Submitted by [deleted] t3_ymm1wf in television
We've been anticipating the death of network/broadcast and cable/satellite TV for a decade or more but it feels like it's finally here and people are only seeing the small pieces.
The D+/HBO merger is gutting TNT, TBS, Cartoon Network, HBO (which just cancelled Westworld, Degrassi Reboot, and others despite tons of sunk cost), the D+ cable umbrella is completely dead
Showtime is being folded into something online maybe, who knows
Comedy Central, MTV, and other niche entertainment channels are just dunzo
ESPN is gutting everything down to the bare minimum to just show their contracted games and produce as cheap as possible recap shows
CNN and MSNBC seem to be crunching hard (and don't forget the CNN+ money pit)
FX/FXX just seems to be a Hulu production house now
Network TV has like 1 or 2 "hits" a season at best and then a bunch of "that's still on?" properties that exist just to milk existing syndication
On top of all that we're seeing the bottle neck of streaming hit a brick wall where people just don't have enough time to watch all the crap being made and there's very, very little value in a show after the initial premier window (because the content just never fuckin stops)
I think this is it
Nameless408 t1_iv4ko49 wrote
Evolve or die. I never payed for cable so I'm not going to miss it
(Except you, Cartoon Network, may you rest in peace)