TV will remain but may sieze being the main medium of informing the public. Lets not forget that the largest part of the population knows that internet is the microsoft internet explorer icon on their desktop. Same case as newspapers and magazines. The idea is to create niche markets. Trying to entertain everyone is not going to translate to profits or satisfaction. This is the model our broadcasters have always had.

I stay for weeks without watching TV especially local channels.There simply isnt much there for me.

On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 11:14 PM, Phares Kariuki <pkariuki@gmail.com> wrote:

The problem is not television, it's the model. This one show weekly model is broken, as proven by Netflix. We are comparing apples and oranges. Traditional television with a (largely) fixed schedule and content array vs on demand content, whenever you want.

The television shows are declining in ratings primarily because earlier, the studios were the curators, the user would have no alternative experience, so they were content

This has all changed with YouTube, Netflix et al.

Are people watching video? More than ever. What people are done with is KTN/Nation deciding, for instance, that the best time to watch my show is at 7.45 pm on a Thursday, when I am, for instance, stuck in traffic.

Sent from my mobile device, excuse brevity

On 25 Nov 2013, at 17:28, Brian Ngure <brian.ngure@gmail.com> wrote:

I think the problem is that the writers think they need to dumb down the content to make it "appeal" to the masses.

On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 2:26 PM, Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi@gmail.com> wrote:

You will be surprised that some shows like the Simpsons are written by maths and physics undergrads from Harvard - in fact, there is a complaint that Ivy league institutions are locking other graduands out of the US comedy writing industry.

Not sure that applies for much of what is in Kenya television though

http://www.jerriblank.com/odonnell.html

On Monday, 25 November 2013, Rad! wrote:

I don't think the content is the problem. All the content has a target market.

I enjoyed Hardy Boys when i was in primary school and found them well written and action packed but leafing through one the other day was appalled at how appalling the quality of writing is before realizing it is perfectly good for a pre-teen.

As for the 'death of tv' it should get in line behind newspapers and radio which have been "dying" for decades thanks to the Internet but are somhow still around ...

On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 12:22 PM, Brian Ngure <brian.ngure@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi Judy,

Perhaps it is a maturity issue. Younger audiences tend not to think about small details like that too much. Its just entertainment. When I comment on the ridiculous things in series and movies at home, my daughter just tells me "well, they had to add another 20 minutes to the show otherwise it would be a 5 minute episode".

I do feel that that in many cases the content is below par. Hollywood is actually running out of ideas. Every "new" movie and TV show is a remake of an old one these days.

On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 12:13 PM, Judy M. Muli <judym.muli@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi,
Brian, your statement got me thinking, is it outgrowing the series, programs or is the content is below par,! The movies are ridiculous as well;, talk shows seem to be strange, age, experience, or poor content?

Forbes had this discussion in October;- Can Twitter Save TV? (And Can TV Save Twitter?)

Best regards
Judy_Muli

On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 11:22 AM, Brian Ngure <brian.ngure@gmail.com> wrote:

What this article fails to mention is that TV programs / series/ etc are becoming more and more ridiculous. People are smarter than the writers of the programs think and easily get annoyed. I mean, of course it makes sense that you knock down a bad guy with a gun and then turn your back to him and start a conversation with someone else. How could he possibly get up and finish you off?? Duh!

Things like that make me turn off the TV.

On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 10:07 AM, Mark Mwangi <mwangy@gmail.com> wrote:

This is quite a worrying trend especially for the likes of Zuku and the new entrants like Safaricom. I think DSTV maintains a stranglehold because they have a monopoly of the EPL. The others are a tough sell.

On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 8:34 AM, Gideon <gideonrop@gmail.com> wrote:

Here is an interesting study on the growth of mobile TV and decline of the normal TV as we know it.

http://www.businessinsider.com/cord-cutters-and-the-death-of-tv-2013-11

Regards
Gideon Rop
DotConnectAfrica

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