Quote Originally Posted by Raype View Post
Actually, now that I think about it networks would be largely unnecessary in the future. They could just be repurposed as "production studios" in a fashion akin to movie studios. Traditional "channels" would become a thing of the past and services like "Netflix" would be a source for a wide range of content. In much the same way that a lot of developers congregate under something like Steam, these successors of the network would congregate under Netflix and compete for viewership and page hits. Or perhaps a small charge placed per episode. Or whatever new ratings system gets implemented.

Well, until a big one pulls an Origin and breaks away to "do its own thing" and because it wants ALL OF THE MONEY. But that's when we simply point and laugh and go back to our other shows.
A few networks are starting up services like that but are to afraid to go all out and leave the tube. Hell funimation hosts anime on youtube. I think if they all did it at once it would probably be successful but then again the computer advanced people would have to teach the elderly how to use these services. That would be a pain.