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TMC · 01-06-2016, 04:15 PM

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/bas...o-1-end-852405

The unbundling of cable will result in the demise of many channels you’ve barely heard of, says Tim Goodman. "Oh, it’s coming undone,” he says. "It's not a matter of if, but of when. The question is how fast can we accurately track it unraveling right now."

frazetta · 01-06-2016, 10:06 PM

They can start by giving us the choice of opting out of the sports channels.

jimpickens · 01-07-2016, 05:17 AM

And getting rid of the monopoly that the big three networks and major studios have as well.

WatcherofOldTV · 01-07-2016, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by jimpickens

And getting rid of the monopoly that the big three networks and major studios have as well.

Actually, this is helping to bring back shows to the networks. Cable is becoming so sporadic and random in its programming that nobody knows what they want anymore. People are flocking back to the main networks for strength and it's almost becoming like the 80s again with ABC. The Goldbergs got this rolling.

jimpickens · 01-08-2016, 02:17 AM

I was talking about the monopoly they have on cable because if you think about it over the past twenty years ever since cable was deregulated the big three have been taking over basic and premium cable and turning once great channels into wastelands of reruns of current TV shows and cheesy reality programs example USA.

TMC · 01-08-2016, 03:29 AM

http://www.vox.com/2016/1/7/10728206...w-many-peak-tv

That includes 350 brand-new shows premiering in 2015, according to a tally by National Geographic. The 750 unscripted cable shows is 83% higher than the 409 scripted shows on broadcast and cable that FX counted at the end of last year.

MrCleveland · 01-08-2016, 02:14 PM

I sooooo hope the cable stations go back to what they were in the 80's and 90's...I'm sure USA could be a variety station like it once was!

mets82 · 01-08-2016, 06:38 PM

USA already has wrestling which was on in the 80s and the 90s. And yes, I wish USA would go back to the old days instead of all the CSI, NCIS crap.

Regulus · 01-09-2016, 03:45 PM

TNT announced earlier this week they were cutting back the number of commercials they will air during a show to 10 minutes per hour.

It's too early to tell if other channels wil do the same, but I believe the entertainment industry knows they are in trouble, and one of the biggest reasons people are cutting the cord is the insane glut of commercials shown during a program.

As for me I've become too attached to watching shows with ZERO minutes of commercials per hour!

01-06-2016, 04:15 PM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 126,604	Is cable TV dying? http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/bas...o-1-end-852405 The unbundling of cable will result in the demise of many channels you’ve barely heard of, says Tim Goodman. "Oh, it’s coming undone,” he says. "It's not a matter of if, but of when. The question is how fast can we accurately track it unraveling right now."

01-08-2016, 03:29 AM	#6
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 126,604	Cable aired 750 unscripted shows in primetime last year http://www.vox.com/2016/1/7/10728206...w-many-peak-tv That includes 350 brand-new shows premiering in 2015, according to a tally by National Geographic. The 750 unscripted cable shows is 83% higher than the 409 scripted shows on broadcast and cable that FX counted at the end of last year.

01-08-2016, 02:14 PM	#7
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01-09-2016, 03:45 PM	#9
Regulus Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 07, 2011 Location: Port Orange, Florida Avatar - Poiuyt Posts: 3,374	TNT announced earlier this week they were cutting back the number of commercials they will air during a show to 10 minutes per hour. It's too early to tell if other channels wil do the same, but I believe the entertainment industry knows they are in trouble, and one of the biggest reasons people are cutting the cord is the insane glut of commercials shown during a program. As for me I've become too attached to watching shows with ZERO minutes of commercials per hour!
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01-06-2016, 10:06 PM	#2
frazetta Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jun 11, 2008 Posts: 44	They can start by giving us the choice of opting out of the sports channels.

01-07-2016, 05:17 AM	#3
jimpickens Member Senior Member Join Date: Nov 01, 2007 Location: weston,wv Posts: 1,391	And getting rid of the monopoly that the big three networks and major studios have as well.

01-08-2016, 02:17 AM	#5
jimpickens Member Senior Member Join Date: Nov 01, 2007 Location: weston,wv Posts: 1,391	I was talking about the monopoly they have on cable because if you think about it over the past twenty years ever since cable was deregulated the big three have been taking over basic and premium cable and turning once great channels into wastelands of reruns of current TV shows and cheesy reality programs example USA.