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Watch TV from the 90s and earlier

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653 points thunderbong | 1 comments | 28 Jul 23 12:46 UTC | HN request time: 1.709s | source
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wintorez ◴[28 Jul 23 16:13 UTC] No.36909082[source]▶
There is something extremely addictive about flipping channels on TV. I think it's the magic formula behind the popularity of TikTok. It's not "yet another social media app", it's TV re-invented.
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Apocryphon ◴[28 Jul 23 17:20 UTC] No.36910135[source]▶
I always did think that streaming services need to revive their format and bypass menu choice fatigue by letting you create "channels" by picking from shows/genres you like and then set you loose to channel surf.
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cududa ◴[28 Jul 23 20:18 UTC] No.36912697[source]▶
I mean why can’t I shuffle the episodes of a show I’ve watched a hundred times? Why can’t I make a “playlist” of shows to share with friends? I really thought during COVID they’d finally implement stuff like that but nope
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Apocryphon ◴[28 Jul 23 20:34 UTC] No.36912932[source]▶
And the craziest thing is that every single new network or studio entrant just copies the same old format set up Netflix/Hulu ages ago, instead of trying to introduce any sort of innovation. Understandably, it's a tried and true standard but they could always introduce alternate modes for that sort of interactive viewing. Who knows, maybe they could drive greater engagement that way.
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CuriouslyC ◴[28 Jul 23 21:11 UTC] No.36913376[source]▶
Yeah, and studios will start making movies with original IP, and we'll get music that isn't top 40s rehashes.
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Apocryphon ◴[28 Jul 23 21:20 UTC] No.36913493[source]▶
You'd expect lack of innovation from studios, but then why are Netflix or Amazon or Apple or Google acting so risk-adverse? Why aren't they trying anything new with the medium of streaming?
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1. Adverblessly ◴[29 Jul 23 12:41 UTC] No.36919709[source]▶
There's no innovation in streaming because there's no competition in streaming. There's no competition in streaming because the business model is about hoarding IP and tying it to the service that will provide the most money. The actual streaming service itself is ancillary.

If you want to see innovation in streaming you need the sort of legislation that prevents that tying. If every show was available on every streaming platform, then they would start to compete on offering the best streaming service and you'd start to see innovation. Right now, there's just no incentive.