The Death of Television | TDNC Podcast #107

Television stayed largely the same for many decades...but in just the last few years it's done through a dramatic disruption. Is this the beginning of the end for flipping through channels?

Sources:

Blockbuster store image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BlockbusterMoncton.JPG
Hollywood Video store image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hollywood_Video_Laredo.jpg
Comcast cable TV subscribers continue to decline: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/comcast-is-making-internet-a-centerpiece-as-cable-tv-continues-to-decline-2018-01-24
End to media cross-ownership bans: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/16/business/media/fcc-local-tv.html
Local studios no longer required for broadcast stations: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/10/fcc-rule-change-could-help-tv-and-radio-stations-abandon-local-communities/

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