>And yet, I'm able to go online and purchase specific Justin Bieber songs/albums that I'm interested in, without having to pay monthly fees to some Netflix-type

>And yet, I'm able to go online and purchase specific Justin Bieber songs/albums that I'm interested in, without having to pay monthly fees to some Netflix-type aggregator. Almost all TV is available from the same sort of places that sell you Beiber songs for a per episode price. But even the music industry is moving away from that sort of model. Flat fee is more convenient.