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Red_Redditor_Reddit t1_jdsu60r wrote
Reply to comment by BranWafr in Why does over-the-air television still exist? by [deleted]
>As others have mentioned, just because you have no use for it doesn't mean it shouldn't exist for the others who want it.
All I'm asking is what that reason is. If I knew what that reason was I wouldn't be asking. I'm not saying you here, but I don't understand why nobody answers my question and talks like a horses butt.
>And I'm not sure why you seem to care so much.
I'm just wondering.
8i66ie5ma115 t1_jdsu3oh wrote
Reply to comment by MilesHighClub_ in No episode of the new season of Party Down has made the top 100 airings of original cable telecasts (non delayed viewing). Other Starz shows frequently make the list. by mar5526
I was joking. But I mean, then that says something else entirely.
So I asked myself, “are black folks way more apt to be cable subscribers?”
Guess that explains why Starz seems to be targeting the African-American demographic.
Takseen t1_jdsu3k5 wrote
I think he'd feel too much shame to go back. And he felt a lot of affinity towards the locals, being one of the few who learnt their language and tried to respect their customs.
He would probably also be concerned that if he did go back, further expeditions would be sent to try and find the beast's corpse or more things like it, bringing more disruption to the locals and the ecology.
Red_Redditor_Reddit t1_jdstq62 wrote
Reply to comment by MacProguy in Why does over-the-air television still exist? by [deleted]
But why in the city? Most people don't live in the boonies.
Red_Redditor_Reddit t1_jdstlvl wrote
Reply to comment by Select_Action_6065 in Why does over-the-air television still exist? by [deleted]
That's not answering the question pop.
BranWafr t1_jdstijn wrote
Reply to comment by Red_Redditor_Reddit in Why does over-the-air television still exist? by [deleted]
There are many people who live in remote areas where high speed internet is hard to get or is very expensive. In many cases there will be data caps, so streaming everything would eat up all their data. Broadcast television may be their only option for reliable viewing. Plus, some people only care about local programming. They may just want the local news and sports. Why pay a monthly bill for that when you can get it for free with an antenna?
As others have mentioned, just because you have no use for it doesn't mean it shouldn't exist for the others who want it. And I'm not sure why you seem to care so much.
Red_Redditor_Reddit t1_jdsthv1 wrote
Reply to comment by dow366 in Why does over-the-air television still exist? by [deleted]
I get that, but a majority of people do have access. The vast vast majority have some kind of cellular service. I'm not saying that I don't understand people watching it. I don't understand the critical mass that makes it worth it to broadcast.
MacProguy t1_jdstewj wrote
I know this must be hard for you to understand, but many areas outside of a city dont even have basic internet, certainly not affordable or streaming capable internet.
So yeah a large percentage of the US still probably uses OTA programming.
MilesHighClub_ t1_jdstcs7 wrote
Reply to comment by 8i66ie5ma115 in No episode of the new season of Party Down has made the top 100 airings of original cable telecasts (non delayed viewing). Other Starz shows frequently make the list. by mar5526
Power, P-Valley and BMF aren't boomer oriented at all
I couldn't tell you any shows on the network besides those and Party Down
Select_Action_6065 t1_jdst9h2 wrote
Reply to comment by Red_Redditor_Reddit in Why does over-the-air television still exist? by [deleted]
There are other people in the world son.
8i66ie5ma115 t1_jdst3sy wrote
Reply to No episode of the new season of Party Down has made the top 100 airings of original cable telecasts (non delayed viewing). Other Starz shows frequently make the list. by mar5526
It’s audience doesn’t have Starz and a lot of people are probably waiting for it to fully air so they can binge it on a Starz free trial.
The other Starz stuff is more boomer oriented so they have actual cable subscribers to watch it.
Red_Redditor_Reddit t1_jdst167 wrote
Reply to comment by imtheguythatsme in Why does over-the-air television still exist? by [deleted]
No.
dow366 t1_jdst0gc wrote
Most people still get their news from AM talk radio.
Not everyone has broadband in US. So OTA is all the TV they get.
Red_Redditor_Reddit t1_jdssyz2 wrote
Reply to comment by the_mighty_hetfield in Why does over-the-air television still exist? by [deleted]
Streaming only requires phone. Even new TV's will do it if they have internet. There is also plenty that you don't have to pay for.
the_mighty_hetfield t1_jdssr2r wrote
Reply to comment by Red_Redditor_Reddit in Why does over-the-air television still exist? by [deleted]
Because OTA is free and requires very simple equipment. A lot of older folks grew up not having to pay for TV at all, so I can see this appealing to them.
Others want to get local channels without paying for cable/youtubeTV/directTV.
imtheguythatsme t1_jdssquh wrote
Do your parents still watch ota tv?
Red_Redditor_Reddit t1_jdssfe6 wrote
Reply to comment by willtag70 in Why does over-the-air television still exist? by [deleted]
That's not answering the question.
OmniManDidNothngWrng t1_jdssejl wrote
Reply to comment by wolahipirate in Extrapolation is awesome by lostsoul2016
The Matthew Rhys character in the first episode was so cringe. There are some more interesting ideas in later eps, but leading with that was incredibly weak.
Red_Redditor_Reddit t1_jdssdjl wrote
Reply to comment by Select_Action_6065 in Why does over-the-air television still exist? by [deleted]
That's still not answering the question.
RiggyTang t1_jdssbgt wrote
Reply to No episode of the new season of Party Down has made the top 100 airings of original cable telecasts (non delayed viewing). Other Starz shows frequently make the list. by mar5526
It’s mindblowing to me they didn’t make it next day on Hulu or something. Hardly anyone had Starz the first time around and hardly anyone does this time, yet they thought doing the same thing would have different results?
Red_Redditor_Reddit t1_jdssa42 wrote
Reply to comment by LordXenu45 in Why does over-the-air television still exist? by [deleted]
I've not seen people use fax machines in mass. I've seen offices that might have one just in case, but it gets more spam then legit faxes. A lot of places don't even have proper phone lines to run the thing anymore.
willtag70 t1_jdss9eg wrote
I, I, I, I, I...
Lots of people aren't you.
"A new study from Horowitz Research's State of OTA 2022 report shows us nearly one in five TV content viewers use antennas for over-the-air broadcasts and that antenna ownership has increased among viewers from 18-49 by 9% in the past year alone — a number that grew from 14% in 2021 to 23% in 2022."
Select_Action_6065 t1_jdss67c wrote
“Why do they still make peanut butter and jelly? I haven’t had a peanut butter and jelly sandwich in over a decade”
This is how you sound op
masoyama t1_jdsrxch wrote
Reply to No episode of the new season of Party Down has made the top 100 airings of original cable telecasts (non delayed viewing). Other Starz shows frequently make the list. by mar5526
I’ve never expected the renewal to be picked up for a 4th season. Im happy for the 6 episodes we got, and will be flabbergasted if it does continue
DarthMosasaur t1_jdsu6m2 wrote
Reply to No episode of the new season of Party Down has made the top 100 airings of original cable telecasts (non delayed viewing). Other Starz shows frequently make the list. by mar5526
I know a lot of people who want to see it but don't have Starz