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elizabethv
10/19/2016 8:53:20 AM
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Re: Changing Priorities
@dcawrey - I completely agree. I haven't been watching the debates at all, I don't much see the point. I'll just read about them later and save my blood pressure. There are so many ways to find out about what might have happened on something you want to watch, watching live just isn't as important as it used to be. Heck, you don't even really have to watch TV shows at all anymore if you don't want. Just about every show has its own Wiki to update you. (Honestly I prefer that too. No doubt I'll read the Wiki about The Walking Dead on Sunday before I actually watch the episode, that way I'm not too overwhlemed when I watch the episode.)
DHagar
10/18/2016 10:25:57 PM
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Re: Changing Priorities
@Adi, that is a great motivator. Yes the shared experience (ie Cheers Bar) that you and Joe are referring to is a value-added experience. Developing more social settings and delivering to those settings could revive some of the losses - such as group polling, blogs, and other applications from social media.
DHagar
10/18/2016 10:22:46 PM
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Re: Changing Priorities
@dcawrey, I believe you are correct in that the viewing habits are changing. People have too many other options and are not as willing to sit through an entire game any more.
I also believe that the alternatives, including social media, will keep the markets fragmented.
I think it will be hard to amass the viewing markets that they have had in the past.
dcawrey
10/18/2016 12:03:00 AM
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Re: Changing Priorities
Even the rattings for the Olympics were down. It's clear viewing habits are changing. People don't sit around glued to the television anymore. They are doing multiple things at once, something my grandfather would have considered crazy.
Adi
10/17/2016 7:48:52 AM
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Re: Changing Priorities
@Joe - yes, there's a whole social component to this as well. A lot of sports is watched in pubs and bars, or at friend's houses, or even as a family. That all fits with live viewing, difficult to see that changing.
Re: Changing Priorities
Perhaps the best argument for the idea that live sports will continue to survive is the Olympics -- where everyday people continue to care very deeply about seeing it live.
Re: Sports Losing viewers
I used to be a huge baseball fan. And not just for my local team (the Red Sox) -- but for all of baseball. I watched every Red Sox game and every other baseball game I could that happened to be on. I participated in multiple fantasy baseball leagues. I lived, breathed, ate, and slept baseball most of the year.
Then I finished up law school and had to study for the Bar -- so I had to prioritize.
I miss it sometimes though.
Re: Changing Priorities
Social media and online video have made after-the-fact highlights more accessible And, because of the viral nature of these clips, people don't feel like they're missing out so much as opposed to back when they used to hear about great games and amazing plays from their friends or see them on SportsCenter (or the like). So it could be problematic for the industries involved.
On the other hand, the die-hards, the purists, the so-called "real fans" will -- I suspect -- continue to prefer live over replays, clips, and DVR.
Michelle
10/16/2016 5:35:05 PM
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Re: Changing Priorities
@afwriter I think you're right about the shift in priorities. Spending muliple hours watching a live event doesn't fit into a lot of schedules these days. I would assume DVR has helped move sports viewing away from as-it-happens live broadcasting.
dcawrey
10/16/2016 4:29:52 PM
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Re: Sports Losing viewers
I still like to watch sports, and I think a lot of other people do too.
The big change is just how sports is consumed. A lot of games, especially American football, have a lot of breaks in the action. This has led to people filling that time with other distractions, and has changed the way we experience live sports.
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