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First world problems... Seriously though, how much of this is a result of new players in the content industry (Netflix, YouTube, Amazon, Hulu), and how much is

by jobu 11y ago

First world problems... Seriously though, how much of this is a result of new players in the content industry (Netflix, YouTube, Amazon, Hulu), and how much is simply a pendulum swing back from all the unscripted "reality tv" crap that the major networks pumped out in the 2000's?

rhino369 11y ago
It's sort of all of the above. Netflix et al increases the availability of backlog TV shows. Networks abandoned quality tv because lowest common denominator won the highest ratings. Then cable saw the benefits of high quality niche programming. HBO started it. But FX and AMC showed you could make real money on regular cable with prestige shows like mad men, breaking bad and the shield.