Emmys tell bleak tale of broadcast TV

So the Emmys were on Sunday, and with it no shortage of ” target=”_blank”>just desserts with a statue for her role as Skyler Wife to Lord Bad. As well she should have; the positive reinforcement was long overdue. 

Cable network kingpin HBO stole the show with 27 wins on the night, while leading the pack for the broadcast networks was CBS with 16. The numbers, significant though not surprising, are indicative of the shift away from broadcast network models and a transformed television landscape. Adding to the shakeup this year was a historical win for Netflix, ruthless leader of the online streaming movement, whose political victory garden House of Cards secured one of its three primetime nominations in the form of David Fincher for best director in a drama series.

Netflix at the Emmys? The force behind that conspicuous red envelope gracing my mailbox? The same Netflix whose logo this blog’s banner is fashioned after? That Netflix?

That Netflix. And here’s what it means. With esteemed personalities like Kevin Spacey backing the unconventional model from both sides of the camera, and promises from higher-uppers to create a minimum of 10 original programs in 2014, the