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I think the point was about linear TV being in decline, with viewership and the number of channels both on a downward trend, which could potentially be reversed in the future.
I think the current trend is likely to continue though, and don't see much of a resurgence happening in the future, especially with younger generations in particular increasingly viewing less linear tv (in general).
Forgive me for being cynical, but after all the talk of streaming over the past ten years or so I've been expecting TV ratings to decline dramatically, and I don't think that's really been the case. In fact I think they've held up remarkably well. Yes they've declined but that is natural when the audience is split ever further. Just look at the likes of Bodyguard - that proves that when audiences are offered something good they'll watch it even if - gasp - it's not on Netflix.
Even Netflix is going to suffer now from the splitting of its audience into the various new services that have launched/will launch in the near future. It's just inevitable.
Of course, TV ratings would look even better if the broadcasters didn't immediately dump all the episodes on their catchup service (something that annoys me no end as a fan of the one-a-week system of episodic TV).
I should note I had this reply in mind before the announcement of the return of BBC Three.
Not sure why we’re talking about linear TV making a comeback, it’s still there, I’ve just turned it on!
I think the point was about linear TV being in decline, with viewership and the number of channels both on a downward trend, which could potentially be reversed in the future.
I think the current trend is likely to continue though, and don't see much of a resurgence happening in the future, especially with younger generations in particular increasingly viewing less linear tv (in general).
Forgive me for being cynical, but after all the talk of streaming over the past ten years or so I've been expecting TV ratings to decline dramatically, and I don't think that's really been the case. In fact I think they've held up remarkably well. Yes they've declined but that is natural when the audience is split ever further. Just look at the likes of Bodyguard - that proves that when audiences are offered something good they'll watch it even if - gasp - it's not on Netflix.
Even Netflix is going to suffer now from the splitting of its audience into the various new services that have launched/will launch in the near future. It's just inevitable.
Of course, TV ratings would look even better if the broadcasters didn't immediately dump all the episodes on their catchup service (something that annoys me no end as a fan of the one-a-week system of episodic TV).
I should note I had this reply in mind before the announcement of the return of BBC Three.