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As opposed to what other part of the world? Interest in drier, more educational content is less for every human society I know of.
by LAC-Tech 4y ago
As opposed to what other part of the world?
Interest in drier, more educational content is less for every human society I know of.
- leereeves 4y agoI found that European TV is a lot drier and more educational than US TV, but I don't know if that's because of interest, regulation, a smaller market (in each language), or ?
- lzooz 4y agoI've only watched European TV but if you say US TV is even worse... it must be like in that movie Idiocracy
- leereeves 4y agoWorse. In the next hour, the History Channel has a show about UFOs, the Travel Channel about ghosts, National Geographic about drugs, TLC (formerly The Learning Channel) has a dating show, and about 10 channels have shows about murders.
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- nescioquid 4y agoIn the U.S. we have no non-commercial media free of commercial influence. Our "public" broadcasting services rely on commercial advertisements. Is the European programming you're impressed with publicly funded by any chance?
- nonethewiser 4y agoCable TV is hardly relevant at this point. Its about streaming services, social media, and other internet media.
- chihuahua 4y agoThis may be a cliche, but I seriously don't understand why anyone still watches cable TV - it's been unbearable for many years and it's expensive. I sort of understand that some people enjoy sports broadcasts that are only available on cable, but the rest is just unbearable and incomprehensible to me.
- scarface74 4y agoIf you had said “I haven’t watched TV in 20 years. Do people still watch TV?”, that would have been cliche. But I agree with you. My wife and I are doing thr digital nomad thing traveling across the US staying in hotels. The first thing I do when I arrive is plug in my Roku stick.
- nonethewiser 4y agoSports and local news I guess
- dools 4y agoMy youngest daughter’s favourite TV show is operation ouch which is aired on the ABC and produced by the BBC. Having a publicly funded TV network goes a long way to producing good content.
- karmanyaahm 4y agoPBS Digital Studios [1] also funds several high-quality YouTube-style creators. Some of my favorites are "It's Okay to Be Smart" and "PBS Spacetime". Crash Course, a staple of high-school review material has also partnered with PBS. [1] https://www.pbs.org/franchise/digital-studios/ https://www.pbs.org/franchise/digital-studios/