A little over 60 years ago, the television was becoming popular in American households. Today, in a short period of time, the television industry is already changing. Because of digital media, there is no longer a need for a cable box, but people still have them. So how are television companies responding to this? The physical televisions are becoming “smart”. These TVs have Internet capability so applications like YouTube, Hulu, and Netflix can be easily streamed straight to the TV, instead of the person having to watch it on their phone or tablet. Also, I’ve noticed that television stations will run live specials so people will tune in. An example of this would be Carrie Underwood starring in the live production of The Sound of Music.
I think the future of TV will be online since people are getting more involved with Netflix and HBO Go. I truly think that once the baby boomers die out, there won’t be cable. We don’t hear people of this generation talk about shows on ABC, CBS, etc. We hear these people talk about episodes of Netflix series’ like Orange is the New Black.
According to The Future of TV Is Here. Can Cable Survive?, by Greg Satell, the access to television is transforming. We can literally access TV anywhere there is a screen and Internet. I think the future of TV will be completely on the Internet, and I can’t say which platform will dominate because I have heard a lot of good things about HBO Go, and Amazon. People may even have different providers because one site may not have what another site has to offer.
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