On 06/05/2010 05:56, Duggy wrote:
> On May 5, 10:38 pm, "Mac Breck"  wrote:
>> Chris Adams wrote:
>>> As the Internet allows more people to find smaller and smaller groups
>>> with ever more specific like interests, TV is going the opposite
>>> direction, turning more homogeneous.  We're going to have 150
>>> channels, and the _same thing_ on all 150 of them.
>> ....and then there's no reason to *have* 150 channels.
>
> There's always people who will get them so they can say they have 150
> channels.
>
> ===
> = DUG.
> ===
>
The estimated US Population is 309,205,000 so with half of the people
doing something else each of the 150 channels can expect
309,205,000/(2*150) = 1,030,000 viewers

The actual distribution is unlikely to be linear but follow the bell
shaped 'normal' distribution or possible a 80-20 rule 'power law'
distribution.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normal_distribution>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_law_distribution>

Andrew Swallow
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