Gordion Knot of TV
TV is a Gordian Knot. Even from the standpoint of the consumer, the
world is fragmented and confusing. We watch everywhere–on our phones,
our tablets, our computers, or TV sets. We use a plethora of apps. Some
of us are cutting the cord, deeming TV-over-the-Internet sufficient for
our needs. Yet there is a constant hunger to simplify and to
consolidate, to bring all the pieces of TV under one umbrella. One of my
favorite lines I came across about the TV space lately was this: that fragmentation itself had become fragmented.
The
problem is, what looks like Gordian Knot to the consumer looks like an
even more confusing Gordian Knot to the folks in the business world
trying to cut it. Nilay Patel over at the Verge has a very thoughtful look at how Apple or another tech giant could remake television.
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