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The biggest problem wasn't commercials (didn't help) but bundling. Why should I pay ... $10/mo for MTV/Nickolodeon? $20/mo for 20 different ESPN channels? A la
by throwaway5752 8y ago
The biggest problem wasn't commercials (didn't help) but bundling. Why should I pay ... $10/mo for MTV/Nickolodeon? $20/mo for 20 different ESPN channels?
A la carte cable offerings is what NFLX should be worried about. 10 live stations (maybe a small premium station surcharge) for a small fee will compete for the same limited number of leisure hours in a day we have on average.
The idea we could use (or want) 500 channels was always a mistake.
- josefresco 8y agoOnly Sling offers a "lightweight" bundle akin to your description. Most start with the same 50-60 base channels (I recently tried most of them). In a few years, "Internet TV" providers will essentially morph into traditional TV providers (jokes on us!)