Death of traditional radio, TV and video

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

Originally Posted by Candy Kappa

They have breaks between some of the longer programs, but instead of regular commercials it's just commercials for their own programming and shows, so it's not break-free.

Plus most of the shows on the NRK (Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation) is boring and are rapidly loosing young adult viewers interest.

As long as it's between programmes, I rather watch advertising for upcoming films and TV-series than ordinary commercials.

[Storm Eagle]

Originally Posted by Wesley

Agreed. I don't understand either why people prefer to watch stuff on a tablet or iPhone. It's more comfortable to use a tv as well.

Isn't it though?

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

I can understand listening to the radio when you're driving in your car, but when you're sitting at home? I mean that's something the 50 and older crowd does because they're used to it from their childhood, but the young people of today? We have so many more distractions and we can choose the music we want to listen to, that listening to the radio feels odd.

Or you can watch podcasts on the internet if you want to listen to people talk about a specific subject.

There's a radio talk show that I used to listen to on Saturday afternoons. I enjoy it enough to listen to it at home if I'm not driving around somewhere.

Originally Posted by chrisdude

If I want to listen to new music, it's usually on YouTube, or maybe Apple Music. I still buy CD's, sometimes, though. Because, why not? I think they're neat to have, and you can rip them in a minute.

Originally Posted by Wesley

I still buy CDs as well. I agree that they're neat to have.

Originally Posted by MsMarvelDuckie

Yeah I'm all about CDs when it comes to music. I like that many of them come with lyrics on the cover booklets, and sometimes info on the musicians or the songs. A lot of them have photos of the musicians or shots from whatever movie or show its from too. I listen to a lot of soundtracks so CDs are my go-to because I can listen to them and then rip the ones I like.

Some of you might remember when you could order CDs from companies like BMG. I established a membership in 1996 since my backlog of CDs to get was getting up there, and I wanted to save some money trying to get them. I ended my membership with them in 2005 since I didn't see myself buying CDs as often. I haven't bought a regular CD since 2009, although I haven't shut the door to it. Ever since then though, I've only bought a few reissues of CDs I already own since they come with a DVD or have additional content. The latest reissue I ever bought was Soundgarden's "Superunknown" CD that came out in 2014. Lately, I'm more likely to buy those CDs you get from Bed Bath and Beyond.

[Candy Kappa]

Originally Posted by Original TMNT Cartoon Fan

As long as it's between programmes, I rather watch advertising for upcoming films and TV-series than ordinary commercials.

nah, there's breaks in programs, and it's almost 3000 NOK a year for the license.

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

Originally Posted by Candy Kappa

nah, there's breaks in programs, and it's almost 3000 NOK a year for the license.

Abolishment is on its way

http://www.resume.se/nyheter/artikla...r-tv-avgiften/

[Candy Kappa]

Abolishment is a bit is a stretch. They are talking about making it a tax rather then a license so everyone regardless of owning a TV have to pay. And on top of it, the broadcasting company want to find a way to have people pay extra as well, even for Tablets and PCs not just TV.

[chrisdude]

Originally Posted by Storm Eagle

Some of you might remember when you could order CDs from companies like BMG. I established a membership in 1996 since my backlog of CDs to get was getting up there, and I wanted to save some money trying to get them. I ended my membership with them in 2005 since I didn't see myself buying CDs as often. I haven't bought a regular CD since 2009, although I haven't shut the door to it. Ever since then though, I've only bought a few reissues of CDs I already own since they come with a DVD or have additional content. The latest reissue I ever bought was Soundgarden's "Superunknown" CD that came out in 2014. Lately, I'm more likely to buy those CDs you get from Bed Bath and Beyond.

I didn't use those programs, but I remember them. There was definitely a time when it seemed like there was a new album I wanted every week. And I got my first CD player in 2000 - so, at the beginning of the end. I've got about 450 boxed up in a closet, never unpacked from the last time I moved. I have no idea what to do with them. Even when I buy CDs now, I rip them once, and the never come out of the case again. But I can't resist digging for surprises in a store. Especially if they sell used music. You never know what you'll find.

A lot of times, though, I'm inclined to just hit the preorder button on iTunes and be done with it...

[Coola Yagami]

Car radios are always gonna be a thing.

Of course I watch regular TV. I'd like to watch RAW, Smackdown, TMNT and Walking Dead as they air live thank you.

I haven't had a VCR in years. Sadly buying season sets kinda defeats the purpose of taping shows. I'd never do DVR after finding out its a monthly rental service. Screw that.

[ProactiveMan]

I haven't watched live TV or listened to the radio in a long time. I still buy and watch Blu-rays quite often - I prefer that model of content consumption, although I think it’s on its last legs. I'm a documentary fan, and if I find something I like it's nice to buy it on DVD or Blu-ray. Unfortunately the trend seems to be moving away from physical releases and a lot of documentary films are going straight to streaming services, or are being made specifically for them.

That’s OK I suppose, but from what I hear services like Netflix don’t pay very much for the content, so it’s not financially viable for smaller productions to go that way, and without the backing of a network or distributer, DVD isn’t worth their while either. So a lot of filmmakers are trying crowd-funding; releasing the finished product online, and sometimes with a limited DVD or Blu-ray release. The digital copies are pretty good quality-wise, but kind of a pain in the ass in all other respects, especially when it comes to watching on a TV. If you have an Apple TV or similar device, I guess it’s easier, but I don’t so I end up either pugging a USB into my PS4, which sometimes works and sometimes doesn’t – or plugging my laptop into the TV. I don’t have the best internet connection in the world, so some of the smaller streaming providers they tend to use don’t work very well for me.

The DVDs made from these things tend to be pretty expensive too. I guess it’s due to low production runs and postage etc. but they always work out to be around $40 which is a little over the top. It’s even more expensive if you actually contribute to the crowd-funding campaign.

[Skinrash]

I gave up on radio during the mid-2000s. Most of the channels I got access to was filled with blabbermouths who went on and on about uninteresting stuff, incessant ad & news breaks and the same few recent songs repeated ad nauseum. Even if the songs were good you'd quickly tire of them because they were repeated day in and day out until they stopped being hip and relevant.

So now it is mainly webradio, soundcloud, itunes or other online providers of uninterrupted streams of music for me.

[Storm Eagle]

Originally Posted by chrisdude

I didn't use those programs, but I remember them. There was definitely a time when it seemed like there was a new album I wanted every week. And I got my first CD player in 2000 - so, at the beginning of the end. I've got about 450 boxed up in a closet, never unpacked from the last time I moved. I have no idea what to do with them. Even when I buy CDs now, I rip them once, and the never come out of the case again. But I can't resist digging for surprises in a store. Especially if they sell used music. You never know what you'll find.

A lot of times, though, I'm inclined to just hit the preorder button on iTunes and be done with it...

I rarely play my CDs, but I don't feel right giving them up yet. I'm sure I will when the time is right though.

I'm more likely to download songs if it's a much older one.

Originally Posted by Coola Yagami

I haven't had a VCR in years. Sadly buying season sets kinda defeats the purpose of taping shows.

I think sometimes you just know that a show won't ever get a DVD release. So that's why I still make my own recordings.

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

Originally Posted by Coola Yagami

Car radios are always gonna be a thing.

But one day podcasts and streamed music will take over even there. Maybe it can be accessed with Internet for traffic reports.

[chrisdude]

I thought sports would keep TV alive, but it turns out that NFL broadcasts on twitter are actually doing quite well, and lots of people watched the presidential debates online. So the internet is coming for live, too.

My dad has tons of vinyl, and he's super amused that I can just tell my phone to play whatever he has. He's probably gonna end up with Spotify or something soon.

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

Originally Posted by Storm Eagle

Some of you might remember when you could order CDs from companies like BMG. .

You can still order CD's from some companies, just not many people doing it amymore.

[Shark_Blade]

No and I'm glad they're dead. They're so annoying with pointless talks and shoehorned commercials.

I'm only here for the contents that matter, thank God for Internet.

Originally Posted by Original TMNT Cartoon Fan

You can still order CD's from some companies, just not many people doing it amymore.

It's all iTunes now. I'm so happy I could hear my songs and watch videos on my phone all the time, anytime, anywhere.

[Storm Eagle]

Originally Posted by Original TMNT Cartoon Fan

You can still order CD's from some companies, just not many people doing it amymore.

What companies would those be?

[Shark_Blade]

eBay probably.

[CyberCubed]

I can't remember the last time I watched something live on TV. Probably a random Simpsons episodes or one of the first season eps of Nick's TMNT.

I watch everything online.

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

Originally Posted by Storm Eagle

What companies would those be?

Ginza for example, a Swedish company.

https://www.ginza.se/

No idea about the USA.