CELEBRATE! REALITY TV IS GETTING VOTED OFF THE ISLAND AS REALITY SHOWS LOSE OUT ON STREAMING

[BrotherIvan]

6. Netflix and Amazon are using the premium cable tactic

With HBO and Showtime, their original shows meant you had to pay a subscription to see it. That brought loyal customers who paid while their favorite shows were running. Shows like The Sopranos were HUGE money makers for that network, but they were still small potatoes compared the the major TV networks because of advertising and sponsorships.

I'll tell you, I would be more than happy to see the death of reality TV. That, outsourcing and H1B visas killed my career basically and forced a lot of us out of the business. It wasn't worth it to work those hours for no money and no benefits. But I know that reality TV like the crap shows on TLC bring in beaucoup bucks from advertisers and merchandising if they are successful and don't cost much it they aren't so they aren't going anywhere yet. The CEO of Discovery Channel (owns TLC) is one of the highest for CEOs in the world:

Discovery Communications president and CEO David Zaslav's 2014 compensation package was worth $156.08 million, compared with $33.3 million in 2013 and $49.9 million in 2012.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/discovery-ceo-david-zaslavs-pay-785352

So things aren't going to change anytime soon.