“ it’s cumbersome to do that, throw in the cost of subscribing to multiple streaming services and before long you will be paying a similar price for streaming services compared to cable or satellite service.”
It is cumbersome, but a year after cutting the cord I am still saving $100/month.
No question right now it’s more economical to cut the cord and subscribe to a few streaming services despite the cumbersome nature of switching between shows and services.
Two things could change that, many of the streaming services are losing money and the only ways to make that money up, is to add more premium content or increase the price or both.
Disney’s service is hemorrhaging money, ESPN is hemorrhaging money in general, they are really over paying for content and their woke programming is driving people away.
The only reason I watch ESPN is to watch my favorite team play when there is no other option.
Eventually, cable and satellite services will start an ala carte service where you pay for what you watch and bundle your own package rather than pay for a bunch of channels you don’t want.
If the streaming services somehow worked out a deal where you could subscribe to multiple services under one subscription and make it perform more like traditional cable and satellite service while still being lower priced, then you would have something.