shows and then drop by on Saturday afternoon to watch them. As for intellectuals who feel that PBS has dumbed down, I believe that number is so tiny as to be irrelevant. But I can't claim any of this without empirical support so I don't know what conclusion to draw. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
