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Episode: Rough times for broadcast networks illustrate changing media landscape
Description: Two milestones revealed a few weeks ago illustrate the diminishing power of broadcast television in the media worldβone 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 that gap widened considerably in June.
For years, the mantra of media executives was that streaming represented the future for in-home entertainment. Now, that future has clearly arrived.
In Ju...