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Proliferation of pay streaming channels
November 13, 2019, 03:24 PM
bald1Proliferation of pay streaming channels
The current proliferation is insane if they think folks are going to pay for so many streaming channels / services now. Netflix has lost content. Disney imploded their first day online. Even PBS has gotten into the mix now requiring a "passport" @ $60/yr to view much of their content.
I refuse them all staying with "free" streaming channels like Tubi, PlutoTV, Roku Channel, Crackle, Filmrise, Xumo, etc.
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November 13, 2019, 03:29 PM
Ryanp225I only pay for my Amazon Prime (the free freight pays for itself) and Hulu.
November 13, 2019, 03:31 PM
Jimbo54We have Netflix and Amazon Prime which is free because I have prime for the free shipping and that pays for the annual fee. It would take more years than I have left to watch everything they offer.
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November 13, 2019, 03:49 PM
ensigmaticWe have Netflix, Amazon Prime (see Jimbo54's comments) and PBS Passport. That last because there's crapton of stuff, mostly BBC, that my wife loves. And we pay $7/mo. for the OTA TV DVR service.
Btw: You don't necessarily
need PBS Passport. Much, if not most, of its content is OTA, too. However, it came in damn handy, recently, when we decided to watch the Country Music series and wanted to start with the first instalment.
We will not be subscribing to Disney + or any other additional TV services.
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flesheatingvirusEven with 3 or 4 paid streaming channels over Roku, I'm not paying anywhere close to what I was with DirectTV.
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November 13, 2019, 04:27 PM
smschulzquote:
Originally posted by bald1:
The current proliferation is insane if they think folks are going to pay for so many streaming channels / services now. Netflix has lost content. Disney imploded their first day online. Even PBS has gotten into the mix now requiring a "passport" @ $60/yr to view much of their content.
I refuse them all staying with "free" streaming channels like Tubi, PlutoTV, Roku Channel, Crackle, Filmrise, Xumo, etc.
What do you mean "imploding"?
Seems like Disney kicked off strong albeit some tech issues due to the high demand.
Whether you use it or not, or like it or not I think it is a pretty strong business model.
YMMV
November 13, 2019, 05:24 PM
zoom6zoomYeah, I just discovered that the next season of "The ORville" is moving from Fox to Hulu. Well, I won't be paying for a service for one show. So many of these services only have a few shows people are actually interested in.
I have my own style of humor. I call it Snarkasm. November 13, 2019, 05:37 PM
ensigmaticquote:
Originally posted by zoom6zoom:
Yeah, I just discovered that the next season of "The ORville" is moving from Fox to Hulu.
That's a shame
. We'll miss that show. Oh well, it's not as if Fox hasn't screwed their audiences before.
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bald1quote:
Originally posted by zoom6zoom:
So many of these services only have a few shows people are actually interested in.
Perfectly reflects my position. Thanks!
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Originally posted by smschulz:
What do you mean "imploding"?
Major tech issues with their rollout. Termed "imploded" on some sites reporting on the event.
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November 13, 2019, 08:06 PM
akcopnfbksquote:
Originally posted by bald1:
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Originally posted by zoom6zoom:
So many of these services only have a few shows people are actually interested in.
Perfectly reflects my position. Thanks!
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Originally posted by smschulz:
What do you mean "imploding"?
Major tech issues with their rollout. Termed "imploded" on some sites reporting on the event.
FWIW we didn't have any issues with it. Watched a couple of things....the live action Lady & the Tramp & a Nat Geo offering.
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November 14, 2019, 12:49 AM
YooperSigsAmazon Prime and NetFlix for me. My landlord bought the cable franchise for the entire complex and now basic cable and WiFi is free. I pay only for HBO and Showtime. My total bill is about fifty bucks. One third what those thieving bastards at Spectrum were charging me.
I wont pay for anything else.
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November 14, 2019, 06:34 AM
FredwardMarket forces will kill off the weak ones, or drive prices very low.
November 14, 2019, 07:17 AM
Ronin1069This falls under the “be careful what you wish for” category.
For the longest time, people frustrated with cable TV were asking to be able to choose their own channels.
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November 14, 2019, 08:01 AM
RHINOWSOquote:
Originally posted by Ronin1069:
This falls under the “be careful what you wish for” category.
For the longest time, people frustrated with cable TV were asking to be able to choose their own channels.
But the magic of pay streaming channels is the easy CANCEL button after a month of service.
Not the 2 year required contract and 5 hours on the phone to cancel with Cable, AT&T, DirecTV, etc.
We wait until there is a complete series or two to watch, subscribe to a channel, watch it in a month, then cancel it.
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Originally posted by Ryanp225:
I only pay for my Amazon Prime (the free freight pays for itself) and Hulu.
Same. We'll add HBO / Showtime / others as needed to watch specific series, then dump them.
November 14, 2019, 08:31 AM
83v45magnaquote:
Originally posted by Ryanp225:
I only pay for my Amazon Prime (the free freight pays for itself) and Hulu.
Just FYI and in case you didn't know, Hulu is part of a majority owned subsidiary of Disney, Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer & International.
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More Households Saving Money By Replacing Cable TV With 47 Different Streaming Services
The Babylon Bee
November 13th, 2019
U.S.—A new report indicates more and more households in the US are replacing expensive cable television with up to 47 different streaming services.
"No longer do people have to pay upwards of $150 per month for a collection of channels," wrote one tech expert in Polygon. "Now you can subscribe to a bunch of different channels separately for like $300 a month. It's much more efficient."
Historians believe Americans used to have to rely on a wide variety of cable channels to play what they wanted, but now, they can subscribe to a wide variety of separate streaming services to watch what they want.
"You used to have to have like 300 channels just to be sure you could watch a particular Disney movie," wrote the expert. "Now, you just subscribe to Disney+ for the Disney movies, and like 299 other channels for all the other shows and movies. Isn't the streaming revolution so much better and more frugal than the way we used to do things?"
"We were looking for ways to cut costs, so we immediately got rid of the $200 cable bill," said one man in Montana. "Why would I pay that much money for all these channels when I can spend roughly the same amount of money on a bunch of different streaming services?"
At publishing time, Disney had announced a separate streaming service for every single one of its shows and movies.
Link
November 14, 2019, 11:10 AM
JimmyRayBobquote:
Originally posted by Ronin1069:
This falls under the “be careful what you wish for” category.
For the longest time, people frustrated with cable TV were asking to be able to choose their own channels.
Exactly!! Most people (I think) wanted to get channels a la cart from the cable company, but when they didn't provide that option, someone else (Netflix, etc.) jumped in to fill the void. I wonder if the cable companies wish they could go back in time. While streaming has been around for a while, I think we're still in its infancy (relatively speaking). Who knows where we will be in 5 - 10 - 20 years. Depends a lot on internet availability and speed, and probably how fast 5G service is rolled out.
November 14, 2019, 11:25 AM
kz1000I have Prime & Philo.
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November 14, 2019, 01:44 PM
Prefontainequote:
Originally posted by RHINOWSO:
But the magic of pay streaming channels is the easy CANCEL button after a month of service.
Not the 2 year required contract and 5 hours on the phone to cancel with Cable, AT&T, DirecTV, etc.
We wait until there is a complete series or two to watch, subscribe to a channel, watch it in a month, then cancel it.
This won't last though my friend. This is what everyone will do and the companies will retaliate demanding a 1 year contract at a discounted rate. Trust me, it's not going to last and they'll get their money. It's going to be fun to watch the "I pulled the cord!!!" crowd bitch when all the companies take their ball run home forcing you to buy 10 streaming services. Wait until Universal, Fox, etc, all the movie studios do the same thing. It's coming.
I pay $75-80 a month for Dish, 3 4k boxes and a 4k DVR. Have all the movie channels. I do netflix blu ray in the snail mail and I rent 4k discs from 3d blu ray rental. Streaming services suck to me because the PQ is compressed compared to a disc, and the audio is heavily compressed to discs, especially 4k discs. I'd rather pay to rent high quality discs. I don't pay for any streaming services. I get free Amazon through my prime membership for shipping but I don't use their video stuff. Can't stand the quality.
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November 14, 2019, 01:50 PM
RHINOWSOquote:
Originally posted by Prefontaine:
This won't last though my friend. This is what everyone will do and the companies will retaliate demanding a 1 year contract at a discounted rate. Trust me, it's not going to last and they'll get their money.
At which point I'll stop watching unless it's a channel I want for a year.