Comments on: The Slow Demise of (Traditional) TV http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/10/29/the-slow-demise-of-traditional-tv/ A Canadian Take on the Web Sat, 30 Aug 2008 05:54:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Magnus http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/10/29/the-slow-demise-of-traditional-tv/#comment-10511 Magnus Mon, 29 Oct 2007 18:16:03 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/2007/10/29/the-slow-demise-of-traditional-tv-2/#comment-10511 My wife was going over the monthly bills and she is always shocked how much we pay for cable TV. We have the second highest package you can buy with the movie channels and good mix of specialty channels. I have to be honest, we must watch only 25% of all the channels we have, if that. They try and push the watch what you want bundles but you still end up with some channels you will never watch. I like watching TV and video online because it's 100% a la carte, I watch what I want, when I want. My wife was going over the monthly bills and she is always shocked how much we pay for cable TV. We have the second highest package you can buy with the movie channels and good mix of specialty channels. I have to be honest, we must watch only 25% of all the channels we have, if that.
They try and push the watch what you want bundles but you still end up with some channels you will never watch.
I like watching TV and video online because it’s 100% a la carte, I watch what I want, when I want.

]]> By: Rob Hyndman http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/10/29/the-slow-demise-of-traditional-tv/#comment-10497 Rob Hyndman Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:39:37 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/2007/10/29/the-slow-demise-of-traditional-tv-2/#comment-10497 I think the best way to "encourage people to keep watching television" is to make TV that isn't complete shite. That seems to be beyond the reach of the industry these days. I think the best way to “encourage people to keep watching television” is to make TV that isn’t complete shite. That seems to be beyond the reach of the industry these days.

]]> By: Hil http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/10/29/the-slow-demise-of-traditional-tv/#comment-10477 Hil Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:43:10 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/2007/10/29/the-slow-demise-of-traditional-tv-2/#comment-10477 We bought our high-def to get the most from the new generation video game systems. It's huge too. I'm a little ticked because I can't rearrange the furniture like I used to (which may have been a secondary motivation for the husband). We were without television from 2002 until 2006, and when we got it back again I was amazed by how many reality television shows there were. This is where audiences are getting that interaction ... but there's also shows on DVD, available online, through gaming systems, through iPods. TV is expanding (and surviving imo) by taking advantage of that "I want it now" mentality. We bought our high-def to get the most from the new generation video game systems. It’s huge too. I’m a little ticked because I can’t rearrange the furniture like I used to (which may have been a secondary motivation for the husband).

We were without television from 2002 until 2006, and when we got it back again I was amazed by how many reality television shows there were. This is where audiences are getting that interaction … but there’s also shows on DVD, available online, through gaming systems, through iPods. TV is expanding (and surviving imo) by taking advantage of that “I want it now” mentality.

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