Future of Cable TV
February 19th, 2020 at 4:09:55 PM permalink | |
Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
Live streaming is not really necessary outside of sports. Some people think "news" must also be live, but what most people call news is personalities talking about world events. You could get BBC World News for free, and not miss out on most of the world events. Streaming services are going to become increasingly corporate centric. For instance, you should be able to buy the following networks in one app since they are all owned by the same corporation. Bravo CNBC E! MSNBC NBC Oxygen SYFY Telemundo Universal Kids Universo USA |
February 19th, 2020 at 4:29:27 PM permalink | |
gamerfreak Member since: Feb 19, 2018 Threads: 4 Posts: 527 | I don’t have traditional cable service, but I spend quite a bit on streaming services. Hulu+Streaming Cable: $48 Netflix: $15 HBO: $15 Disney+: $6.99 Amazon: $8 $93/month is about the streaming equivalent of a premium cable subscription. |
February 19th, 2020 at 4:30:44 PM permalink | |
reno Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 58 Posts: 1384 |
I agree. For comedies & dramas, I don't care if they're from last week or 4 years ago.
Yes. And for election nights or Presidential debates or State of the Union, my TV antennae is perfectly adequate for over-the-air broadcasts.
Incidentally, I bought Disney+ for my two young kids. Prior to the launch, there was a sale: a 3 year subscription for $144 including all taxes. That's an incredible bargain for my kids who loves Marvel and Pixar. That's the price of one and a half months of cable. |
February 19th, 2020 at 5:56:55 PM permalink | |
Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
Actually it's a lot less and you don't have to watch commercials. For us: $59.99 CATV basic subscription (No HBO, Cinemax, Showtime, Starz) $45.95 CATV non-optional surcharges (broadcast, sports, entertainment) $6.13 CATV taxes and franchise fee $112.07 total CATV plus $27.00/month: Equipment rental for TiVo DVR and three televisions that would cost $ hundreds to purchase or $18 for no DVR for three televisions. CATV is sold to the same 80-year-olds that pay $800 a year for the local newspaper =========================== There are rumors that some cable companies may be selling Sling TV subscriptions on special set-top boxes that are leased from the cable company. The target consumer would be the technophobes that are afraid of buying their own streaming devices, plus people who are frustrated with bad wifi, and don't have the skill or desire to wire their homes with an ethernet cable. Roku Streaming Players as an example Roku Express $29.99 Roku Premiere $39.99 Roku® Streaming Stick®+ $49.99 Roku Ultra $99.99 Roku Smart Soundbar Exceptional audio with a powerful Roku player built in. $179.99 Only the last two devices can be run on ethernet instead of wi-fi |