Steve Levitan at TheGrill: We Need a Better Way of Counting Viewers on Emerging Platforms (Video)

Steve Levitan at TheGrill: We Need a Better Way of Counting Viewers on Emerging Platforms (Video)

“I worry about a time, if the [ratings] system is not kept current, that old-fashioned shows that appeal to traditional viewers have an advantage over shows like mine"

Published: September 22, 2011 @ 11:58 am
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By Tim Kenneally

Steven Levitan, co-creator and executive producer of the Emmys-dominating “Modern Family,” insists he is not "anti-Internet."

But he says the TV industry must quickly find a better way to track viewership on emerging platforms, or shows like his might be at a disadvantage.

“I worry about a time, if the [ratings] system is not kept current, that old-fashioned shows that appeal to traditional viewers have an advantage over shows like mine that appeal to younger, tech-savvy viewers,” said Levitan, speaking to a crowd of nearly 200 attendees at TheWrap’s media leadership conference.

View Levitan's full appearance at TheGrill in the video.

 

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