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To: Kaslin
Disney has pulled much of its own library from Netflix, and that of 20th Century Fox. Netflix is losing the “Friends” catalogue in a matter of days, and it paid a massive $100 million to retain the rights to “The Office,” its most popular show, for just one more year.

This will be the future of streaming television as consumers ditch cable.

First, it was only Netflix. Then it was Neflix and Amazon. Then Hulu came along. Youtube, Disney+... It won't be long before a multitude of streaming services replace the multitude of cable channels that people are paying for. Eventually, several streaming services will be available in "packages" just like cable channels are today.

23 posted on 12/30/2019 8:37:59 AM PST by Drew68
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To: Drew68
Eventually, several streaming services will be available in "packages" just like cable channels are today.

Everybody complains they want a la cart viewing yet most don't realize they will not be able to see much of what they want due to high prices.

The economy of scale makes getting hundreds of channels possible for a somewhat decent price while having to pay twenty separate companies twenty different monthly fees will cost more.

24 posted on 12/30/2019 8:57:09 AM PST by OldMissileer (Atlas, Titan, Minuteman, PK. Winners of the Cold War)
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To: Drew68

Comcast offers access to a number of those premium streaming services through the set top box, as well as tubi, Pluto, etc.

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28 posted on 12/30/2019 9:04:48 AM PST by Calvin Locke
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To: Drew68
I have absolutely no use for Netflix. I tried to join it years ago, but they never had the movies that I wanted. So I gave it up.

I used to be a member of Amazon, but I gave it up. They're not getting a penny from me anymore

29 posted on 12/30/2019 9:05:06 AM PST by Kaslin
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