In the
middle of my sophomore year of high school, my mother cancelled our TV service
because we we’re using it enough to make it worth the time. Instead a short
time later, my family subscribed to Netflix. This is the entertainment service
we use. We have not gone back to TV nor are we planning to do so. Netflix has
changed the way we watch TV because we have to wait for new episodes, we watch
only what is available, and we aren’t paying an actual TV provider.
Technology
such as Netflix and Hulu have completely revolutionized the TV industry by
eliminating the need for commercials, any equipment and installation commonly
associated with TV service and any fees often charged.
Hulu
and Netflix are different because with Netflix, one must wait for the entire
season to be released before watching any new episodes. At college, residences
shift so often that attaining TV service is nonsensical. Instead, college
students tend to subscribe to services such as Hulu and Netflix. All those I
know are completely satisfied with these services and the price of said
service.
Without
as many people watching cable or satellite TV, commercials have been rendered unnecessary.
This is changing the advertising industry. A move to online advertising is occurring
with more force than ever before. Many TV networks were largely funded by
partnerships with advertising companies and are now finding themselves in
financial trouble.
As a
result of underfunding, will TV networks go out of business? Will TV become
obsolete? Will news programs be updated daily to the Internet? Will the end of
TV be brought about by the consumer choice to subscribe to Netflix and Hulu?
Will these new technologies leas to the end of TV as we know it? Is the golden
age of TV services over? Only time will tell.
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