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mwooldri

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25. The digital transition has killed off the total public service TV channel.

Tue Apr 25, 2017, 03:31 AM

Apr 2017

BBC went from 2 to 6-8 channels. All BBC kids programming in the UK is either on CBeebies (small kids) or CBBC (bigger kids). Same thing with ITV - all its kids programmes are on CITV (figured out what the C means?). UK TV broadcasting over the antenna is more like "cable lite". America kinda/sorta has it but digital broadcast TV never organized itself into a "cable lite" system properly... you have bits and pieces, but not like Freeview.

With nearly everything going "on demand" what will happen to linear TV? News will continue, as will sports and special events. But there is not a lot of need for "destination TV" like the soap operas and dramas of today, what with DVR and on-demand.

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The Real Reason Why Saturday Morning Cartoons Disappeared [View all] yuiyoshida Apr 2017 OP

Ha! Evil capitalism did it!!! DetlefK Apr 2017 #1

The main reason was what was described at the end of the video BumRushDaShow Apr 2017 #2

+1 dalton99a Apr 2017 #4

Kids should be out playing on a Saturday morning anyway. If you are still into the "occasional" view OnDoutside Apr 2017 #5

The cartoons that we used to watch in the '60s/early '70s BumRushDaShow Apr 2017 #6

It's hard to find time to watch stuff myself, even though I have the likes of OnDoutside Apr 2017 #9

That same niece is now into anime too BumRushDaShow Apr 2017 #12

I swear I will go to my grave still thinking that electric boomerang was one of the most... JHB Apr 2017 #17

I always wanted oxy-gum! BumRushDaShow Apr 2017 #34

Don't forget Kimba! Stargleamer Apr 2017 #18

Forgot about Kimba BumRushDaShow Apr 2017 #29

Early anime huh? mwooldri Apr 2017 #24

To her, "early" is the '90s BumRushDaShow Apr 2017 #27

When I was growing up the more interesting cartoons were on during afternoons 47of74 Apr 2017 #13

We used to have early morning and after school hosted children's shows BumRushDaShow Apr 2017 #15

After school kids shows Freddie Apr 2017 #26

And Wee Willie Webber BumRushDaShow Apr 2017 #30

in those days it was also Dyedinthewoolliberal Apr 2017 #21

We didn't have any cable in Philadelphia except for one small section of South Philly BumRushDaShow Apr 2017 #31

The digital transition has killed off the total public service TV channel. mwooldri Apr 2017 #25

What just started happening here BumRushDaShow Apr 2017 #32

I always believed the Saturday morning cartoon bloc mac56 Apr 2017 #3

LOL BumRushDaShow Apr 2017 #8

They let me sleep late PatSeg Apr 2017 #16

I thought it was marketing time SCVDem Apr 2017 #7

!! BumRushDaShow Apr 2017 #10

"You might say they invented Saturday morning" SecularMotion Apr 2017 #11

try doing that on a channel where adverts are banned. mwooldri Apr 2017 #23

Good news is the new generation Volstagg Apr 2017 #14

British kids were half-deprived of all the commercials... mwooldri Apr 2017 #19

Yes, but Then, You got to see cool shows like.... yuiyoshida Apr 2017 #20

You listed only BBC programs. mwooldri Apr 2017 #22

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Gotta show the cartoon BumRushDaShow Apr 2017 #33