On Sun, Nov 18, 2012 at 3:44 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote:
> > On Sat, Nov 17, 2012 at 1:32 PM, Joe Hass <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> This entire line of conversation boils down to the core "their business >> model is broken" issue that no one (in the business) seems interested in >> solving. It also broaches on the "why should we invest in a new show when >> there's no guarantee you'll see it through to the end" issue they've gotten >> a little better at. >> >> I agree with Joe. The fact they haven't implemented a method of counting > their non-traditional audience is, frankly, a serious flaw in their > methodology. My color TV crack was obviously an imperfect analogy, but it > does relate inasmuch as networks and studios are aware of other forms of > viewing, but are clinging to the false hope that the internet is a fad and > people will flock back to the dying network formula. > My point is only that I don't think it is appropriate to count legal downloads (presumably paid for a la carte or via subscription) as part of a program's ratings, which are used to set the price for ads. If I am buying 30" on "Last Resort" I don't care how many people watch it on Hulu+ (or buy the blu ray set). I want to know how many people will see my commercial. But I should care how many people watch it 4 weeks after it airs, if my commercials are still packaged along with it. If you want to argue that ad-supported programming is obsolete, that is another thing. I am not as convinced as some that we really have come to that point. Six million people saw the last episode of "Last Resort" on broadcast television live or within 3 days - how many watched it, or would have watched it, on the internet? I doubt even a third of that number. The people on a list like this are much more tech savvy and friendly than most of the country. -- 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
