The entertainment industry has been on a very long slide, getting into the specifics usually doesn't turn out well for where the thread has to go. However I'll attempt to take a different tack.

The problem is us.

Movies are easy to see versus reading a book, a book versus a movie is like getting your dopamine hit quick and cheap while reading a book is an actual investment to get your imagination going and senses tingling.

In a world full of noise and distractions, it is not difficult to see why few have the attention span to make investments in long form entertainment.