Nowadays, physical media is not the preferred format the audience goes to when thinking about watching something.
Just log on and choose something - or fall asleep trying.
This doesn’t mean they offer everything they could offer, too.
For example, HBO Maxhas just removedtwo of their most-watched series,WestworldandRaised By Wolves, from their catalog.
Under new management from parent company Warner Bros. Movies have theCriterion Collection, but what about TV?
Criterion’s model is extremely important in the current movie business.
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Why Is This Important for TV?
give a shot to think of the last time you had nothing to watch on TV.
It’s been a while, huh?
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That’s because the current offer of programs on TV and on streaming is at an all-time high.
Last year,559 new original seriesaired across cable, broadcast TV, and streaming services.
But there are also many other shows that were surely lost to most of the public.
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Another important point to be made is how quickly the TV industry is changing.
Aren’t they worthy of preservation too?