I always expect those kind of changes. The “the first hit is free” thing doesn’t apply to me much because I don’t do “new” TV shows and I’m such a cheapskate that if I’m in the middle of a series and they start charging, I just stop watching and go on with my life. It’s partly because I’m old now, but I see it all as temporary distraction and it’s not that important how the story ends since it’s all made up. And if you’re not watching cliffhangers, it isn’t relevant. :)
I watch too much TV. I have direct with all the premiums and because I was grandfathered I have all the San Diego channels and the east and west coast feeds of CBS, NBC, Fox, and ABC. I can watch a west coast 9 PM program at 6 PM.
The problem with streaming is that you can have a favorite on another service and you have to get that service. I can do Amazon Hulu and Netflix for less than my diretcTV but then my wife has a slew of favorite channels. So i don’t have a clear path to ,get rid of the satellite. two of our four adult kids just stream.