ABSTRACT

With Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Disney+, many television users have adopted video on Demand (VOD) within a few years. What is better known as streaming TV today has no fixed program schedule and contains virtually no political information. Does that affect our concept of what role television plays? In a standardized survey, we compared streaming and linear television users. We found structural differences in viewing motivation and consumption of information. However, we did not find television losing its role as an information medium. We conclude that streaming television is no revolution but suits television into the 21st century.

摘要

借助Netflix、Amazon Prime Video和Disney+，许多电视用户在几年内采用了视频点播 (VOD)。今天更为人所知的流媒体电视没有固定的节目时间表，几乎不包含政治信息。这会影响我们对电视扮演什么角色的概念吗？在一项标准化调查中，我们比较了流媒体和线性电视用户。我们发现在观看动机和信息消费方面存在结构性差异。然而，我们并没有发现电视失去了它作为信息媒介的作用。我们得出结论，流媒体电视不是革命，而是适合 21 世纪的电视。