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Disney markets to young people. It is the young people that grew up watching videos on the Internet instead of TV so they are more likely to be cord cutters. M
by orionblastar 11y ago
Disney markets to young people. It is the young people that grew up watching videos on the Internet instead of TV so they are more likely to be cord cutters.
My own son quit watching Cable TV and watches Youtube for free and then Netflix with his Uncle's account.
We might just cut out our Cable TV service and buy a Roku box or something and keep the Internet part. Buy a Tivo HD DVR that uses digital over the air channels for local TV.
- sundaeofshock 11y agoThe kids today are "cable nevers"; cord-cutters are folks who got rid of existing accounts. I'm in my late 40s, but cut the cord about 9 years ago. I think the cutters are worse for the industry then the nevers. Not only did they lose me as a customer, but I taught my kid that cable is unnecessary. I'm not sure how they are going to convince him to buy cable when he moves out.
- narrowrail 11y agoTo take your last sentence only slightly more tangential: The problem with the Tivo is the $15/mo fee (i.e. $150/yr) for what is essentially an EPG. The Channel Master provides essentially the same thing except it is $250 up front w/o any fees. Also, the Roku allows one to make private channels to stream media on your LAN or share with friends across the internet. I don't understand the interest of technical people in any other box (e.g. Apple TV).