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The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> wrote:Excellent idea, one I wish I followed more frequently.On 3/15/24 1:09 PM, Frank Slootweg wrote:Elementary, dear Watson! It's of course a retronym.The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> wrote:No need, you did a fine job! I was more interested in where the word itself came from as a descriptor of 'original' TV.On 3/15/24 11:21 AM, Frank Slootweg wrote:It's somewhat reasonably explained in Jörg's reference, so I suggestExactly! His term "classical TV" didn't mean a thing to me, way tooIs it the opposite of logarithmic TV? I've been watching it since 1948 or so and I've never heard that term. OTA?
ambiguous. OTOH, I knew what "linear TV" means.
to read that.
It's 'normal'/'scheduled'/real-time/<whatever> TV as we've always
known it. The transmission technology is not really relevant, so it
covers both OTA and any other method, cable, satellite, etc..
I have cable TV, but most of what I watch has been recorded (by me),
so it's no longer "linear TV". If that hasn't confused you, I have to
try harder,
"Where in hell did THAT usage come from?" frequently stops me in my tracks.
Just kidding. I threw "linear TV" at Wikipedia and came up with this:
"Broadcast programming
...
With the growth of digital platforms and services allowing non-linear,
on-demand access to television content, this approach to broadcasting
has since been referred to using the retronym linear (such as linear
television and linear channels)."
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadcast_programming>
See also the explanation/link of "non-linear" in that paragraph.
"Wikipedia, don't leave home without it!" [1]
[1] When I need/want to look something up, Wikipedia and Google's
"define:" search clause [2] are my first ports of call.
[2] I.e. in this case <https://www.google.com/search?q=define%3A+linear+TV>Perhaps it's an industry-only usage.
which gives as the first hit
"Linear TV is a traditional system in which a viewer watches a scheduled
TV program when it's broadcasted and on its original channel."
(from <https://www.oracle.com/advertising/measurement/ctv-vs-ott>)
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