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Fair point, but I think that was more true maybe 5-8 years ago. Since streaming services have taken off, piracy has gone way down, and providers see subscriptio
by lawnchair_larry 7y ago
Fair point, but I think that was more true maybe 5-8 years ago. Since streaming services have taken off, piracy has gone way down, and providers see subscription-based streaming services as their existential threat. If any ISPs haven’t realized this, they’re just behind the curve. Bell clearly has, hence Crave TV.
Just think, who do you know outside of some geeks that bother with torrents anymore? Even most geeks who know how to pirate video and music don’t bother. They just give their $5 to $15 to netflix/hulu/amazon/spotify and don’t bother with the hassle.
- Cyph0n 7y agoThe real geeks are setting up media servers that grab all content automatically and on-demand using Usenet and torrents.
- wbl 7y agoHow is a streaming service a threat to a company whose product is letting you use the service?
- jrockway 7y agoWhen you pay your cable company $X/month to add a premium channel, they get to keep some of that money. When you pay the premium provider directly, your cable company gets nothing. (You were going to have an Internet connection either way, so they're not getting any additional money from you.)