How do you feel about a demise of broadcast TV?

I haven’t heard that. It isn’t too suprising to me, I’ve been watching mainly cable for years.

So long as Oprah doesn’t migrate to cable, I could deal with it.

There are no broadcast TV stations here in Rural southern Alberta.

IPTV is the future…

@Dr_Lawrence: Were you talking about CHCA-TV? I watched that final newscast on Youtube.

I understand that the profits from network tv has decreased with the advent of cable channels, but I wasn’t aware that they were going out of business.

Care to share your sources?

I didn’t realize they were on the verge of demise. Not all, but many, of my favorite shows are on broadcast TV. Maybe I’m in the “too old to realize I’m a dinosaur” demographic but I watch House, Lost, Amazing Race, The Office, 30 Rock, Ugly Betty, Heroes (though I haven’t been to impressed with it this season), My Name is Earl, and others on broadcast TV… Maybe I am in the minority.

Hulu as a paid model and tiered pricing with exclusivity coming at a premium, as with pay-per-view on-demand movies that are first and seond-run.

Windows Media Center, Boxee, and Netflix are all versions of the model. Time and place-shifted media will only be strengthened by trends in wireless access and portable media players.

All the more reason to hurry up and get myself some Xena DVD sets…

It was supposed to happen twice already, and I doubt it will happen for a long time.

PBS is all I really need for TV. The rest of it pretty much sucks.

With the switch to digital, my broadcast TV choices increased a lot. Most stations have 2, 3 or even 4 simulcasts.

FUD.. There is no evidence of this.

It won’t fall below a certain threshold. Radio is still around. People don’t want to be interactive all the time. The technology will change, e.g. broadcasts over IP.

Try this article for the answer

I hope it can answer some of your questions.

I don’t think that article says what you think it says. After I saw this question, our local news reporter on CBS said that it meant that there might be a problem with cable re-transmitting the shows, but they would still be available to anyone with a standard aerial or access to alternative receivers. In fact, his take on it was that the controversy between Fox and Time-Warner could lead to more competition, allowing for the consumer to have more choices for a cable provider.

@YARNLADY: That’s just the beginning. I found another story that can explain it better.

@reijinni Thank you for that link, now I see what you are talking about. It is happening to newspapers as well. I have been reading newspapers since I learned to read, and now I have to go to the internet version for the local news, but at least I no longer have to pay for the delivery service.