I got DISH for a whole year $200 installed. That was in the 90’s I believe. Watched ‘The Youngbloods’ a young folks version of the Mcglaughlin Group.
I knew then it was too good to be true. Then the FEC wouldn’t allow a merger with Direct TV-as if the 2 needed to compete. Their competition was cable and out in the the sticks cable wouldn’t go. A mounted dish didn’t require too much infrastructure. Now Direct tv is in trouble.
There’s always been nothing to watch on TV. Still people were zombified. Cable comes along. “Nothing to watch’ on 500 channels. Now comes the head games like having us pay for ‘packages’ with CNN. Viewers are left hanging when they have programming disputes and a favorite channel is unavailable.
It won’t get any better with live streaming. Amazon billing as-you-go seems convenient. MLB did it’s part by adopting the universal DH. I quit youtubetv until football starts. It will go for 5 months then quit-convenient.