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The single most defining characteristic of the current media environment is the transition from scarcity to oversaturation. In 1985, a household with cable television had access to roughly 50 channels. In 2025, a household with a standard internet connection has access to millions of creators on YouTube, thousands of shows across Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, and Amazon Prime, plus the infinite scroll of Instagram Reels and Spotify podcasts. thousands of shows across Netflix