> The change came from TV companies wanting their own streaming service too, basically bringing back the cable model to the internet. With streaming, the middl

> The change came from TV companies wanting their own streaming service too, basically bringing back the cable model to the internet. With streaming, the middle man is cut out (versus cable) which makes a huge difference. Rather than buying a package of 100 channels from the cable company, I can instead subscribe to individual packages of content direct from much smaller packages of channels. Although I am paying more for the content I want, I save money because I'm not forced to subscribe to dozens of channels I will never watch.