Scripps News shutting down OTA 'after' November 15th

[FTA4PA]

I just saw this story that Scripps News will be shutting down the OTA portion of their business after November 15th.

E.W. Scripps to `Wind Down Scripps News’ 24/7 National News Programming'

Scripps CEO Adam Symson said after Nov. 15, Scripps News “will longer broadcast over the air, although it will remain on streaming and digital platforms”

www.tvtechnology.com

 

[arxaw]

... Scripps News will be shutting down the OTA portion of their business after November 15th.

IMO, the beginning of the slow loss of OTA broadcasting. The old-school business model of commercial broadcast network TV will probably be completely abandoned by the end of this decade, and most bandwidth given back, in exchange for incentive$.

Most of my friends stream what they watch, now. And they watch a lot less linear TV than they used to. When I mention getting an antenna, they usually reply, "what for - there's nothing to watch on there any more."

 

[comfortably_numb]

The old-school business model of commercial broadcast network TV will probably be completely abandoned by the end of this decade, and most bandwidth given back, in exchange for incentive$.

You're probably right, but I hope not.

ATSC 3.0 was botched IMO, pretty much DOA. Nobody is talking about it except on forums like this.

I think people will use TV antennas for a long time to come, but I doubt we'll ever see much improvement beyond what we already have.

 

[dishdude]

The problem with OTA is the content, they're not showing anything people want to watch. I have an OTA antenna in my attic and barely use it. Probably wouldn't bother reinstalling it if I moved.

 

[comfortably_numb]

The problem with OTA is the content, they're not showing anything people want to watch

It's good for watching your local NFL team

 

[N5XZS]

Yes, only good for live sports and news, but the rest of the regular programmings are most old and G-rated junk and waste of taxpayers money on FCC's censorship on 7 dirty words and nudity ban.

While European broadcasters are light years ahead on showing high quality uncut and uncensored TV shows that are made in USA!🙄

Why are we have to be forced to pay to get high quality adult TV programs while G-rated shows to be satisfied to FCC and wasting on taxpayer's money...🙄😛

All in name so called save the children and Bible thumper with their outdated medieval junk from the past have nothing to with in the 21st century.

That's what's killing the FTA OTA broadcasting eco, systems and not able to compete against pay TV systems by hand tying the poor FTA OTA broadcasters by the FCC!🙄

That's the way it is right now and the way it's going...🙄😔