Future of Cable TV
July 16th, 2017 at 8:46:36 PM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25010 | Smithsonian Channel has a new series called America in Color. I just saw the first in the series on Youtube, The 1920's. Stunning and mesmerizing doesn't even cover it. 1000% better than that colorized crap they were doing in the 80's. They've taken archival footage and made it jump off the screen at you. I've never felt as close to history as I did watching this. The people and events and streets come alive, it's like I'm seeing something that happened a few years ago, not 100. There's a lot more coming. I'm a huge history buff, I've seen every American history docu there is. This beats them all by a mile. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
August 1st, 2017 at 11:16:16 AM permalink | |
Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 | Could YouTube TV Mean the End of Cable? The $35-a-month live-television package is the latest to try to capture the attention of cord-cutters. This announcement a few weeks ago seems to imply that YouTubeTV would mark the end of cable. But these new streaming services are essentially Cable TV delivered in a slightly different manner. But Demand Libraries are delivering more entertainment than an average person could possibly watch at a very low price, and it is all commercial free. TV Shows- Movies (last year) 1131(96) 1104(97) Hulu $12 882(151) 3582(667) Netflix $10 512(182) 7419(108) Amazon Prime $11 90(13) 678(88) HBO Now $15 34(6) 331(42) Showtime $9 80(10) 138(93) Starz $9 119(9) 2(0) Acorn TV (British shows) $5 Obviously sports need to be watched live, and to some extent news does as well. But if you are really honest, about 90% of the time when you are watching news it is not really about a live event. |
August 1st, 2017 at 1:33:20 PM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25010 | Discovery is buying Scripps for 14 billion. Scripps owns a bunch of cable networks, big ones. This will put DC on the top in cable. http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2017/07/31/discovery-pays-14-6b-for-scripps-female-friendly-shows.html If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
August 1st, 2017 at 2:02:31 PM permalink | |
Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
Discovery , the owner of unscripted channels like Animal Planet and TLC wants to bundle the Scripps networks with its own in an online service for as little as $3 to $4 a month. |
August 14th, 2017 at 6:23:11 AM permalink | |
ams288 Member since: Apr 21, 2016 Threads: 29 Posts: 12422 | My promotional rate with ATT Uverse just ended yesterday, so I just did my yearly "call the cable company and threaten to switch to their competitor if they can't get me another promotional rate" call. Worked like a charm, as always. As always, the first person I talked to was some guy in some foreign call center who couldn't do much for me. Once we get to the point where he tells me that I'm currently getting the best deal possible, I say, "So what do I have to do to just cancel service all together and switch to Comcast?" Those are the magic words. He immediately transfers me to someone in the "Loyalty Dept." to see what they can do for me. The "Loyalty Dept." is always someone actually located in America (imagine that!). Within 10 minutes, she locks in a monthly rate $30 cheaper than what foreign call center guy was offering, and even cheaper than the equivalent Comcast promotional rate that I was threatening to switch to. I'm a happy camper. “A straight man will not go for kids.” - AZDuffman |
August 14th, 2017 at 9:20:23 AM permalink | |
Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
How does the rate you get from ATT Uverse compare with just purchasing internet and buying one of ATTs Direct TV Now packages at $35,$50, $60, or $70? Eventually, DirecTV and U-verse will come together as a unified product. Think of it as next-generation TV built upon both cable and satellite TV services. It just makes more sense from a business standpoint. |
August 14th, 2017 at 10:00:07 AM permalink | |
ams288 Member since: Apr 21, 2016 Threads: 29 Posts: 12422 |
I have no idea. I have the biggest TV package available (includes HBO, Showtime, Cinemax, Starz). I'm not sure if there is a comparable package out there... But each year when I call, they try to get me to switch from Uverse TV to DirecTV by offering me some nice DirecTV bundle. This year I just cut her off right away and said I don't want to switch to satellite right at the beginning of her spiel. “A straight man will not go for kids.” - AZDuffman |
December 28th, 2017 at 12:55:42 AM permalink | |
Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 | Latest research says 15% of U.S. broadband households have antenna-only TV service. But 63% of U.S. broadband households subscribe to at least one OTT service and 31% of U.S. broadband households have multiple OTT service subscriptions. Not surprisingly the cost of broadband is going up. According to analysis groups, the cheapest standalone option Comcast offers that meets the FCC's 25 Mbps definition of broadband, (the Performance tier) will soon cost users $75 per month. That of course doesn't include the $11 per month modem rental fee (up $1 since last month), or the usage caps and overage fees applied on top of that rate. Website advertises Comcast Performance tier for $40 a month as a standalone service FOR THE FIRST YEAR, but a two year contract is required. I am about 8 miles outside of COMCAST service area, and RCN charges $30 a month for 25 Mbps standalone service FOR THE FIRST YEAR, but no contract is required. |
April 4th, 2019 at 6:23:10 PM permalink | |
Fleastiff Member since: Oct 27, 2012 Threads: 62 Posts: 7831 |
April 19th. Bosch goes undercover on a Chinese fentanyl sting. Things go awry right from the start. i'll probably binge watch it. |
February 19th, 2020 at 3:35:47 PM permalink | |
reno Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 58 Posts: 1384 | Cable & satellite companies lost 3.2 million subscribers in 2018. Cable & satellite companies lost 5.5 million subscribers in 2019. Of those 5.5 million 2019 subscribers, 3.4 million of them were customers of AT&T (or their subsidiary DirecTV). Comcast lost 733,000 customers in 2019. In an effort to accelerate the trend, Comcast raised its prices 3.3% rise in 2019. Comcast plans to raise prices by 3.6% in 2020. Comcast is confident that their strategy to destroy their own business will be successful. Totally coincidentally, streaming services are also getting more expensive:
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