Perhaps Saki, you could give us the name of the "national tv program , that has a large following with nothing to gain from this" to back your statement up?
From what I heard, CDs are going to be around for while, simply because there is "no one agreed upon format" to replace them. Granted many of the major companies are moving away from CDs and are going for a more "download" method of distribution. But to completely stop supporting CDs, I believe is many years aways, and will have to wait to there is a new, widely accepted format available to replace CDs. Also, most of the smaller "independent" record companies, CDs will still be available, of course, distribution will still remain limited with most of these CDs available through the record company's or artist's websites, or at the artist's gigs.
From what I heard, CDs are going to be around for while, simply because there is "no one agreed upon format" to replace them. Granted many of the major companies are moving away from CDs and are going for a more "download" method of distribution. But to completely stop supporting CDs, I believe is many years aways, and will have to wait to there is a new, widely accepted format available to replace CDs. Also, most of the smaller "independent" record companies, CDs will still be available, of course, distribution will still remain limited with most of these CDs available through the record company's or artist's websites, or at the artist's gigs.