Broadcast television gave anyone the ability to watch TV. Since anyone could watch, the business model became advertising. With advertising, you want to maximize the number of eyeballs you can get which lead to lowest common denominator content or broadcast TV
“The fact that Netflix has that reach, means they can actually produce hits and franchises at a greater degree on an equivalent quality of other services. That advantage is enormous in a content business.”
“On an hourly basis, video games are still monetizing at fractions of what even standard television is on an hourly basis which makes very little sense when you compare the degree of immersion and focus and distractibility of the audience”