Week 9 EOC: Trends in TV

People are watching television shows and movies on actual televisions much less these days. There are starting to be streaming services which allow people to watch the shows they want, where they want to watch it. Whether its on their phone, tablet, computer, or other mobile device, there are new ways to watch the shows people want to see without owning an actual television. People prefer to binge-watch shows when and where they want to instead of watching one new episode a week on television while having to watch commercials. "In 2015, Netflix accounted for about half of the overall 3% decline in TV viewing time among U.S. audiences, according to a new study by Michael Nathanson of MoffettNathanson. The analyst calculated that based on an estimate that Netflix’s domestic subs streamed 29 billion hours of video last year (Netflix said members worldwide watched 42.5 billion hours in 2015). That would represent 6% of total American live-plus-7 TV viewing reported by Nielsen (up from 4.4% in 2014)." http://variety.com/2016/digital/news/netflix-tv-ratings-decline-2015-1201721672/. People are also watching television less in general, as there are other things that they prefer to do. "The number of people watching TV is falling off a cliff" http://www.businessinsider.com/tv-ratings-decline-2015-9. Then there are also apps like YouTube, and even just phone camera's, that allow people to create their own videos and shows. Watching yourself is another trend among people in the United States.