Television observation

I sit next our public affairs team and noticed an interesting behavioural change compared to last year. When the house is sitting or there is a party conference on, the television is on. Not so during this conservative party conference. In fact, the TV did not go on until I asked about it and I was then told that they also had live feeds on their computers anyway. Which begs the question, in a business environment would internet TV be doomed before it starts?