A single replacement might not even be the best option. There are several bases this forum covers and although all interconnected we'll all have areas we find more interesting than others. Although it's presentation that bought me to this world it's more the industry chatter now that I find interesting for example. Others like to discuss programmes, sport rights is an area which could possibly sustain a forum in it's own right, for me now the motivations and operational decisions of news channels at the moment is far more interesting than the presentation they churn out on screen. It may be more viable for anyone serious about doing their own thing to start small and then grow naturally to cover other areas.
Indeed one issue today with focusing primarily on presentation is it is quite stagnant within the industry compared to the late nineties and early noughties. When TV Forum launches channels and news programmes were rebranding every 2-3 years, and of course new channels were cropping up all the time, so there was always something worthy of discussion. Now branding seems to sit around for a decade, new channel launches are few and far between and a streaming services navigational menu doesn't evoke the same reaction as a presentation package on a linear TV. Indeed perhaps it's no surprise the "nostalgia" threads are increasingly popular.
Indeed one issue today with focusing primarily on presentation is it is quite stagnant within the industry compared to the late nineties and early noughties. When TV Forum launches channels and news programmes were rebranding every 2-3 years, and of course new channels were cropping up all the time, so there was always something worthy of discussion. Now branding seems to sit around for a decade, new channel launches are few and far between and a streaming services navigational menu doesn't evoke the same reaction as a presentation package on a linear TV. Indeed perhaps it's no surprise the "nostalgia" threads are increasingly popular.
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