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Syndication was def a big player and you do highlight a great point. The loss of traditional tv brings a loss of this shared culture. Everyone in the country watching I Love Lucy at the exact same time meant that, literally, when the commercial breaks came on the water reservoirs dipped because the entire country went to the bathroom at the same time. The next day at work everyone had a shared experience to talk about and bond over at work.
Ive thought that a solution could be a "airing now" section. In the vien of netflix's "choose something for me" except its a "channel" on netflix with a dedicated schedule showing things to everyone at the same time.
They could premire things through it with on demand happening the next day/week but if you wanted to see it first you have to watch it "live."
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