Blog #17: Out With the Old - In With the New!
By: Anthony Villanelle
Like many people I grew up watching TV, many channels such as Nickelodeon or the Disney channel brought hours of entertainment to young minds worldwide. Over the past few years, the way we consume our favorite shows and movies has changed; slowly, our favorite shows have switched from primary stream cable services to more streaming services.
The change hasn’t been too drastic, considering we could pick whether we want to pay for a streaming service to watch shows and movies on cable; this is all going to change very soon. Disney recently announced that they are slowly going to be shutting down their Disney Channel networks in different regions of the globe in favor of their streaming service Disney+.
Many other companies May consider following in Disney’s path and shut down their Cable networks in favor of pushing the streaming platforms. Many such as myself do not see this as that big of a problem considering many people nowadays find it easier to stream a movie or show that they want with little to no commercials. On the other hand, People in an older age demographic have gotten used to cable and find it inconvenient to pay for multiple streaming services or not as technologically savvy as the younger demographic in using smart devices to access the services.
My question to all of you is, do you think the cable TV should be phased out in favor of streaming services, or do you think there is a demographic for both?
Anthony,
ReplyDeleteThis seems so trivial on the surface, and yet, it's a huge question on all our minds. I feel that while there are demographics for both (at the moments), the old will eventually be phased out. The cost for cable is exorbitant compared to these individual streaming services.
To enjoy Netflix, Hulu, Disney+ and other quality content - and still pay a $200 Verizon bill - is simply not sustainable! I say the traditional providers need to step up their game and find a way to compete.
Nice topic.
I had no idea Disney made that announcement. That's a really interesting choice and I never really thought about what the future holds for traditional TV. I guess my main worry would be that, when and if, most cable companies switch to become streaming services, the prices would go up. Right now a lot of people I know use services such as Netflix, Hulu ect.. because they are cheaper than cable. Although, if cable became nonexistent I feel as if we'd run into the problem of having to pay 20$ a month for one "channel" like Disney+ and 20$ a month for Cartoon network and so on. (which would end in many people with low incomes going without tv entirely.
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Wow, that's a good question. On the surface I would say "get rid of cable." but I did not think about the many people that still use it. I think some channels will still primarily on TV since a lot of companies do not have the money to make streaming websites. But I think over time whether will like it or not. Cable will either entirely disappear or become something not used often by everyday people. I honestly think it's only a matter of time before this happens. Although I do think one company will eventual get a strangle hold on the market and buy out other streaming companies (I'm honestly hoping for that so we wouldn't have to pay 20$ per streaming website.)
ReplyDelete- Sara Smolock
This topic is really interesting, and I hadn't heard about that announcement from Disney! It's honestly pretty saddening, because I was definitely someone that watched Disney Channel endlessly as a kid. Your question is kind of difficult to answer as well, because even though me and my family do have and use streaming services such as Disney+, Hulu, and Netflix, we do still watch a lot of regular TV. So, I do think that there is still a demographic for both, but ultimately there might not be much of a choice – it seems like all of this is going to happen regardless because of the big companies that make these decisions.
ReplyDelete– Antonia Sussina.
I do believe there is a demographic for both cable TV and streaming services. Streaming services have been more popular in the past few years but there are still preferences. I use streaming services while my neighbors use cable TV. It saddens me to hear that Disney might not available to kids in this generation in the way that we had it growing up.
ReplyDeleteI believe that there is a demographic for both because people are different preferences. For example older people like to watch tv rather than use streaming devices. For the younger people, they like to use streaming services rather than watch something on tv. I think times are changing and it all depends on people's preference on where they want to watch something on.
ReplyDeleteI believe that both demographics are equally important but it all depends on people’s preferences. For example, in my grandmother’s house, her cable network is always playing on her tiny television. She might keep it on because of its nostalgia and that it reminds her of older times. On the other hand, my brother would stream shows on his laptop, iPad, and phone simultaneously to feel busy. But in the end it depends on what people are most comfortable with.
ReplyDeleteI believe that both demographics are equally important but it all depends on people’s preferences. For example, in my grandmother’s house, her cable network is always playing on her tiny television. She might keep it on because of its nostalgia and that it reminds her of older times. On the other hand, my brother would stream shows on his laptop, iPad, and phone simultaneously to feel busy. But in the end it depends on what people are most comfortable with.
ReplyDeleteI think that there is a demographic for both, although streaming is becoming more prominent. I find that cable is better for when you’re browsing for something to watch, while streaming is better for searching for something specific. I also feel that cable’s weekly release of episodes allows you to watch at a more enjoyable rate. Whenever I watch something on Netflix, I usually end up binging the whole series in one sitting. This is starting to change, however, with streaming services now implementing weekly release schedules. I don’t know if cable will ever go away, but only time can tell.
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This is a hard topic to comprehend, not due to the subject, but due to the individual mind understanding that times have changed, and streaming services have taken over cable TV. Although sad, I feel as though this is a transition that will be completed, meaning cable will be taken over by streaming services completely due to the convivence and cost of streaming services.
ReplyDeleteI was completely unaware that Disney made this executive decision, however, it makes the most logical sense financially and advertisement wise. People generally gravitate towards services that do not include advertisements and allow them to stream entertainment easily, regardless of the extra monthly price. All things considered, Disney Plus is just what we require right now. As we said in our Disney Plus review, the service is jam-packed with hundreds of hours of =family friendly programming from a wide range of genres. At the touch of a button, you can view everything from Disney flicks to fresh episodes of The Simpsons in super-sharp 4K quality.
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