I believe we're going to see a lot of things that we've taken granted over the years being moved off network TV.

How long will it be before the Super Bowl becomes pay-only?

paterson1 wrote:

Makes you wonder what ABC will look like in 2029.  Only a matter of time until the Grammy Awards and even Emmy Awards move from broadcast television. 

It's just over 3 years away.  There is a good possibility that there will not be network television as we know it.

Dale Patterson wrote:

I believe we're going to see a lot of things that we've taken granted over the years being moved off network TV.

How long will it be before the Super Bowl becomes pay-only?

Super Bowl in the States is too beneficial to the networks that be. Massive profit from the ads that be. 
Nothing about this ad format can ever be replaced with a subscription format. 
However, if it is wide open to watch freely, the source that be, will be the source that be... 


 

NBC televised the Academy Awards from 1953-60 and 1971-75. The rest have been broadcast on ABC.

Speaking of which, imagine how ironic it would be if the Emmys were moved off broadcast TV and onto YouTube. It could happen one day!

RadioAaron wrote:

RadioActive wrote:

Speaking of which, imagine how ironic it would be if the Emmys were moved off broadcast TV and onto YouTube. It could happen one day!

Given who wins the majority of the awards, more appropriate than ironic at this point.

You know, you're not wrong. I used to watch the Emmys every year, the only award show I cared about.

Now I barely pay any attention to them, since I haven't seen or even heard of half the shows up for awards. Shame on the Academy. They've let streaming services take over the entire agenda, and left broadcast (with the possible exception of "Abbott Elementary") behind. 

Even if you do subscribe to some of them like Netflix, you likely aren't willing to pay for them all. The Emmys have become a commercial for streaming services, while the networks - which still have some worthy shows - are not only left behind, they're never even considered for nomination. 

The move to YouTube  underscores the irrelevance of the feature film for theatrical release industry.  Warner Brothers only releases 12-18 movies a year which are shown theatrically.  So whoever gets to take over WB, the impact on the theatrical industry may be very small. The last few years, some of the top nominees for academy awards have been either exclusively released on Netflix or Apple TV+ or had a token theatrical run of only a few days (to qualify for nomination)  Emelia Perez and CODA are two examples of films free people ever heard of.  Very few theatrical movies which have big box office get nominated for awards.  This year F1 - the Movie will probably get some nominations.  It had a theatrical run, but is now an Apple TV "exclusive" release.  More people will watch F! on AppleTV+ than saw it in theatres in the USA. The point is, many of the films which are nominated don't resonate with OTA  TV viewers unless they subscribe to streaming services.  Hence the diminishing audiences for the Academy Awards.  Perhaps the term "past its due date" is applicable to the Academy and its over-hyped awards telecast.