Is Live TV Going Extinct?

[DirtyHarry 727]

Is Live TV Going Extinct? - Ben Lovejoy, 9 to 5 Mac

 

Opinion: Will the spring launch of Amazon/Nexus/Apple TV signal the beginning of the end of live, broadcast TV?

 

http://9to5mac.com/2014/02/21/opinion-will-this-spring-signal-the-beginning-of-the-end-of-live-broadcast-tv/

[Samantha 2896]

There will always be a need for a live national network for sports, national and local news, and general entertainment.

 

Things are changing, but this is not the end.

[Mrtraveler01 738]

 

There will always be a need for a live national network for sports, national and local news, and general entertainment.

 

Things are changing, but this is not the end.

 

Basically this.

 

It's also why cable sports networks are becoming the new lucrative thing in broadcasting. Live TV will evolve like it always has, but it will still be there.

[Action Newsroom 1283]

Also, since NBC found success with The Sound of Music Live, There may be a chance that, not only live televised musicals are not going extinct, they're popular again.

 

Also, Saturday Night LIVE.

 

(And yes, I noticed the "entertainment" part in the article.)

[DirtyHarry 727]

 

Also, since NBC found success with The Sound of Music Live, There may be a chance that, not only live televised musicals are not going extinct, they're popular again.

 

Also, Saturday Night LIVE.

 

(And yes, I noticed the "entertainment" part in the article.)

 

I was thinking this the other day. Why don't you see shows like this anymore?

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oivx0aJJmC8

 

But part of me wonders whether anybody has the talent to do something like this today. They had Vaudeville and a lot of live venues to hone their skills that simply don't exist anymore.

 

 

 

 

 

There will always be a need for a live national network for sports, national and local news, and general entertainment.

 

Things are changing, but this is not the end.

 

 

 

Here's what I've noticed with my TV viewing habits: Even though this stuff is available online, I kind of like the idea of it being fed to me instead of me taking the initiative to select a particular episode.

[MidwestTV 1232]

 

Also, since NBC found success with The Sound of Music Live, There may be a chance that, not only live televised musicals are not going extinct, they're popular again.

 

Also, Saturday Night LIVE.

 

(And yes, I noticed the "entertainment" part in the article.)

 

But SNL is reordered from an earlier live broadcast and then re-aired.

[TVNewsLover 782]

But SNL is reordered from an earlier live broadcast and then re-aired.

You mean recorded, right?

And then it's aired, not re-aired.

Sorry for the nitpicking!!

[Action Newsroom 1283]

 

But SNL is reordered from an earlier live broadcast and then re-aired.

 

I know; I was taking about when a new episode airs. It's been Live for its entire history.

 

If you mean reuns and Hulu streaming, then I get it now.

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There will always be live television. Major special events like the Oscars, and of course sports, are pretty much DVR-proof. That's why you have networks bidding obscene numbers for sports leagues. And, of course, in times of breaking news you will need to be live.

 

What will change is the way we get that information. WWE Network launches Monday and it's a perfect example. It'll only be available online and through streaming devices, but it will be a 24/7 linear cable network with live programming, notably the pay per views. We're gonna see more and more of that in the future, especially if these devices manage to merge with the dreaded cable box.

 

If you're talking about sitcoms and dramas, then yeah, the way we watch them will change - hell, it already has changed. But live programming will be around, in some form, for a long time to come.

 

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Also I don't know how we got to talking about SNL being taped. Saturday Night Live has always been live, on the East Coast, for its entire history. The West Coast gets a tape-delay, which is useful if somebody says "fuck" or tears up a picture of the pope.

[justin2kx 237]

what is one's opinion on this assessment by fred silverman that local tv should go back its roots often and do more local.

 

article: http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/74322/silverman-out-to-remake-local-broadcasting

[sanewsguy 511]

 

what is one's opinion on this assessment by fred silverman that local tv should go back its roots often and do more local.

 

article: http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/74322/silverman-out-to-remake-local-broadcasting

 

I think it's a great idea and I'd love to see that happen again. And actually, if the stations wanted to make the investment, they could produce locally-originated dramas, using local actors. But as a couple commenters said there, I don't see it happening because news is cheap and the stations won't make the investment because frankly they are greedy.

[justin2kx 237]

 

I think it's a great idea and I'd love to see that happen again. And actually, if the stations wanted to make the investment, they could produce locally-originated dramas, using local actors. But as a couple commenters said there, I don't see it happening because news is cheap and the stations won't make the investment because frankly they are greedy.

 

Case in point: separate but similar situation. In american-owned commonwealth known as Puerto Rico, TV stations Telemundo, WAPA, and Univision, amongst all the spanish dubbed tv shows, movies, and mexican novelas, other than news, they produce local variety shows (http://www.telemundopr.com/programas/dia-a-dia), local gossip shows (http://www.losetodo.tv), and local comedy (http://puertorico.univision.com/shows-de-tv/noche-ilegal ). So locality exists in its own grand fashion compared to a typical, shadow of its own self, stateside tv station that airs local news, sports, network, and plenty of syndication with a dash of informercials, that point is where I think they're totally greedy.

[nomadcowatbk 149]

 

I think it's a great idea and I'd love to see that happen again. And actually, if the stations wanted to make the investment, they could produce locally-originated dramas, using local actors. But as a couple commenters said there, I don't see it happening because news is cheap and the stations won't make the investment because frankly they are greedy.

 

will Almost Live return in Seattle?

[Mrtraveler01 738]

 

will Almost Live return in Seattle?

 

KING used to show reruns of it a while back. Not sure if they still do.

 

As far as new ones are concerned, doubt it.

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Actually, many of the former cast members now have a new show on KING, called The (206), after Seattle's area code.

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Actually, many of the former cast members now have a new show on KING, called The (206), after Seattle's area code.

 

And the music for said show is by Dan Dean.

[Mrtraveler01 738]

 

what is one's opinion on this assessment by fred silverman that local tv should go back its roots often and do more local.

 

article: http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/74322/silverman-out-to-remake-local-broadcasting

 

Thought the timing of this article was appropriate.

 

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvspy/wtmj-gm-i-believe-in-local-broadcasting_b116047

[ToriElectra 292]

 

And the music for said show is by Dan Dean.

 

Wasn't he the one who did the early 90's KOMO theme? He defected!

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Wasn't he the one who did the early 90's KOMO theme? He defected!

 

At one time in the 80s (1984) his music was on KOMO, KING, KIRO, KCPQ and KTZZ at once. Neither station knew he was doing work for the others.

[DirtyHarry 727]

 

Thought the timing of this article was appropriate.

 

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvspy/wtmj-gm-i-believe-in-local-broadcasting_b116047

 

We have a theater/comedy troupe called "Shadowbox Cabaret" which I think would provide plenty of fodder for a good TV show. Otherwise, the alternative radio station WWCD used to do a good job with their in-studio concerts when they had the cool studios on Front Street. They used to be broadcast on a low power TV station here.

 

This might be a good model for local TV. It was tried, but it failed because it was an LPTV and it can't get coverage.

 

My OTA channels include a low budget Christian LPTV station (impossible to get without an outdoor antenna). Actually, it's a "network" of four LPTV stations in Kenton, Marion, Columbus and Delaware. They have the normal preacher creature shows, but one channel is dedicated to movies and TV shows in the public domain and another subchannel is where they have gospel singers. I surprise myself because I often end up watching that channel for a little while. The music isn't bad.

 

http://www.coacb.org/COACB/WGCT_TV8.html

 

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Speaking of WDEM, here is the article announcing what they were trying to do with that station. It lasted less than a year, but their programming was actually pretty good. It was like the TV version of the local alternative newspaper.

 

I doubt a big TV station could pull off something as cool as their station was, but you need the big signal in a big market because if you can't get on cable you can't sell ads.

 

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/life_and_entertainment/2009/03/09/1A_WDEM-TV_--_timely.ART_ART_03-09-09_D1_EED4EE7.html

 

WDEM also has a decent LPTV signal

 

 

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Bounce TV is on Low Power 23. They have a pretty good signal and it does get cable coverage. They do news and public affairs geared toward the black community. I think the channel is leased to the Bounce people.

 

The owners of LPTV 23 owned the Pax/Christian station on full power 51, They swapped with with TBN, which owned LPTV 23 and a boatload of cash. Now the TBN preacher creature shows are on 51 and LPTV 23 has essentially what used to air on 51.

 

I know you're all probably confused by now.

 

My point is that some of the LPTV's have been doing some innovative local stuff. Since you don't really have to get the best ratings as a subchannel, the big TV stations could easily stick this kind of stuff on a DT2 or even an LPTV if they want to be creative.

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By the way, that Dispatch article I linked above is a worthy read:

 

Tiny station seeks niche as beacon of culture

 

By Tim Feran

The Columbus Dispatch • Monday March 9, 2009 5:40 AM

 

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/life_and_entertainment/2009/03/09/1A_WDEM-TV_--_timely.ART_ART_03-09-09_D1_EED4EE7.html

[Brain 81]

I posted something similar myself a long time ago.

 

Let's hope it doesn't really go away like that. I actually prefer my stuff live and 24/7, local TV is nice too. That's why I like the WWE Network concept, even though I'm not a wrestling fan.