People are watching less and less Television. Is it possible that streaming TV may be so desperate they pay for a viewing TV along with their services in say 20 years or even sooner?

  • Susaga
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    5 hours ago

    No. This is capitalism. Executives would let their entire industry die before letting a single dollar of profit elude them. If less people watch TV, they just cut the budget of the shows they produce. They will never be desperate for you to stay.

    • Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world
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      4 hours ago

      I get what you’re saying and I mostly agree, but, they make that money through advertising, and if nobody’s watching, why would I pay to show my ads to nobody? If CBS starts streaming live on Netflix, they’d probably get more viewers.

      Source: Sold advertising for the local paper, or at least tried to. Nobody reads the paper, and everybody knows it.