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How Many TV Channels Will There Be In The Future?

Posted by timothy on from the seeking-an-all-nero-wolfe-channel dept.

The Importance of writes "MediaPost reports that, for the first time since it has been tracked, the average number of receivable television channels per household has stopped increasing and even decreased a bit. Perhaps we're not going to hit that 500 channel future people used to talk about. TV executives are, of course, worried about this and want answers. Is this just a temporary plateau or the beginning of a long-term trend? Will DVRs reverse this slide or are they part of the problem? Are we heading into a channel-free future or do channels still have value?"

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  1. I dont know... by angst7 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is the matrix just one channel?

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    1. Re:I dont know... by mog007 · · Score: 2, Funny

      In about 11 years we'll have tons of channels, and televisions that can show us six at one time. Oh, and video games that use hands for operation will be for children only.

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  2. quite a few by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    A million billion!

  3. Wow! by Doc+Squidly · · Score: 5, Funny

    500 Channels and there's nothing on!

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    1. Re:Wow! by kfg · · Score: 2, Funny

      500 Channels and there's nothing on!

      Nonsense. At any given moment Ron Popeil is on about 247 of them. In the wee hours I think it's closer to 476.

      KFG

  4. Hmmm by Aggrazel · · Score: 4, Funny

    People still watch television? I thought it was just for watching dvds...

    1. Re:Hmmm by Texas+Rose+on+Lava+L · · Score: 4, Funny

      TV isn't just for watching DVDs. I also use mine for Playstation.

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  5. 10,000 channels by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    In the future there'll be 10,000 channels and still nothing on.

  6. Same with any dying industry by fermion · · Score: 2, Funny
    Probably the same as the number of opera houses, or vaudeville theathers, or movie theaters, or radio shows. They will still exist. And the very young, very old, or simply nostalgic, will think them groovy.

    'Oh, a tv. Can we watch a while!'
    'No, dear, we better just leave quietly. I hear that it makes you fat.'

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  7. Re:Dirty little secret by pyrrhonist · · Score: 1, Funny
    Fucking is like eating cake, it's nice while it's happening, but afterwards you havn't really gotten anything out of it.

    No, no, no. You've got it all wrong. Sex is like air. You never realize how bad you need it until you aren't getting any.

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  8. Four by pyrrhonist · · Score: 2, Funny
    How Many TV Channels Will There Be In The Future?

    That's easy! Exactly four.

    Here's the list:

    1. BBC One
    2. BBC Two
    3. BBC Three
    4. BBC Four
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