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  1. TV Show Talk
    In 2015 I noted in a post that FX’s John Landgraf said there was too much TV. Every year thereafter he has let the world know. This year's number reported in Peak TV: 599 Original Series In 2022 But FX’s John Landgraf Predicts Decline he continues to acknowledge the increase and again suggests...
  2. Internet Streaming Services
    The Verge article titled The golden age of the streaming wars has ended does a good job of summarizing the changes we will see at the beginning of 2023. It's frustrating that advertising is now back in the middle of the content decision-making. But it was a "golden age" for streaming until...
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    According to several reports including NBC Could Give Third Hour Of Nightly Primetime Back To Local Affiliates it appears that the network is seriously considering becoming the first of the big three to cut back its programming offered to affiliates. They would move from the big three that now...
  4. TV Show Talk
    https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/jul/19/mad-men-at-15-how-the-genius-advertising-drama-foresaw-the-death-of-the-american-dream "Mad Men" ran on the cable network AMC from July 19, 2007, to May 17, 2015, lasting for seven seasons and 92 episodes. Its fictional time frame runs from...
  5. Internet Streaming Services
    I know it's a fictitious news controversy, but it bothers me. I see stories about how many subscribers Netflix has lost in the last two quarters. Yeah. If you look at 2020 numbers it is no surprise that in the middle of the stay-at-home pandemic they had a huge subscriber jump. Why would one not...
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    The structure of the streaming market created by Netflix is much different than cable/satellite. Hulu is probably the best example of a combined originals plus service as they offer the option "watch Live and On-Demand TV from 75+ top channels" which basically covers the 5 primary national OTA...
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    IMHO there are movies and there are TV shows. I detest binge watching. Although we stream everything, I literally create a weekly schedule including 3-4 hours of programming per night with different shows scheduled for every evening of the week. Yes, I have hung on tightly to the weekly...
  8. TV Show Talk
    I used to post the annual total on a more regular basis than every three years but: Peak TV: Scripted Originals Rebounded In 2021 To Hit New Record Despite Pandemic, FX Tally Reveals
  9. Internet Streaming Services
    It's just going to save me some money. In my lifetime which is quite long, TV stations were to make money on advertising. For those of us who lived (live) in areas that no OTA is available even though the stations claimed us within their Designated Market Area thereby precluding television...
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    The LA Times has an article today Streamer Acorn TV is an Anglophile favorite, but can it help AMC compete with Netflix? Back in 2015 I started a thread Acorn TV: Shows from Britain, Australian, New Zealand, Canada because I thought then that the streamer was a really good provider particularly...
  11. Internet Streaming Services
    Apparently we are going to learn tomorrow that Amazon in fact will be acquiring MGM for a mere $8+ billion. For more check out Amazon nears deal to buy MGM Studios for nearly $9 billion.
  12. Internet Streaming Services
    There are some things we have to keep in mind, the first of which I'll call "size." I'm going to quote Wikipedia:. About Comcast: It is the second-largest broadcasting and cable television company in the world by revenue (behind AT&T), the largest pay-TV company, the largest cable TV company...
  13. Internet Streaming Services
    Regarding Paramount- I'm sure I'm wrong, but when I saw this screen I thought they could methodically build a streaming "channel" that could effectively compete across age groups and interests: It would require focus like that found at Apple+ and Prime which do have significant financial...
  14. Internet Streaming Services
    I guess I'm not particularly worried about Netflix with its 208 million global subscribers. Every other service is playing catch-up with less than 50% even at Disney+. Far more people signed up for Disney+ and Netflix in the first six months of the pandemic than anticipated so growth would...
  15. Internet Streaming Services
    Just to confirm, tonight Paramount+ "touted their excellent shows tonight" before two we wanted to watch. Oh well....
  16. TV Show Talk
    On the other hand, from my view of the world life is very short. I don't want to waste my time watching shows I saw 60 years ago. I don't even have time to watch everything current I'd like to see. Different strokes I guess.
  17. Internet Streaming Services
    I've had an commercial-free subscription to CBS-All-Access-now-Paramount+ since 2017 and have never noticed promo's. But that doesn't mean with the advent of Paramount+ we won't be getting any as they are now define themselves as a competitor with HBO Max, etc. rather than Hulu ad-free. With the...
  18. Internet Streaming Services
    I was beginning to think I was crazy until the last two posts. We watch 9 Paramount+ shows a week and are not seeing any commercials, because we pay for no commercials. I do use Apple and Amazon boxes. I suppose that could be why.
  19. Internet Streaming Services
    Sure, ViacomCBS might choose to sell all or pieces of the company at some point. But keep in mind its history and viewership. On February 17 the LA Times article CBS dominates primetime ratings with 'NCIS,' '60 Minutes' and 'The Equalizer' reported: CBS had each of last week's five most...
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    Ah, got it. "Latest Episodes" listing was effectively useless for me, particularly this year as I decided not to watch shows immediately on release as in most cases the pandemic caused disrupted shooting schedules. All I need is the next unwatched episode.
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