The LifeSpan of Shows

The life span of shows these days, in terms of how much time they have to find an audience, is much, much shorter. Here is this letter from a fan who still has a significant d v d collection. Is there any discussion wihin the streamers about the prosancons of physical media for shows? I may be pining for the good old days. J and rs d v d section in downton manhattan was a fa and same. But i think we'rein a better place now.