History Main / OldMediaPlayingCatchUp

Contrast NewMediaAreEvil (when newer forms of entertainment are seen as evil/perjudicial) and MediaScaremongering. It's part of the reason why TitlePlease exists; episode titles are rarely shown on-screen due to assuming the viewer has an interactive program guide.

Contrast NewMediaAreEvil (when newer forms of entertainment are seen as evil/perjudicial), TheNewRockAndRoll (a new trend that MoralGuardians fear will corrupt their children), and MediaScaremongering. It's part of the reason why TitlePlease exists; episode titles are rarely shown on-screen due to assuming the viewer has an interactive program guide.

Contrast NewMediaAreEvil, TheNewRockAndRoll, and MediaScaremongering.

* ''Film/ShatteredGlass'': This is a theme of the film. The ''New Republic'' is a veritable old stalwart of print media, with a long and proud (and slightly snobby) tradition of being, among other things, "the in-flight magazine of Air Force One" and a distinguished reputation for accuracy and honesty. Forbes Digital Tool, the online magazine that exposes Glass's fraud with Hack Heaven, as a representative of the burgeoning online media environment, is the new kid on the block and is initially wary about taking on the ''New Republic''. It soon becomes apparent, however, that the ''New Republic'' and its traditions are completely ill-equipped to cope with someone like Glass, particularly since one of the ways in which the threads on "Hack Heaven" get pulled is when the Forbes journalists... do a basic search for the company name through Yahoo. In RealLife, the whole episode actually was one of the key moments that established online media as a serious competitor to traditional print media rather than just a novelty.

* ''Series/HouseOfCardsUS'': {{Averted}}. Tom Hammerschmidt, editor at ''The Washington Herald'', makes a passionate but irrelevant defense of why newspapers still matter, while modern IntrepidReporter Zoe Barnes doesn't fit in at the stuffy newspaper at all. Yet in season 4, it's Hammerschmidt's use of the old methods that expose Frank's corruption.

* ''WebVideo/TrashTaste'': Usually brought up when {{convers|ed}}ing the evolution of the Japanese popular culture industry. Episode 13's discussion on anime/manga media piracy suggests this is what is really at play; that traditional business metrics of a show/series' success (i.e., [[MerchandiseDriven DVD sales and merchandising]]) are slowly becoming less accurate. Hence, pirate streaming might indeed cause the spread and awareness of a show, but it may not automatically translate to sales (which is what matters). However, such a divide causes a massive wedge between anime production companies, legal streamers (like paywalled {{Creator/Netflix}} and {{Website/Crunchyroll}}), and international anime communities. In turn, it is precisely companies who try to provide accessible yet legal alternatives online (such as Kadokawa through Bookwalker--for manga at least) who are managing to bridge this gap.

* ''Series/ICarly'': It's a basic-cable [=SitCom/KidCom=] about kids who do a [[WebOriginal webshow]]. Every character seems to have the latest digital gadgetry.

* ''WebVideo/TrashTaste'': Usually brought up when discussing the evolution of the Japanese popular culture industry:
** Episode 13's discussion on anime/manga media piracy suggests this is what is really at play: that traditional business metrics of a show/series' success (i.e., [[MerchandiseDriven DVD sales and merchandising]]) are slowly becoming less accurate. Hence, pirate streaming might indeed cause the spread and awareness of a show, but it may not automatically translate to sales (which is what matters). However, such a divide causes a massive wedge between anime production companies, legal streamers (like paywalled {{Creator/Netflix}} and {{Website/Crunchyroll}}), and international anime communities.
** In turn, it is precisely companies who try to provide accessible yet legal alternatives online (such as Kadokawa through Bookwalker--for manga at least) who are managing to bridge this gap.

* ''Series/TheHourCBC'': Averted. George is completely {{New Media}}-savvy, probably due to his young age compared to many other talk/news show hosts and his experience at Creator/MuchMusic and on radio.

** Averted; the first seven seasons had a special round where people audition over a social networking site (originally Website/MySpace, later Website/YouTube). In Seasons 5-7, the guest performances for the [=YouTube=] results shows are viral video stars as well. This was dropped after Season 7, as beyond Jackie Evancho they've almost ''never'' produced anything good from these special [=MySpace=]/[=YouTube=] shows (and the S7 show was a particularly big failure); Season 9 has its own home-submission contest but run through ''The Today Show'' rather than a website.

* ''Series/HouseOfCardsUS'': Averted. Tom Hammerschmidt, editor at ''The Washington Herald'', makes a passionate but irrelevant defense of why newspapers still matter, while modern IntrepidReporter Zoe Barnes doesn't fit in at the stuffy newspaper at all. Yet in season 4, it's Hammerschmidt's use of the old methods that expose Frank's corruption.

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* ''Film/Truth2015'': The authenticity of the documents used to support the story in question were first doubted by bloggers.

* ''Series/GameShakers'': A kids TV sitcom trying to play catchup with online gaming culture and [=YouTube=] personalities. The show also features guest appearances from [=YouTube=] personalities like WebVideo/ProJared, [=GloZell=], and David Moss AKA Lasercorn from WebVideo/SmoshGames.
* ''Series/HouseOfCardsUS'': Averted. Tom Hammerschmidt, editor at ''The Washington Herald'', makes a passionate but irrelevant defense of why newspapers still matter, while modern IntrepidReporter Zoe Barnes doesn't fit in at the stuffy newspaper at all. Yet in season 4, it's Hammerschmidt's use of the old methods that exposes Frank's corruption.
* ''Series/LastManStanding2011'': InUniverse, Mike was originally a world traveler doing photo shoots of their equipment while on location in exotic locales, all to be published in their catalog (which was rated best catalog by Catalog Magazine). Ed put a stop to it as they needed more focus on their website and internet marketing, which led to the OnceAnEpisode vlogs. In the fifth season opener Mike was shown doing vlogs while on location in another round of travel and photo shoots, even mentioning an upcoming catalog release, indicating there was still a need for the old media in the new age.
* ''Series/SamAndCat'': After the Twitter/Facebook hybrid "The Slap" being featured on ''Series/{{Victorious}}'', the show headed even more into promoting Twitter style social media, with the episode titles taking the form of [=#HashTags=].

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** Episode 13's discussion on anime/manga media piracy suggests this is what is really at play: that traditional business metrics of a show/series' success (i.e., [[MerchandiseDriven DVD sales and merchandising]]) are slowly becoming less accurate. Hence, pirate streaming might indeed cause the spread and awareness of a show, but it may not automatically translate to sales (which is what matters). However, such a divide causes a massive wedge between anime production companies, legal streamers (like paywalled {{Creator/Netflix}} and {{Website/Crunchyroll}}) and international anime communities.

** As noted in WidgetSeries below, Chris Broad believes this is what is besetting Japanese free television.

* ''Series/GameShakers'': A kids TV sitcom trying to play catchup with online gaming culture and [=YouTube=] personalities. The show also features guest appearances from [=YouTube=] personalities like Creator/ProJared, [=GloZell=], and David Moss AKA Lasercorn from WebVideo/SmoshGames.

* ''Series/LastManStanding2011': InUniverse, Mike was originally a world traveler doing photo shoots of their equipment while on location in exotic locales, all to be published in their catalog (which was rated best catalog by Catalog Magazine). Ed put a stop to it as they needed more focus on their website and internet marketing, which led to the OnceAnEpisode vlogs. In the fifth season opener Mike was shown doing vlogs while on location in another round of travel and photo shoots, even mentioning an upcoming catalog release, indicating there was still a need for the old media in the new age.

* Film/ShatteredGlass: This is a theme of the film. The ''New Republic'' is a veritable old stalwart of print media, with a long and proud (and slightly snobby) tradition of being, among other things, "the in-flight magazine of Air Force One" and a distinguished reputation for accuracy and honesty. Forbes Digital Tool, the online magazine that exposes Glass's fraud with Hack Heaven, as a representative of the burgeoning online media environment, is the new kid on the block and is initially wary about taking on the ''New Republic''. It soon becomes apparent, however, that the ''New Republic'' and its traditions are completely ill-equipped to cope with someone like Glass, particularly since one of the ways in which the threads on "Hack Heaven" get pulled is when the Forbes journalists... do a basic search for the company name through Yahoo. In RealLife, the whole episode actually was one of the key moments that established online media as a serious competitor to traditional print media rather than just a novelty.

Contrast NewMediaAreEvil, TheNewRockAndRoll, MediaScaremongering. Compare WereStillRelevantDammit.

Contrast NewMediaAreEvil, TheNewRockAndRoll, YouCanPanicNow. Compare WereStillRelevantDammit.

So while you and your cyberpals may have known about ''SecondLife'' since its launch in 2003, it wasn't until 2007 -- a full four years later -- that the UK broadcast and print media jumped onto the bandwagon.