Cable channels seem to be so short-sighted here that I think they're going to be blindsided by this model. Using the TV model, the maximum amount of shows I ca

Cable channels seem to be so short-sighted here that I think they're going to be blindsided by this model. Using the TV model, the maximum amount of shows I can provide are limited by the amount of prime-time hours in a week. I think this creates a very long tail of shows that many people would be interested in watching, but not enough that these shows compete for prime time space. These shows are usually cancelled, and nobody makes money. But with streaming video, Netflix is not limited at all by a viewing schedule, and they can sell as many shows as they want. Even if a show is only popular among a small audience it can still be profitable. Pay-per-on-demand-show is coming, and that will be the upset. The only demographic beholden to the TV station model are the baby-boomers who think this streaming stuff is weird.