oh... there's ads. Watch the last Bond movie or 30 Rock "commercial free". You will be hit by dozens of product references. They're commercials of the 21st century. Companies pay good money to have a McFlurry or Virgin airlines in movies and TV.
It's stupid to think TV is going away. Yes, computers and the internet has changed things and forced TV to run their business differently. But if you think that people are not watching the Superbowl, Heroes and Lost on thier giant (and now reasonably priced) TVs you're crazy.
When TV got popular that thought it was the end of people going to the movies. The same with radio... people thought that radio was dead.
Those mediums are stronger than ever. TV does have to change their business. Easier on-demand thru the TV or cable box. Product placement replacing commercials (which is already getting more and more popular) is another step. Cable stations are now producing the best shows while the big networks are doing talk shows and reality. But if you think I have replaced watching Turner Classic Movies with youtube, or watching a streaming Baseball game instead of on a TV you're nuts.
Lets have some perspective. How many people have totally done away with their TV service... really?
Listen, the internet and small computing devices have dropped viewers of TV but that's because there was a void.... TV had no competition in the past. Now their both here to stay.
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oh... there's ads. Watch the last Bond movie or 30 Rock "commercial free". You will be hit by dozens of product references. They're commercials of the 21st century. Companies pay good money to have a McFlurry or Virgin airlines in movies and TV.
It's stupid to think TV is going away. Yes, computers and the internet has changed things and forced TV to run their business differently. But if you think that people are not watching the Superbowl, Heroes and Lost on thier giant (and now reasonably priced) TVs you're crazy. When TV got popular that thought it was the end of people going to the movies. The same with radio... people thought that radio was dead. Those mediums are stronger than ever. TV does have to change their business. Easier on-demand thru the TV or cable box. Product placement replacing commercials (which is already getting more and more popular) is another step. Cable stations are now producing the best shows while the big networks are doing talk shows and reality. But if you think I have replaced watching Turner Classic Movies with youtube, or watching a streaming Baseball game instead of on a TV you're nuts. Lets have some perspective. How many people have totally done away with their TV service... really? Listen, the internet and small computing devices have dropped viewers of TV but that's because there was a void.... TV had no competition in the past. Now their both here to stay.