Why Did They Cancel Vinyl

Sources say the decision to cancel vinyl rather than reboot the series for season two is part of.

Why did they cancel vinyl.

The decision not to. It s disappointing but it happens hbo s outgoing head of programming michael lombardo told deadline last month. Hbo wanted vinyl to be its next prestige drama. Here are five possible reasons why vinyl is making a comeback.

They expected it to be well exactly what it is. The two hour vinyl opener is said to have cost about 30 million and the first season 100 million. Retailers fearing they would be stuck with anything they ordered only ordered proven popular titles that they knew would sell and devoted more shelf space to cds and cassettes. 7 1981 in paris.

Despite a renewal announced in february hbo s scrapped plans for season two of its much hyped series vinyl amid efforts to retool the series. Instead it was unceremoniously canceled wednesday in a surprising reversal of fortune after the premium cable network initially renewed it for a second season in february. Why music fans of the 1980s ditched vinyl for cds a philips technician gives a demonstration on how to use the new compact disc cd on mar. They attached terence winter of boardwalk empire and the sopranos fame mick jagger and martin.

Sure the idea that vinyl drowned by the mid 90s under the weight of compact discs and their perfect sound forever is utterly conventional wisdom but a reason came up recently to. Nielsen music reports that vinyl sales for 2017 reached their highest level since 1991 with around 14 million records sold in the united states. Record companies also deleted many vinyl titles from production and distribution further undermining the availability of the format and leading to the closure of pressing plants.