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Posted on 08/12/2013 6:47:57 PM PDT by upbeat5
With streaming television becoming more and more popular, and providers like Aereo making an end-run around cable and satellite providers, a lot of attention is being paid to the future of bundled cable. In a world of growing choices and a weak, jobless economy, how long can something last that charges customers a ton of money for dozens of channels they never watch? Bundled cable is, in my opinion, one of the greatest hustles ever perpetuated against the American people. The worst part is how it works as a kind of affirmative-action program for left-wing programming that likely wouldn’t survive in a world where we weren't forced to pay for channels we never watch. Chief among them, CNN, and MSNBC. As this discussion heats up, analysts and experts are fessing up that in a world without bundled cable, only 20 television networks would survive (that means that around 80 would not). Presumably, the survivors would be the twenty most-watched channels throughout the cable world. This would be terrible news for CNN, MSNBC, and HLN -- networks that usually rank in the thirties and forties. Fox News is usually in the top 5.
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
I don’t know but its going to cost me nearly $10 per month to add a channel I don’t intend to watch.
Bump what you said. The technology has been in place for at least a decade.
http://www.nielsen.com/us/en/reports/2012/cross-platform-report-q3-2011.html
“” Consumers are staying connected. The vast majority (90.4%) of U.S. TV households pay for a TV subscription (cable, telephone company or satellite), while roughly three-quarters (75.3%) opt for broadband Internet. “”
Nielson could be full of crap I guess
In some ways, cable bundling is worse that British-style fees. We already pay for PBS and, via cable bundles, we are also paying for the extremist leftoids who dominate the media.
I got rid of TV too
there is so much online you can watch and learn
besides TV shows and movies, there are a ton of YouTube videos on how to do things- I learned hour to pour concrete to resurface my garage floor, epoxy the floor
refinish the basement, re-do roofing, buikd a fire with my bare hands, garden for crops, survival techniques, etc. etc.
$10?
That ain’t all about Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera would be insanely lucky to get 15-20 cents a month from you. That is just an excuse to jack up your rates.
Same with our horrible left wing subsidized 'art'... The ONE thing leftest are great at - the ONLY thing they're great at - is lining their pockets with 'public' money.
Then again I'm sure elite liberals wouldn't mind paying for 200 conservative channels so they could watch the 8 channels they like... /s
Think about why they don’t do it.
Cancelled the cable in January. There are other ways to be entertained or watch/listen to television. Plus the reception with the antenna plus the HD TV is soooooo much clearer.
haha
Go buy a Roku player. You can watch most of Fox news, Fox business, etc.
And get an antenna and you can get over the air local channels. $150 one time vs 100+ a month.
That of course assumes you already have an internet provider.
Most could disappear and I wouldn’t notice anymore. Use the computer to watch most stuff now. Just got back from a week on our boat, no cable, and never actually turned the tv channels on. Have a computer hookup that feeds into the tv........much better and it’s free.
Love it! Buh-bye...
Well they are but they are talking about internet connections and phone service also. I think that figure is too high.:)((((Hugs))))
Exactly.
Believe it or not, I haven’t seen Dawn of the Dead and it’s available on Youtube for free. Even Armaggedon, Black Hawk Down etc are on there. I even learned stuff about my F150 and MB on YT, and fixing common problems with the truck.
I’ll say it again, it will never happen because the ESPN “tax” you pay every month is what makes hundred-million-dollar salaries and multi-billion-dollar broadcast deals possible, and they won’t give that up.
She’s an excellent reporter.
On principle I don’t want to support liberal content on cable. It’s insulting to force that garbage on the culture - on my dime. No more bundling - they can offer any 10, 20, or 30 channels for a set price...
Liberals would NEVER support 80 channels of conservative propaganda in order to watch 5 channels they like... why should we?
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