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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
David Bauder

Rough times for broadcast networks illustrate changing media landscape

Media Broadcast Blues - (2020 Invision)

Two milestones revealed this week illustrate the diminishing power of broadcast television in the media world — one fueled by the habits of young people and the other by their elders.

During June, viewers spent more time watching streaming services than they did for broadcast and cable television combined. That happened for the first time ever in May, by a fraction of a percentage point, but the Nielsen company said on Tuesday that gap widened considerably in June.

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