Tag: Television program
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Watching Mad Men à-la-carte
Like millions of people in North America, I’m looking forward to season five of Mad Men next week. But since I don’t have cable, I won’t be watching it live alone with everyone else on Sunday night. Instead I’ll wait a couple of days for it to be available on iTunes, and buy the episodes…
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Netflix: For people who love TV, not those who are cutting back
A new study by the Media Technology Monitor (MTM) is challenging some of the early worries many broadcasters had about the arrival of Netflix. When the streaming-TV service was launched, there were predictions from some business analysts that one-third of cable consumers might look to cut their cable television packages. Netflix was seen as an ideal service…
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Are Canadians giving up on TV, or giving up on complicated setups?
A Canadian Press report caught my eye last week. It was about a study into the TV viewing habits of Canadians, and it focused on a small group that has apparently turned its back on television. Canadians who shun TV tend to be young and well educated, commute by walking or public transit and prefer…
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TV à la carte
I cancelled my cable TV subscription in 2009, and I haven’t looked back since. I credit all of this to Battlestar Galactica. I made my decision to cancel my cable subscription once the science fiction series ended it’s run on TV. I’d been following the show faithfully since the original TV pilot (not to mention…
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