On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 11:18 AM, Bob in Jersey <[email protected]> wrote: > It don't matter which platform you're looking at, everybody's numbers are > down; some blame Idol, of course. > > A top researcher: “How many more people can be out smelling the roses this > year?” Also, an ex-NBC brass admits to liking a certain AMC show. > > Bill Carter is on it, boss... > > http://goo.gl/WKny7
But Carter really isn't on it. He just throws out some numbers and interviews TV executives who say they don't know what it means. And since they don't know what it means they won't make any adjustments so they will either hope the trends suddenly reverse themselves or their product will continue to lose value until collapse becomes inevitable. There seems to be a cognitive dissonance over the years. Each year there are reports that ratings are down, especially for the money demographics, and each May advertisers put up more upfront money to provide the way for the current system to continue with radical change. -- 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
