Disney Considering Sale Of ABC, Other TV Networks Except For ESPN

[FAH1223]

I remember around the time Youtube was in its formative years maybe late 04 early 05. I was at a meeting with some of the executive producers and some money guys at MTV and I was like Youtube is going to be the death of us TV guys and they almost laughed me out of the room most 20 years later here we are.

The content creation era really has been supercharged since like 2014-15

 

[Danie84]

I'll get to see my Knickas playing on live NY TV stations again, and early triple-headers

 

[PatCake]

The

I think a large part of this is social media like Tiktok.

A lot of people consume content from regular people now as entertainment rather than big companies' presentations. It's crazy how much everything from music to sports has taken a backseat.

At the end of the day, it goes to show that regular people are pretty entertaining as well.

Agreed. The best stories and jokes come from regular people. Just scattered along with reality.

 

[8WON6]

ABC was pretty much useless once Monday Night Football went to cable.

 

[levitate]

Kinda makes sense. With the continued growth in streaming and changing viewing habits…

Outside of the NBA playoffs I don’t ever remember the last time our family watched ABC, or broadcast in general.

I just wonder how they’ll handle the trove of ABC TV shows. Will that all go to the new purchaser?

 

[prime]

ABC was pretty much useless once Monday Night Football went to cable.

Yep and most of the big college football games are on espn now when we was kids every big game was on ABC and CBS including bowl games and the national championship

 

[IIVI]

The

Agreed. The best stories and jokes come from regular people. Just scattered along with reality.

Yup.

Broadcast TV simply can't keep up with the constant stream of wacky content people from around the world make, that is day-to-day relatable and entertaining.

It's like I mentioned earlier, that live streaming emoji challenge popping off the way it has is a good example. You won't be seeing that on broadcast TV, and people are getting paid on it by other viewers?!

It may be a quick trend that comes and goes, but a billion or so users on that app means that somebody else will come up with the next thing/challenge to pull attention and trend worldwide.

Meanwhile, networks are trying to get the OK/approval for some show, gather all the resources together, gather script writers, put all the logistics together, etc. for a fraction of the viewership and social media mentions.

 

[lamont614]

Hell I don't as well. I have every tv channel possible and outside of college football, nfl, nba, the odd wrestling/mma/boxing ppv I don't watch live tv.


And you're right, my nieces and nephew will spend hours on youtube, tiktok, playing roblox they ain't getting up early on sat mornings to watch cartoons or sitting down in "prime time" to watch a tv show

Roblox got these babies in a choke hold

 

[Kaydigi]

This.


Disney's problem is they never realized. They became four companies. That in grassroots they owned marvel and thus are marvel.
In grassroots they are Lucas films and thus are Lucas films. That in grassroots they are industrial light and magic studios and there for are all of special efx moving forward. Lastly they are thx and they are now all audio.

Just off owning Lucas anything.
They became the leader in indie films, audio and film overnight. Then never did anything remotely close to what those companies are and were. When get this. They had earlier discovery zones on droids in their animated wheelhouse and failed. Did they ever change anything after that failure in regards to direction for star wars almost forty years later. No.
Even after critique from Lucas back then and never became malleable.
Only thing disney did was apply their hamlet lion king patriarch death model to star wars. Instead of creating an actual star wars model that matched the scope of what they purchased.
did they change or become malleable to these properties from lucas.
fully knowing they had to change to succeed. No.
now after all that epic fail.
In the property that is not supposed to fail. In Lucas's star wars. Plus ilx and thx connected to that as well.
Same thing with marvel.
Disney never did a discovery of marvel frfr.
If they did. They would know.
They were marvel and not dc.
Plus to never ever emulate dc.

What did marvel do.
Emulate dc.
By killing captain America and Tony stark. The equivalent of breaking batman's back and killing superman. Then being too stoopid to immediately fix it.

So in essence Disney ruining star wars and marvel. Made themselves worse than dc. So it sunk them right back to the position Disney was in. When I grew up. Which was nonexistant past preschool level. Looking for the next progressive wave after return of the jedi premiered and was now out of theaters in 85. Yet now along with Disney not being of value in convincability. You also add marvel and star wars. So now you have no gateway influence of any kind to anyone in the later generation after pre-school. Unless you get the next wave after ruining marvel and star wars. By ruining star wars and marvel. Disney ruined any idea if connecting to the marketplace as it once did in my generation.

All from a lack of innovation to their brain trust from simple discovery and honoring legacy.



Art Barr

Damn

 

[NYC Rebel]

The

Agreed. The best stories and jokes come from regular people. Just scattered along with reality.

Social media killed stand up comedy and tv shows. I get more laughs online than I do on tv.

They should’ve never gave yall niqqas the internet

 

[Admiral Ackbar]

Chapek nearly run the company into the ground in two short years.

 

[pete clemenza]

ABC was pretty much useless once Monday Night Football went to cable.

Kinda makes sense. With the continued growth in streaming and changing viewing habits…

Outside of the NBA playoffs I don’t ever remember the last time our family watched ABC, or broadcast in general.

I just wonder how they’ll handle the trove of ABC TV shows. Will that all go to the new purchaser?

Have they had a major hit since "Lost"

 

[8WON6]

Have they had a major hit since "Lost"

I've never seen it but I'm sure people would say Greys Anatomy is or was a hit.

 

[levitate]

Have they had a major hit since "Lost"

Never watched them but Modern Family, Desperate Housewives, The Bachelor/Bachelorette?

 

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