And also be helpful for the newspaper industry. Host one more question. Guest again, you talked a little bit about it but what effect will timeshifting people view things over the internet on Linear Program channels . Guest its going to have an impact but i believe broadcasters because of the publics values they serve, because its free and because its local, we are a survivor. When television came along everybody said radio was dead. When the internet came along and cable and satellite everyone said broadcast is dead and now we are still very much alive and well in both radio and television because we have an architecture and a niche that is hugely important and obviously capturing the eyeballs of the American People . Host where you sit at the seat of National Broadcasters what is the job Going Forward . Guest to preserve channels that are not interfered with in sufficient volume that we can innovate in the future and provide these remarkable new television experiences, which are not
Host also joining us for the conversation, ted gotsch of telecommunications report, serves as senior editor. Senator smith, could you start by talking to us about how people watch television in the current day as say even opposed to fife years ago five years ago . Guest well, clearly, a lot is happening in telecommunications generally, and broadcasting is affected by that. Were sort of the original wireless, but we remain highly relevant because what we do tends, it is local, and as to those who want to get it the oldfashioned way, it is free. And yet you have satellite, you have cable, and now you have the internet through hulu and netflix and others that are other ways for people to access television. So television remains highly relevant to the future because when you look at the top hundred programs that are watched, 90 of them are broadcast content. And so i think the future of broadcast television is very bright, indeed. Host what are the challenges then looking forward and the f
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