We just got done noting how 2023 was finally the year that streaming fully surpassed traditional TV in terms of overall paying subscribers. A very obvious “cord cutting” trend that exec…

What’s Left Of Cable TV Is Slowly Going To Hell::We just got done noting how 2023 was finally the year that streaming fully surpassed traditional TV in terms of overall paying subscribers. A very obvious “cord cutting” trend that executives spent years claiming was fake or a fad is now the majority norm. But what’s left of traditional cable TV isn’t doing so well.  Broadcast…

  • @[email protected]English
    37•11 months ago

    That said, many of the executives who ran cable TV into the ground have jumped ship to streaming, and are repeating many of the same mistakes without having learned much of anything from history or experience.

    Why would anyone hire these people?

    • @MrPoopbuttEnglish
      12•11 months ago

      Because short term profits are the goal. Squeeze the company dry, leave with your golden parachute, and the problems you created are the next guys issue.

    • @monkeyslikebananas2English
      6•11 months ago

      This is always the same pattern. The new thing is taken over by the same old players and it becomes shitty like the same old thing.