“This Old House” to Roku

[Kevin M.]

They not only bought the rights to the back catalog, they bought the production company

https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/roku-acquires-this-old-house-1234934808/amp/

I’m of mixed feelings. The pace of TOH has changed so much in recent years, I’ll still watch it, but it isn’t the relaxing educational program it once was. It has mostly joined the ranks of “hey, look at this” programming, dismissing most of the “how to” segments to “Ask This Old House.” 

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Kevin M. (RPCV)

[Dave Sikula]

I started re-watching TOH last season after a good decade or more of being away, and what most struck me is that they've really doubled down on the trend that was starting then. Rather than working on houses and showing ideas that most viewers could take advantage of, they've really leaned into choosing homeowners with a ton of money and almost no taste. The last few houses I've seen have taken potentially great spaces and made them hideous masterpieces of conspicuous consumption.

--Dave Sikula