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> Compared to when there were three major broadcast TV networks You're not wrong, but crucially those three broadcast networks didn't run their own studios. Th
by Eric_WVGG 5y ago
> Compared to when there were three major broadcast TV networks
You're not wrong, but crucially those three broadcast networks didn't run their own studios. They couldn't prefer their own, lowly-rated tv shows over more expensive, highly rated shows run by other studios.
- dragonwriter 5y ago> You're not wrong, but crucially those three broadcast networks didn't run their own studios. Yes, they did (starting before they even were TV networks; NBC Studios has been around since the 1930s), though they also purchased outside content. Just like the (more than three) major streaming services. > They couldn't prefer their own, lowly-rated tv shows over more expensive, highly rated shows run by other studios. Yes, they could. And did.