A New Contender at the Emmys

The 65^th Primetime Emmy Awards could change the future of television.  This year, traditional TV is faced by a new competitor – Netflix.   Series produced by the internet streaming giant have racked-up a total of 14 nominations.  Among them, “Arrested Development’s” Jason Bateman received a nomination for best actor. 

Craig Timberg and Max Ehrenfreund of the Washington Post, write that Netflix’s move to produce it’s own shows has “upset the equation, especially now that it has made good on its goal of developing high-quality series in the model of premium cable channels such as HBO.”  They say that the Emmy nominations garnered by Netflix will “encourage more companies to produce their own shows,” and that companies like Amazon will “expand their ambitions” to create more and better shows.

As we move forward – towards more streaming content – it’s hard to be certain what the overall impact on the television industry will be.  It’s interesting to observe the adaptation of traditional TV outlets and content distributors, as more and more consumers are “cutting the cord.”