"Background television" and the crucial service it serves for a modern viewing audience
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In reading coverage of the WGA/SAG-AFTRA strike, I stumbled across the term “background television,” which was being used to describe a specific kind of episodic, scripted TV programming. If you’re over 30 and had cable, you’ve absolutely encountered background TV before, typically on USA Network.
"Background television" and the crucial service it serves for a modern viewing audience
"Background television" and the crucial…
"Background television" and the crucial service it serves for a modern viewing audience
In reading coverage of the WGA/SAG-AFTRA strike, I stumbled across the term “background television,” which was being used to describe a specific kind of episodic, scripted TV programming. If you’re over 30 and had cable, you’ve absolutely encountered background TV before, typically on USA Network.