These few articles spoke about digital TV and reality TV. In the article titled “The Messy, Confusing Future of TV? It’s Here” the author speaks about how now instead of actually watching certain TV shows, we stream it by using Netflix, Hulu or HBOgo. He also speaks about how Facebook plans on inserting a “watch” tab where you can watch video series for free. Also, Disney is ending its distribution deal with Netflix and starting its new stand-alone streaming service. Who needs cable services with all of this going on? This is why a lot of people get rid of their cable and just stick to Netflix or Hulu or just watching certain shows online. I myself barely watch TV. If I’m not on YouTube then I’m on Netflix. I usually only turn my TV on for background noise. I really feel like in a few years cable might not even be a thing or better yet not as popular. People are slowly starting to realize that there are other ways to watch their favorite shows for free or for way cheaper than what they are paying now for cable. I notice a lot of my own friends/family starting to cut back on their cable packages.
I feel like reality TV changes the way people understand human communication because, certain people look at what is going on in these reality shows and don’t actually realize that most of it is fake. Not only is most of it fake it also can be very negative. Some people are easily influenced by what they see. They see people that they like or look up to acting a certain way on these reality shows and may end up trying to act just like them.
