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YouTube, Gaming and Social Networking Busting TV's Chops

Posted by Soulskill on from the what-do-you-mean-i-have-to-watch-what's-on dept.

splitenz writes "A TV executive told a major Australian broadband conference that television audiences are slipping away into social media, gaming and other online subscription spaces. YouTube and online gaming is taking the traditional TV audience online and TV is struggling to fight back."

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  1. Re:No, they're not... by Nerdfest · · Score: 5, Insightful

    They change show's time slots, both time and day, break seasons up into at least 2 widely spaced parts, pop up insanely large and distracting station identifiers, alter show start times slightly so poorly designed DVRs miss the beginning or the end. In general, they seem to *want* people to download shows or watch them through another medium. I find it incomprehensible.