From: sirslick@fast.net   
      
   On Tuesday, October 31, 2023 at 6:45:04 PM UTC-4, John Corbett wrote:   
   > On Tuesday, October 31, 2023 at 3:45:33 PM UTC-4, Bud wrote:    
   > > On Tuesday, October 31, 2023 at 3:29:41 PM UTC-4, Ben Holmes wrote:    
   > > > On Tue, 31 Oct 2023 10:31:14 -0700 (PDT), John Corbett    
   > > >  wrote:    
   > > >    
   > > > >Not surprisingly...    
   > > >    
   > > > Not to    
   > > idiots.   
   > Benny can't come to grips with the fact the JFK assassination is of interest   
   to a niche special    
   > interest group.    
      
     And in the next twenty years almost that entire niche group will be dead.   
      
   >Whereas in the days when broadcast TV ruled the world, a program had to    
   > draw many millions of viewers, now with cable, streaming, podcast, and   
   social media options,    
   > programs are being produced that are directed at a few thousand subscribers.   
   Any schmuck    
   > with a webcam can create content. Even someone like Gil.    
   >    
   > The NatGeo documentary will likely draw a decent sized audience. It's been   
   advertised for    
   > months, so an audience of tens of thousands is likely. Perhaps even six   
   figures. In a country of    
   > 330 million people, about 10 million more if you count illegal immigrants,   
   that's not much of an    
   > audience. The opening episode will be up against Sunday night football game   
   which will draw    
   > hundreds of times more viewers. Of course, nothing draws well when it is up   
   against the NFL.   
      
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