• NeptuneOrbit@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    The history of TV, in reverse. And then forward again.

    At first, it was an impossibly expensive medium rules by a cartel of agencies and advertisers. Eventually, HBO comes along and shows you don’t have to just make a bunch of lowest common denominator drivel.

    Netflix eventually shows that the internet can be a way cheaper model than cable. Finally, money shows up in the streaming model, remaking advertiser friendly cable in the internet age. All in about 2.5 decades.