Streaming is killing broadcast TV almost overnight. My wife and I went from watching only DVD/Blueray on our TV and then got Amazon prime. We went months without using the DVD player, and in the last 18 months have only used it two or three times. And we have hundreds of movies on DVD.
They even have live sports for people that want that.
Hopefully it will kill network news as well.
“Streaming is killing broadcast TV almost overnight.”
indeed. if it wasn’t for football and one or two shows like “Goldrush”, i’d abandon satellite TV all together ...
Streaming is giving power to content providers who can pull that content at any time. Physical media is your’s forever.
People have been clamoring for ala cart menu for viewing - streaming accomplishes that. I have no interest paying for the food network or BET, so now I can cancel cable packages and buy only what I want.
And the best is yet to come; the current NFL and Power 5 conference college football contracts expire in about three years. Amazon and Netflix will likely make offers the league and the conferences can’t refuse.
NFL games and those featuring the Top 70 (or so) college teams will be gone from broadcast TV by the middle of the next decade. The only exception might be the NFL network, but if Amazon and Netflix offer enough, the NFL will be happy to let them televise the games and use the network as a promotional vehicle.
Not just killing broadcast TV....Cable is dead. It just doesn’t know it yet.
Content is king.