En Slate.com publican un interesante artículo sobre como el modelo de televisión actual podría ser cambiado. No estoy seguro de que el modelo que proponen, que básicamente es una forma evolucionada del pay-per-view seá el que se imponga en el futuro, pero desde luego toca algunas cosas de los problemas del modelo actual:
Until now, broadcast television has followed a predictable pattern. If a show does not attract enough viewers, it goes off the air. Sometimes this system functions perfectly (e.g., Who Wants To Marry My Dad?), but it often fails in spectacular fashion. Many of the most innovative shows of the last two decadesshows that generated critical acclaim and cult followingshave been early casualties of the ratings wars.
When such shows get canceled, there are generally two explanations: Either the network didn’t know how to market or schedule the show, or the series grew too complex and unwelcoming for casual viewers and latecomers. (Joss Whedon’s Firefly is an example of the former, while David Lynch’s Twin Peaks exemplifies the latter.) Both scenarios are symptoms of the same problem. There’s still an assumption that if a show is good enough, a sizable audience will be sitting in front of the television when it airs. In an age of DVD boxed sets and TiVo, such a belief is fatally flawed.
The most enticing possibility, though, is that on-demand television will allow audiences to take an active role in programming the networks. We’ve seen several examples of fans banding together to save their favorite programs in the past few years. Fox put Family Guy back into production on the strength of high DVD sales, NBC released Freaks and Geeks on DVD after getting bombarded with petitions, and a fan-organized campaign to resurrect Firefly resulted in last month’s big-screen release of Serenity.
Vía: WHEDONesque.
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