So Netflix is not linear, since I can watch any episode of "House of Cards" whenever I want. CBS is both linear, since even if I am streaming it via xfinity online, I am still watching the programming as it is scheduled, and non-linear when I watch its programming On Demand. So my first impression was wrong, it really has nothing to do with whether it is delivered on-line.
Its kind of like the sequential vs simultaneous or serial/parallel, distinction, except you can't really watch programs simultaneously, but in the moment before selection all programs in the universe are simultaneously available. Also, linear requires more support, as someone has to select, start and stop the programs at the right time (or at least set up and tend to the machines that do this), and sell and manage the advertising that goes in between the programs. Non-linear, once set up, is more DIY. On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 3:11 PM Jim Ellwanger <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On Jan 18, 2017, at 2:36 PM, Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > This is the first time I have seen it as well. I think of linear as a > progression on a graph but that doesn't give the term "linear cable" any > meaning. It might be an updated term for what was once basic cable as a > channel which is not on every carrier's list cannot be considered basic. So > it might mean not basic, like CNN or TBS, and not premium as it does not > require a separate subscription. > > > > From context, it appears they mean "linear" as the opposite of > "on-demand," i.e., a programming service that broadcasts as a traditional > channel where one program follows another on a schedule, versus a > programming service that has a menu of viewing options from which one can > choose at their leisure. > > > > -- > > Jim Ellwanger <[email protected]> > > <http://www.ellwanger.tv> > > > > > > -- > > -- > > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected] > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > > --- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
