TV? Whats that, sounds so 20th Century

Mark Wakeling, London,

Real simple. Radical egalitarianism and radical individualism. This will, as we are seeing destroy a culture quite effectively. I am sorry to tell the great philosopher Keith Richards that it is not just about " Sex Drugs and Rock and Roll ".

Desmond Taylor, Houston, USA Tx

Adrian, London. Unfortunately many people can't afford £1500 for an 18 month iphone contract, or the money required for a decent internet connection to be able to watch stuff online. The television is the main form of entertainment for many, and represents good value for money.

David Leslie, Perth, Scotland

The iPhone?? The iPhone?? I read this whole article only to wind up with one of the worst conclusions of all time?

I have an iPhone too and love it, but one can hardly pin televisions decline on it.

Or was the conclusion a stab at humour? I do wonder how you manage to keep an article in the Times Sir.

Television is declining because it plays the same format over and over again. American Idol's decline is due to that fact that it is in its seventh or eighth season. Who wouldn't get bored of that kind of repetition?

T Jeanes, London,

David Leslie started his post with:

"Unfortunately..."

Why?

If we can get our jollies in a million new ways, who cares whether traditional TV survives?

Adrian, London, UK

American networks have failed to grasp what the BBC captured perfectly with the iPlayer. People are too busy to sit down at a regular time each night to watch a show that may-or-may-not be worth the time invested. But give people a chance to watch what they want, *when* they want and they'll make their own TV schedules.

And do people over 30 still watch Youtube? Its amusing but no longer The Next Big Thing.

Ross , Brighton,

Unfortunately I can see the same thing happening over here, with even more time being given over to advertisements. If you have a situation where 50% of a programme is advertising and a further 10% is given over to reminding you what happened 30 seconds ago, then viewers will lose interest. The multitude of channels has also probably overwhelmed the system. You may be able to access 100 channels on Sky or whatever, but 80 are rubbish and the remaining 20 are showing the same thing at different times.

David Leslie, Perth, Scotland

Chris, Chris! We, Californians, are reading the UK Times!
I am not joking. My two brothers and my father are now
regular readers of the Times because the TV is sooooo bad.
The LA Times is a pro Mexico rag printed in some language
that resembles English but without prepositions, verbs or
articles, like "a" or "The." TV will continue to drop until the TV
people realize that they actually have to deliver quality not
quantity. Keep up the good work at the Times.

John, Placentia, OC California

Forget You tube, try Veoh Tv or Quicksilver Screen. You will soon see that TV is dead and is already starting to smell

Matt, Hunter Valley, NSW Australia

Numbers are down because, in the grand Hollywood tradition, the winning horse has been flogged well beyond death.

Rick Hepner, Salt Lake City, USA