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I disagree. I don't own a TV anymore, and probably never will. I want to pull up the shows I want, when I want, and watch them where I want. To do this, I rel
by subpixel 15y ago
I disagree. I don't own a TV anymore, and probably never will.
I want to pull up the shows I want, when I want, and watch them where I want.
To do this, I rely on the following services, in order:
1. Hulu (I'm happy to deal with ads)
2. Network streams (ditto ads)
3. The Pirate Bay (when not available through other means)
4. Another site dedicated to current/past British TV
Re #4 - there's no way, just no way I'm going to wait months to watch a show on PBS that aired on the BBC/ITV/Ch4 yesterday.
IMHO, the most lucrative path for the industry to follow would be a subscription model that's tied to usage.
* Users buy credit, and that credit is used as they download content.
* Current content is more valuable - so the current season of a series costs $X/GB, last season costs $Y/GB, etc.
* Every channel/network is in business for themselves (e.g. cut out Apple/Amazon/DirectTV altogether)
I'm not holding my breath for that scenario though.
- corin_ 15y ago1. Hulu isn't available in the UK 2. Neither are (legal) streams from US networks