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This weird comparison with the behavior of old-school cable TV customers had me scratching my head. For sure, people stuck with the same cable TV provider: they
by cmiles74 2y ago
This weird comparison with the behavior of old-school cable TV customers had me scratching my head. For sure, people stuck with the same cable TV provider: they had no choice. Most markets had only the one provider.
"The data suggests a sharp shift in consumer behavior — far from the cable era, when viewers largely stuck with a single provider..."
- JumpCrisscross 2y agoCable subscribers wouldn’t swap their bundles based on which shows were on.
- bobthepanda 2y agoBundles didn’t really have today’s level of differential. As an example, NBC and ABC are pretty commonly both in default bundles, but now you get to pick between Peacock and Hulu.
- Retric 2y agoProvider in the cable TV case would be channels/bundles like HBO or Showtime not cable companies like Comcast.