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Post by John Titor on Mar 26, 2021 13:16:06 GMT 10
Here is what Fast company had to say "Crank up the Weezer and throw yourself a My So-Called Life watch party tonight, because the cable-TV industry just hit a totally retro milestone. Cord cutting accelerated at such a rapid pace last year that the penetration of U.S. households paying for traditional TV services is down to levels not seen since the mid-1990s, according to a new report from analyst firm MoffettNathanson " "And the rise of cable-like streaming services—such as Sling, YouTube TV, and Hulu’s live TV service—has not been dramatic enough to make up the difference, since only about one-third of cord cutters subscribed to an over-the-top equivalent." and Forbes "It’s 1994 again for the pay-TV industry—and the most apt show from that year for today’s ailing business has to be ER. A new report from the market-research firm MoffettNathanson looks back at canceled subscriptions in the fourth quarter of 2020, looks forward to where demand is moving in pay TV, and finds little to comfort cable, satellite or even streaming-TV providers. The media industry just suffered from the worst year ever for cord-cutting,” lead off analysts analysts Craig Moffett and Michael Nathanson." www.forbes.com/sites/robpegoraro/2021/03/02/analyst-report-the-pay-tv-bundle-looks-even-more-doomed-and-streaming-wont-save-it/www.fastcompany.com/90609976/cord-cutting-was-so-bad-last-year-that-pay-tv-penetration-is-down-to-1994-levels
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Post by sman12 on Mar 27, 2021 14:17:35 GMT 10
Welp, good riddance to cable TV this decade.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2021 22:47:02 GMT 10
I fear we may have replaced cable with something even more exploitative, but I do not exactly mourn the death of cable.
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Post by slashpop on Mar 28, 2021 0:28:45 GMT 10
I fear we may have replaced cable with something even more exploitative, but I do not exactly mourn the death of cable. I actually prefer the cable of the early to late 1990s than the streaming services of today despite more choice and better picture quality. I was going through hometaped videos from like 1993-1997, nothing even comes close to the dynamics between the variety of shows, creative presentation and quality and love that was put into crafting most cartoons and series. Yes cheers, 912010, mad about you, saved by the bell and family matters and a minority of similar shows are boring and forgettable but that’s about it. Luckily I have stuff from both the US and Canada and literally nothing comes close to the variety and interesting shows from then. I could definitely rewatch MTV from the early 90s as is for like a month straight with nothing else
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Post by John Titor on Mar 28, 2021 2:27:33 GMT 10
The early 2010s were the last time cable TV dominated. Because of that, there might’ve still been some monoculture left. I think the early 2010s were still a pre-streaming world. Right now in 2021, it seems that cable TV is the minority & streaming is the majority which has been the case since around 2013-2016. I predict around 2023-2028, cable TV along with monoculture will be dead & obsolete. Looking back, the 2010s were the transition from cable 2 streaming. I’ve realized that the rise of streaming & fall of cable has made pop culture fragmented, less cohesive or unified if that makes sense. Monoculture is pretty much nonexistent. No wonder y it’s hard 2 relate 2 others. I remember TheFutureKing spoke about that in 1 of his Q & A’s. I’m glad my mom cut cable in summer 2017. She finally broke ties with Dish, which we had since 2002. Before that we had Comcast. We replaced Dish with Apple TV & an antenna. I replaced Dish with Sling TV on my apple tv, I still get to watch E! and Lifetime LIVe which is good at a fraction of the cost.
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Post by John Titor on Mar 28, 2021 6:30:10 GMT 10
I replaced Dish with Sling TV on my apple tv, I still get to watch E! and Lifetime LIVe which is good at a fraction of the cost. That’s super cool u get 2 save money that way, especially when u have other bills 2 pay. I think I paid $5 4 the antenna. that is the only problem, I have an antenna for the locals as Sling TV only has Cable channels and not local channels like Abc cbs, but the antenna hardly picks anything up, I need something strong
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Post by vhsfan0101 on Mar 28, 2021 17:27:01 GMT 10
I fear we may have replaced cable with something even more exploitative, but I do not exactly mourn the death of cable. I actually prefer the cable of the early to late 1990s than the streaming services of today despite more choice and better picture quality. I was going through hometaped videos from like 1993-1997, nothing even comes close to the dynamics between the variety of shows, creative presentation and quality and love that was put into crafting most cartoons and series. Yes cheers, 912010, mad about you, saved by the bell and family matters and a minority of similar shows are boring and forgettable but that’s about it. Luckily I have stuff from both the US and Canada and literally nothing comes close to the variety and interesting shows from then. I could definitely rewatch MTV from the early 90s as is for like a month straight with nothing else Slashpop, you're not lying about how there is less variety on cable TV now and that the cable TV of years ago is better than the cable TV of now. What you said is true so much that I don't know where to start. Like you, I, too, have a lot of blank VHS tapes that I recorded cable TV on years ago. When I was watching those blank VHS tapes a couple of years ago, I noticed that back then, cable TV channels were creative, had a lot of variety when it came to the TV programs that were on them, and had a lot of TV shows on them compared to the amount of TV shows that are on cable TV now in 2021. One example I can think of regarding how cable TV networks were creative back then is how the advertisements for Cartoon Network's programming were wacky back in the late-90s. Another example of how cable TV networks were creative back then is how USA network went all out with the TV programming block Up All Night (By The way, I should note that the years when that block was airing were a little bit before my time. I am a Zillennial. The only reason why I know about that block is because I have seen people online talking about it.). A third example is TBS having a television block that between the commerical breaks of the airings of the movies that were being aired during it, told you how to cook different dishes (The infamous and much beloved Dinner & A Movie block.). A fourth example is how USA Network had a television block that aired during weekends that between the commercial breaks of the movies that aired during it, told viewers how to renovate their homes (I forgot the name of it. Maybe you or one of the other folks on this site know the name of it.). Now, in 2021, these cable TV networks are not creative at all. Cartoon Network's commercials are no longer wacky now in 2021. If you was to watch a commercial advertising Cartoon Network's shows in 2021, then all you're going to see and hear is "[insert show's name here] is coming up next on Cartoon Network." One more thing I want to say about cable TV television programming blocks is that it seems like cable television networks are no longer creating blocks for their programming. Lately, I have not seen cable TV networks advertising blocks for their programming. Like I said above, there is no variety on cable TV now in 2021. The only thing that are airing on cable TV now in 2021 are reality shows. Back then on cable TV, you had technology help call-in shows (TechTV's Call For Help.), shows that kept you up to date in regards to the latest and greatest tech news (TechTV's The Screensavers), shows that reviewed videogames (G4's X-Play. Formerly known as Extended Play. I give your post talking about how cable TV is no longer what it was back in the day a 5 out of 5.), shows that aired music videos, shows that talked about how music videos were made (MTV's Making The Band and VH1's Behind The Music), The Weather Channel aired shows that reported the weather and did not air crappy reality shows about the weather, very interesting documentaries about history were aired on The History Channel (fun fact: The last documentary that was aired on The History Channel was the MLK documentary King. That documentary aired in 2009. After that, it was all Pawn Stars from there.), excellent kid-friendly movies about animals and wildlife were aired on Animal Planet (The film Cyberdog was the shit!), Comedy Central aired stand-up comedy specials, this is before my time but, from what I have read, Lifetime aired talk shows, CourtTV aired court trials in their entirety, hell! The Arts & Entertainment network (now The Storage Wars network/A&E) aired operas during my Boomer parents' youth. *gets on my knees and starts crying.* So much variety!! Another thing I said above is that there are a lot less shows on cable TV than there were back then. If you were to look at your television provider's guide right now, then the only thing you would see are reality shows and legal dramas that are directed by *Law & Order dun-dun sound effect plays* Dick Wolf (you know which legal drama television show franchise I am talking about.). That's the only thing on TV now in 2021. Right now in 2021, cable TV networks are airing just three TV shows (usually marathons of them) each day. Back in the day, cable TV networks used to air a lot of programming each day. Before you made that post, I was saying to myself that it seems like cable TV networks are airing a lot less programming each day than they did back in the day. There used to be some great programming on TV. Dick Wolf: Business is boomin'!
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Post by John Titor on Mar 29, 2021 1:16:25 GMT 10
that is the only problem, I have an antenna for the locals as Sling TV only has Cable channels and not local channels like Abc cbs, but the antenna hardly picks anything up, I need something strong Yeah the reception with antennas suck. If it happens 2 be a rainy, stormy or windy day, then good luck. 👍🏽 🍀 It’s unfortunate that Sling TV doesn’t have local channels. It’d be nice if they had that option. NBC is the only one they have, for me atleast, you should download pluto TV they have a Nick and MTV channels if you need background noise lol Its FREE ! pluto.tv/live-tv/nick-pluto-tv
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