Classic TV Is More Than Just Shows
Digital Channels Provide a Wealth of Products
Since 2009 when TV went completely digital, one of the benefits was that broadcasters could use more bandwidth and essentially cram more channels into their piece of the spectrum. That means networks like NBC could create new channels (and new sources of income). They needed to fill up these new channels with programming and since they had decades of old TV shows in their libraries, it was an easy decision to start airing shows that had not been on the air for many years.
For people like me, this was a godsend and I’ve seen shows now that I haven’t seen in over 40 years. One other “benefit” (if you can call it that) is that these channels are viewed by less people than the main networks which means ad space on these channels is going to cost a lot less. The result is that many of the ads I see on the lesser-watched channels are infomercial type ads. Some are hokey but others are kind of interesting. I get to see all the new products like a smokeless grill, solar pathway lighting, underwater shavers and all sorts of things that the manufacturuers of these products couldn’t afford to put on “regular” TV channels.
I usually record my shows and fast forward through the ads (I hate commercials in general) but I find I’m actually stopping to see what all these new products are. Maybe I have too much time on my hands or something, but I do find it entertaining. So with digital TV I have a win-win situation. I get to enjoy my shows and the commercials as well!
