tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609084580606464400.post4775800977952743875..comments2023-04-01T07:38:50.007+01:00Comments on Beware of the Sorrell: The Future Of Television Part OneMark Sorrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05073823684975353199noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609084580606464400.post-19983032576867024232011-08-18T16:03:18.105+01:002011-08-18T16:03:18.105+01:00To be fair, it breaks the current funding model - ...To be fair, it breaks the current funding model - broadcaster commissions show, production house makes show, advertisers pay broadcaster - but so long as someone is willing to deficit fund the production, the show will get made.<br /><br />Netflix have commissioned 26 episodes of Firefly. http://www.thetvaddict.com/2011/04/01/breaking-netflix-to%C2%A0relaunch-firefly/<br /><br />They're not a traditional broadcaster and they aren't ad-funded in the traditional sense either, but because they have a revenue stream for the show, they feel it's sufficiently manageable a risk to commission it.<br /><br />It's not completely beyond the realm of possibility that media related companies like Google, Apple et al might follow suite. They might not, but there is a business model there.<br /><br />It's the broadcasters that face the biggest problems. If enough people want high end TV shows enough to pay enough for them, they will still get made. It just may well not be broadcasters paying for, or screening them.Mark Sorrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05073823684975353199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609084580606464400.post-8203389683025159192011-08-18T15:46:42.241+01:002011-08-18T15:46:42.241+01:00Th problem of the collapse of windowing for appoin...Th problem of the collapse of windowing for appointment TV is that it does destroy the business model. So TV companies make less money, but also, eventually, less TV. And Mad Men doesn't get made. See the collapse of funding for the latest James Bond.CTavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06203073852456740450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609084580606464400.post-34775479011337863522011-08-18T15:30:15.818+01:002011-08-18T15:30:15.818+01:00That is great, and more of similar please, but I t...That is great, and more of similar please, but I think that's solving a problem that, while it exists, is kind of yesterday's problem. I literally watch those big shows like I'd watch a movie - all in one go, after the series is over. I don't want to wait, don't want to be drip-fed, I just want to see it on my own terms. <br /><br />This is why I've had to split this stuff up, it's such a huge area with so much to cover. The potential move from ad-funded, broadcast to pay-to-view, on-demand is going to be potentially apocalyptic, if it ever happens. <br /><br />I'll try to address this specific issue soon, it's an interesting one.Mark Sorrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05073823684975353199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609084580606464400.post-43546850519916370402011-08-18T14:41:33.536+01:002011-08-18T14:41:33.536+01:00Game of Thrones was broadcast in the US at 9pm on ...Game of Thrones was broadcast in the US at 9pm on Sunday, and in the UK at 9pm on a Monday.. So, just 19 hours later. Which is cool unless you don't have Sky (or HBO, I guess).Fionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10592879361091610153noreply@blogger.com