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FirstLight

(15,771 posts)
2. damn he's good!
Sat Aug 24, 2013, 03:40 PM
Aug 2013

He's right, the old model of entertainment is being trumped by Netflix, Youtube etc. It is all content, we want the stories.
I ditched cable years ago for several reasons, mostly because I was sick of the kids being marketed to and the smarmy relationships on kids networks sitcoms...
now, they control their own content as well, they watch youtube, netflix etc.

my daughter watched My Little pony episodes, art how-to videos, etc
they both got hooked on Dr. Who via Netflix and watched the whole season in a couple days.

I myself have done the same with House of Cards and The Newsroom, sometimes going back to re-watch an episode if I miss something.

the delivery of content has changed, the industry has got to keep up.

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He GETS it LittleGirl Aug 2013 #1
Yes he does, Volaris Aug 2013 #5
same here LittleGirl Aug 2013 #6
ala carte cable would be sooooo bad-ass, Volaris Aug 2013 #10
damn he's good! FirstLight Aug 2013 #2
intelligent, knowledgable, and articulate burnodo Aug 2013 #3
And it's not just young people! SouthernLiberal Aug 2013 #4
I agree with what he is saying. avebury Aug 2013 #7
Spacey's full (46 min) talk is available here... PoliticAverse Aug 2013 #8
Thank you for posting the whole thing, its fascinating, AND.... Volaris Aug 2013 #11
This a good sign. agent46 Aug 2013 #9
This is a creative person talking about non-creative executives syberlion Aug 2013 #12
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