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Viewers can choose to watch what they want, when they want, now. Many don't, and still work around the schedule to a greater or lesser extent. It makes it easier to speak to people in the real world (I know, it's weird) in office scenarios if everyone is at the same point.

"Ah, have you seen series 2 episode 5 of..."
"Nah I'm only on episode 4"

Doesn't have the same ring to it as

"Did you see last night's..."
"Yeah it was amazing... Didn't see that ending coming"

Some people like being at the same point as everyone else to have conversations, interact with social media, etc.

Even the taboid press, morning TV shows, and websites want you to be at roughly the same spot.

So they just go on to talk about something else then, surely you are not suggesting that the conversation just ends because they're not at the same viewing point of a tv show!

jfman

07-08-2019 20:37

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Originally Posted by Mad Max (Post 36005279)

So they just go on to talk about something else then, surely you are not suggesting that the conversation just ends because they're not at the same viewing point of a tv show!

No, not at all. However television exists as a topic of discussion, see millions of threads on thousands of internet forums. Something has to dictate the pace to facilitate this effectively.

muppetman11

07-08-2019 21:10

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Comcast-Owned Sky Invests In British Natural History Producer True To Nature

https://deadline.com/2019/08/comcast...re-1202663201/

jfman

07-08-2019 21:37

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Don’t you mean “dead on their feet Comcast’s wholly owned but fledgling subsidiary Sky invests in little known content provider due to all the decent content being kept by mammoth streaming firms?” ;)

OLD BOY

08-08-2019 07:59

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Originally Posted by jfman (Post 36005278)

Hardly a justification!

And, no, you cannot see what you want, when you want on scheduled TV. You can only watch one episode per week generally speaking, and if you miss the series for any reason, you have to wait for it to be repeated before you can catch up.

With streaming services, once it is there, it is there, to watch one at a time or binge the whole series as you prefer.

This water cooler chat stuff - my God!

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Originally Posted by jfman (Post 36005280)

No, not at all. However television exists as a topic of discussion, see millions of threads on thousands of internet forums. Something has to dictate the pace to facilitate this effectively.

And for that reason, people will always view their favourite programmes on scheduled TV. Really? Who thinks like that?

denphone

08-08-2019 08:58

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36005302)

And for that reason, people will always view their favourite programmes on scheduled TV. Really? Who thinks like that?

The vast majority l would envisage...

jfman

08-08-2019 09:12

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY (Post 36005302)

Are you denying that TV forms part of human interaction? Your ability to ignore reality continues to astound.

While scheduled TV, in its own right, doesn't allow you to watch what you want when you want the availability of PVR/On demand services mean the viewers can.

Yet they don't do it in the way you expect Old Boy.

Netflix have done the one episode a week trick with some series as well, I think you will find.

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 36005306)

The vast majority l would envisage...

At the rate spoilers creep around the internet and in day to day conversation I always watch "must see" programming like Game of Thrones as close to broadcast as possible (and without the ads).

For Line of Duty, partly due to convenient timing, it was almost always the live broadcast. Why wait til the next day because I have an inherent unexplainable preference to stream it?

denphone

08-08-2019 14:23

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Game of Thrones creators ditch HBO for Netflix in big-money deal.

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-r...-benioff-weiss

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Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and DB Weiss have become the latest high-profile names to join Netflix, signing an estimated $200m (£164m) deal with the streaming giant.

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The deal will see the duo depart Game of Thrones broadcaster HBO, their home for nearly a decade, to exclusively create and develop series and films for the platform.

jfman

08-08-2019 14:53

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A big roll of the dice considering its precarious situation. Still, as long as the shareholders sell before the crash they'll be fine.

ozsat

08-08-2019 15:03

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The Pluto tv app on Amazon devices is really good for a freebie - well worth trying out.

Hugh	08-08-2019 15:05

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Originally Posted by ozsat (Post 36005338)

The Pluto tv app on Amazon devices is really good for a freebie - well worth trying out.

Overview of what Pluto offers...

https://www.digitaltrends.com/home-t...t-is-pluto-tv/

cheekyangus

08-08-2019 15:08

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There are Pluto channels on the My5 app these days (not all of them, to be clear), now they have the same parent company, and I read there are My5 ones on Pluto too now as of very recently.

ozsat

08-08-2019 15:09

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UK version is at https://www.eu-landing.corp.pluto.tv/channels

Raider999

08-08-2019 17:22

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Announced the other morning on BBC1 News.

Almost half of households have access to at least 1 stream provider.

However, 66% of all programmes watched are via linear channels.

Conclusion, people are dabbling with streamers but continue to watch 2/3 of their tv on linear channels.

Hardly the death of linear channels at present.

denphone

08-08-2019 17:33

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Originally Posted by Raider999 (Post 36005347)

Announced the other morning on BBC1 News.

Almost half of households have access to at least 1 stream provider.

Correct as most tend to have streaming as a add on to their normal TV viewing.

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Originally Posted by Raider999 (Post 36005347)

However, 66% of all programmes watched are via linear channels.

And unlikely to change well into the future.

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Originally Posted by Raider999 (Post 36005347)

However, 66% of all programmes watched are via linear channels.

Conclusion, people are dabbling with streamers but continue to watch 2/3 of their tv on linear channels.

Correct..

And that will remain the case as the streaming boom flatlines.

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Originally Posted by Raider999 (Post 36005347)

Hardly the death of linear channels at present.

Not a chance of it...

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