Wake up call

[cactuswatcher]

http://money.msn.com/now/these-numbers-show-why-the-tv-business-is-dying .
Interesting article, but I'm not sure Mr. Edwards understands that pure greed in bad times has fueled much of this. Too many choices, too many ways to avoid watching commercials in real life, too many folks trying to make a fast buck in a limited market.

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[cactuswatcher.livejournal.com]

Yep. When cable TV changed from something people had in the remote countryside where you couldn't get good antenna reception to a way to get more channels in the city, it was promoted as a way to watch TV with fewer commercials. Now unlike broadcast TV its an unregulated mass of commercials.

I've never subscribed to cable or satellite. When I've had access to it, I found I watched one or two cable channels to the exclusion of the rest. As you say paying $60 a month or more for TV is a little nutsy. More so if you'd have to get the $60 package just to get the one non-premium channel you'd watch. Here in town I can get about 40 broadcast channels. I've never watched most of those. Other than the news I watch maybe four or five hours of TV in the evening all week, and another four or five on weekends during the day. Just not worth it to me to pay for TV.

Don't get *me* started on the damage cable TV and ESPN in particular are doing to sports in this country.