For most of the history of TV, if you wanted to catch an episode of your favorite show, you had no choice but to be home on the night and time it aired. Miss watching or recording the show and you had to wait until it reran or found its way to VHS (or eventually, DVD). Back then, the broadcast networks (of which there were only three: NBC, CBS, and ABC) had a far greater say in when and how you, the viewer, watched your favorite shows. But the Internet revolution and technological advancements have changed all that. The power to watch what you want—however and whenever—is now in your hands. In fact, Millennials have radically shifted the television paradigm. Not only does your peer group refuse to watch television in the ways in which previous generations did, you also watch less of it. When you do watch TV, you're as likely to watch it on a device other than a television. What does all of this mean for the future of TV? Are exciting developments in television technology enough to lure you back into traditional viewing patterns? What will TV watching look like in 10-20 years?
Include at least two of the following in your discussion:
- "The Messy, Confusing Future of TV? It's Here" (New York Times)
- "Nearly Half of Millennials and Gen Xers Don't Watch any Traditional TV: Study" (AdAge)
- "The Future of Television is à la Carte" (Forbes)
- "The Future of Television: Cutting the Cord" (The Economist)
- "Millennials Mostly Watch TV After It’s Aired" (Recode)
- "Judging by CES, Here’s What the Future of TVs is Gonna Look Like" (New York Magazine)
Required:
Due: Fri 11.17
- MLA Style
- Works cited
- Two full pages in length
Due: Fri 11.17
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