The Future of TV in America

http://www.thefutureoftv.org/
from JoeUser Forums

You should know what they're up to now.

Where do Americans turn during times of crisis? For critical information, viewers depend on local TV.

But the federal government is making decisions about how the airwaves are used, which could limit television's ability to innovate. It could also jeopardize the local news, emergency information and high quality programming on which hundreds of millions of Americans rely.
http://www.thefutureoftv.org/

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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top

I've mostly given up on news via television from the big networks for various reasons and I only watch local news pertaining to local events as it seems the most unbiased usually. Anymore I tend to view BBC News and their reporting on America and the International Community as it seems less filled with politics typically. I could be wrong though. *shrugs*

Reply #2 from JoeUser Forums Top

They have been running ads non-stop for the past couple of weeks.  I guess you can call it employee benefits since it costs them nothing.  I think it may be a bit premature, but Broadcast has been dying.  I know why they are doing it, but I suspect it will be stopped in the near term.

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Reply #3 from Demigod Forums Top

meh, before tv the world didn't end. News is a load of bullshit propoganda they want you to believe anyway.

Reply #4 from Sins Forums Top

TV? That is the the thing that allows me to see what my computer is doing right?

I usually call it a monitor.

Reply #5 from Sins Forums Top

I usually feed the local lose pets to my monitor  }:)

Once again trying to force the media into the hands of fewer people  :thumbsdown:

Reply #6 from JoeUser Forums Top

Quoting Ryat, reply 4
TV? That is the the thing that allows me to see what my computer is doing right?

I usually call it a monitor.

Anything less than 30 inches is a monitor! :grin:

Reply #7 from Sins Forums Top

Really? :'( I always thought it was 42"

Reply #8 from Sins Forums Top

Yeah--I'm totally with MyFist0 on this.  The government has sucked on citizen access to the airwaves.

I had wanted to start a FM low power station locally but missed the first licensing chance.  I waited and waited for the second for years.  It finally came--was open in the morning and closed in the afternoon with no announcement about it.  You either caught it by going straight to the registration page of the site or missed it.  It was over before I got back from work.   Afterwards, the FCC announced they will not be doing this again in the foreseeable future as low power stations are still being "evaluated".

What they really meant is that the organized lobbies of corporate media groups have sieged the FCC from day one to stop low power licenses and they caved to the pressure.  It took ten years of citizen activism to get them to finally provide them.  Now, "Poof!"...unless an administration with guts comes along.

Please note--no Democrats or Republicans are talking about this.  No money in it for them and I am pretty sure they are worried about normal citizens being able to broadcast their views daily.  Same with TV channels--they have no intention of citizen activists getting these either.

Reply #9 from JoeUser Forums Top

Quoting boshimi336, reply 7
Really? :'( I always thought it was 42"

You got a BIG desk!

Reply #10 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting Ryat, reply 4
TV? That is the the thing that allows me to see what my computer is doing right?

I usually call it a monitor.

 

I agree with Dr Guy. I haven't used my TV for a long time .I watch movies,surf the internet,chat with my friends,listen to music...I feel TV only is a decoration

Reply #11 from JoeUser Forums Top

Quoting christinalin, reply 10
.I feel TV only is a decoration

it is a nice place to put flowers and pictures of loved ones on top of. ;)

Reply #12 from Sins Forums Top

TVis where I sometimes find good websites I haven't run across yet.

Reply #13 from Sins Forums Top

that box that encourages slothfulness and idiotry?   Meh, I use it for blue ray movies....

Reply #14 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting Dr, reply 9

Quoting boshimi336, reply 7Really? :'( I always thought it was 42"
You got a BIG desk!

 

I didn't say I had one ... :'( ... just that it was what I thought.