This is pretty bad. I mean, really?
ukraine is exploding and all cnn cares about is justin bieber. their corruption is showing.
I was reading something interesting about the business of TV the other day which makes sense.
Lots of people think that networks bring in advertisers to sell things to you, when it's really the opposite. The networks bring in viewers to sell to the advertisers. The more viewers, the more money it can ask from advertisers since they're reaching a large audience.
This is why the history channel has no history on it anymore or why TLC stopped being about "learning" ages ago. Honey Boo Boo and Ancient Aliens bring in the viewers, not an analysis of the causes of Shays' Rebellion.
I remember when Discovery Health first came out and they used to have a show on called "The Operation." It was what it sounded like it was, they showed operations. I saw a liver transplant, ACL reconstruction, rhinoplasty, and the gruesome skin graft. It was the GREATEST channel ever (I know, I'm weird, but I thought about being a doctor for a long time)!
But it didn't get ratings because people can't stand the sight of real blood. Walking Dead blood is OK, but god forbid it came out of a real person.
Anyway, I digress. It's the reason the NFL can charge an unfathomable amount of money to advertise during the Super Bowl. It's the single most watched show on TV all year. As long as it remains that way, they can continue to ask for more.
It will always be about infortainment. That's what sells people on watching. It's even on the internet as well. Page views are what sells to advertisers. Justin Bieber, the Kardashians, their ilk will always win out as long as most of the population remains gullible to juicy gossip about celebrities. It goes for men as well. I mean, look what happened to ESPN.com. It's nothing but juicy gossip about athletes.
this is definitely something a lot of people don't realize. shows aren't a network's product, the viewers are.