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Two of my world's combining (though as Chris says, with some more work required in Australia!). Which reminded me of *nearly* one of the greatest things ever to happen to me, in which my quiz and what3words worlds nearly collided: During Covid, I was participating in the Quiz League of London Online League. It is played in teams of 4, but questions are directed to individuals to attempt by themselves (and can be handed over if you don't know the answer). Questions are paired to some extent, so if someone on Team A gets a question on Topic X, you know that someone on Team B will, at some point, get a similar sort of question of equivalent difficulty/easiness also on Topic X. In my match, one of the players on Team A, the opposition team, was asked something like: "Which app for getting directions around cities has a green logo with a white arrow between two dots was founded in London in 2015 by Azmat Yusuf." (Citymapper) I had pretty high hopes for what the paired question might be... And there was a 1 in 4 chance it would be my individual question. Last round, the paired question still hasn't come up. My question next."Which app...". But alas it was about Monzo. And I didn't get it as I couldn't decide between Monzo or Revolut. So nearly one of the greatest things ever, but alas not.

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I would like to see the networks change the way they release their shows. For example, if someone has a cable subscription, they should get access to the associated streaming apps, Disney +, Paramount +, etc. Then, Disney releases a new show and instead of releasing it only on streaming, or on both mediums simultaneously, the show airs exclusively on linear TV for a certain amount of time, say two months. After that, it becomes available on Disney +. So basically using linear TV as a window into streaming. Streaming would be their online rental service for shows that have already aired. Similar to how movies used to be released only in theaters for a limited time, then become available on Blu Ray and streaming. The direct to streaming model isn't working for the legacy networks, so maybe taking a step backwards is the best way to go. Why reinvent the wheel? I also believe there will be a return to making high quality TV with amazing storytelling, out of necessity. Taylor Sheridan is leading the way right now. I could be wrong and I've never been a network exec, but these are just my thoughts.

Great article Derek! Thanks for speaking out.

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