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Between Netflix, Amazon, iTunes, Hulu, Youtube, and Twitch why would I choose to watch broadcast? It is only a matter of short time before the mass market sees
by mikeryan 12y ago
Between Netflix, Amazon, iTunes, Hulu, Youtube, and Twitch why would I choose to watch broadcast? It is only a matter of short time before the mass market sees it this way as well.
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A few main reasons the mass market won't see it your way.
1. Sports - you can't generally stream sports in your local market.
2. TV shows don't hit those services usually until a year or so after their original air date.
3. There's a lot of TV viewing that happens more on a 'browsing' basis. Food Network, DIY, Discovery, a lot of the viewing that happens on these networks are because folks are just bored and scanning the channels. Non serialized shows like cooking or The Daily Show, have a hard time transitioning to the services you mentioned.
4. Cost effectiveness. Once you add up the cost of many of the services you mentioned the cost of monthly fees and individual show rentals is going to get very close to your normal cable bill.
- mynameisvlad 12y agoTV shows on Hulu come out the day after (and usually on the network's website as well) except for some like Fox, who put it under subscriber-only for a week.