Media is constantly changing, in only 10 years we’ve gone from CD’s and DVD’s for media consumption, to digital streaming and downloading in order to get our media fix. This has had a massive impact on the whole industry. Many see this as the future, with physical media being slowly phased out in favour of a more convenient future filled with downloads and streaming, and while most companies are finding way ways to adapt, one industry that’s having difficulty adapting is the TV industry. According to statistics, Canadians spend about 27 hours a week watching conventional television, and this number also appears to be steadily decreasing. One of the reasons for this decline is that fact that Internet streaming services like Netflix and Hulu offer a much better value for watching TV. Why spend over $100 a months for 500 channels that you’ll end up never watching, when you can pay between $4 - $8 and watch whatever show you want, whenever you want. This has been particularly crippling to the large TV companies and stations, as these services have been losing a large part of there customer base to these streaming services. Many TV providers have tried to adapt by offering smaller packages with the most watched channels, and lowering the cost for individual channels, but neither of these changes have resulted in any meaningful gain in the amount of traditional TV watching. Another reason for this decline is because of being able to skip several minutes of advertising. Why spend 5 minutes watching 7-10 ads, when you can watch your show add free, or have to deal with a single, small ad instead. This has also been detrimental to TV providers and TV stations as a large amount of their revenue is from advertising. We are slowly approaching a future of nothing but digital services being the norm, as more and more of the world we live in becomes digital, products like conventional television that doesn't directly serve the customer will eventually fade away, and unless companies can adapt, they'll be left behind.
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I’ll be honest, I’ve been putting off writing an article about Indiana Jones for a while, mainly because I feel there’s nothing really more to say that’s already been said, but then again, there’s something about Raiders of the Lost Ark that makes it interesting, the time of release, the setting, the characters all have traits and characteristics that seem to look to the future. There are parts of the movie that seem to mimic those movies that would come after it, as if Indiana Jones was the father of some of these movie tropes. Raiders of the Lost Ark was, for the early 80’s filled with action. From sword fights, to shootouts, there was enough action to keep the audience entertained, at least for the next few years until John Wu’s gun’s blazing action films released in the late 80’s/early 90’s. The action isn’t “Typical-American-action-movie” over-the-top, but the movie allows for good action, even movie’s story progresses at a rather slow pace. The plotline itself is something that the movie excels at. Not only is the story captivating and exciting, it’s well paced and easy to follow. The movie allows for its story to be the thing that keeps people engaged, rather than using excssive action and multiple moments of “Shock Factor” in order to keep people hooked on the story. The power of the plot is that it plays on people’s nature to be curious. No-one knows what will happen if they open the Ark, we don’t know what power the object holds, we don’t know what’s inside the temple, but we want to find out, and that what makes this movie so good. The Indiana Jones movies has remained a staple of movie culture for years, it is by far a classic and the movies have attracted a loyal group of fans the world over. The Indiana Jones movie will continue to be a classic, because the amazing story, the well-paced action, and the curiosity that drives us, in which the movie appeals to. All of these things make for a movie that will truly be remembered as a classic.
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