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To understand the present, we must glance at the past. Prior to the 20th century, entertainment was communal and live: theater, vaudeville, and oral storytelling. The advent of the printing press popularized novels, but the true revolution began with the radio in the 1920s. For the first time, popular media could enter the private home, creating shared national experiences—families gathered around the radio for The War of the Worlds or FDR’s fireside chats. Title: Vertical Video & The Death of the
The "Golden Age of Television" (1950s-1960s) then cemented entertainment content as the centerpiece of domestic life. Three major networks dictated what America watched, creating monoculture. When MASH* aired its finale in 1983, over 105 million people tuned in—a statistical impossibility today. To understand the present, we must glance at the past
The cable explosion of the 1980s and 90s fragmented that audience. MTV, HBO, and ESPN offered niche popular media for specific demographics. But the true paradigm shift arrived with the internet, then streaming, then social media. Suddenly, entertainment content was no longer scheduled; it was on-demand. And more importantly, the audience could now be the creator.
Looking forward, three trends will dominate the next decade of entertainment content and popular media.