One of the benefits of streaming, as opposed to buying shows on DVD, is that there are shows that only a few people are interested in but nevertheless a subset of people may want to see. Such niche cases would not be available to buy on DVD (or books would be out of print), but digital could still grant access.
One of the benefits of streaming, as opposed to buying shows on DVD, is that there are shows that only a few people are interested in but nevertheless a subset of people may want to see. Such niche cases would not be available to buy on DVD (or books would be out of print), but digital could still grant access.
There are a bunch of early TV shows that people wish we still had access to, but did not survive because tapes got recorded over because of cost, now regretted.
Having said that, if shows just move to other platforms that's OK. And there is also lots of junk especially broadcast/cable TV that is probably OK to drop.
That people are not interested NOW, but interest may resurge later is a good point. There are many cases of that happening in the past - but in order for that to happen, the material has to be available for a new generation to discover it.
One of the benefits of streaming, as opposed to buying shows on DVD, is that there are shows that only a few people are interested in but nevertheless a subset of people may want to see. Such niche cases would not be available to buy on DVD (or books would be out of print), but digital could still grant access.
There are a bunch of early TV shows that people wish we still had access to, but did not survive because tapes got recorded over because of cost, now regretted.
Having said that, if shows just move to other platforms that's OK. And there is also lots of junk especially broadcast/cable TV that is probably OK to drop.
That people are not interested NOW, but interest may resurge later is a good point. There are many cases of that happening in the past - but in order for that to happen, the material has to be available for a new generation to discover it.