It didn't take streaming long to come full circle

[The_Sheff]

I’ve always said this, people didn’t really want to cut cable, they just wanted cheaper on demand cable.

It’s hilarious seeing some of these wish lists people have that are just cable. I see “I wish D+ would have an option where they just showed random episodes of shows for a particular age range”. Yeah that’s called the Disney Junior, Disney XD, and Disney channel on cable.

 

[Bubba T]

YOU CAN WATCH PRETTY MUCH
ANYTHING ON CABLE ON DEMAND
JUST LIKE THE STREAMING APPS.


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On Demand (not DVR) is full of ads.

 

[Batsute]

Saw this coming years ago when Hulu was came into the game and then all these dumbass channels like FX was offering apps.

All I watch these days is YouTube and if it’s a PPV event or a new show, piracygang reigns supreme.

 

[Meowth tote da Uzi]

Streaming is out of hand but nobody is running around with 10 - 15 different streaming sevices. Damn yall some boomers. Cable aint never coming back in style. Torrents and bootleg movie sites coming back in style. YES YOU CAN WATCH IN 4K NO IM NOT SHARING shyt.

 

[FluffyEyes]

Their soul.

Generous of you to think Disney has a soul to sell.

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

You still need the big dogs for internet service. "Cord cutting" was/is scam marketing.

Cord cutting was about getting rid of cable, not internet. Yes, we all have to pay up for the internet, but cable is a racket that people aren’t going back to.

shyt cost a grip since they force you to pay for 200+ channels when most people watch all of 5-6, they charge per box, charge extra for dvr, charge extra for high def (why are we still paying more for HD ), then it’s like $30/40 more worth of fees and taxes, plus you’re stuck on a contract at least the first year or two.

Cable can suck a dikk. Like I said, streaming TV is even a win over cable

 

[Morose Polymath]

They should have let netflix eat in peace.

And as all result, Netflix is killing itself with more and more anti-consumer, outrageous policies.

 

[PortCityProphet]

Companies didn't realize how expensive it is being a 24/7 worldwide content provider.
No cable=no offseasons. No slacking up and eating off ad revenue from running commercials during reruns.
And subscribers for the most part still dont realize it.
Prices either gonna keep going up (highly inevitable) and these companies gonna keep taking losses when it comes to turning profits (highly inevitable).
But one thing for sure aint nobody going back to cable. Gotta pay for the channels and pay with time sitting thru commercials
That shyt is poverty. Can't even get used to watching commercials during sports (only thing i watch live that aint streaming)

 

[Chip Skylark]

lol Cable gon come right back in style
Having 10-15 subscriptions is ludicrous

This!

I’ve found myself pirating more because of this lol

 

[OfTheCross]

Seems like just a few years ago Disney was trying to get all it's content off other services and onto services they own. Now they're looking to sell their own content to other providers. HBO Max is doing the same.

It's all so funny because these greedy companies saw Netflix back when it was the only game in town and wanted a piece of the action. They've flooded the market with competing services and they're destroying each other's opportunity at profitability. None of them can price their services at a sustainable level to drive profits and they're burning money of making content with little hope in sight to reach profitability given how many services there are.

I know cord cutters hate what the cable industry became but streaming is on that same path. Consolidation to about 3 major services and the prices will probably go sky high. The next move could be long term deals on pricing or contracts to lock in a certain price. They also gotta break up password sharing.

Bloomberg - Are you a robot?

They should link up like the Big Banks did when they created Zelle to rival CashApp and PayPal.

 

[The_Sheff]

Cord cutting was about getting rid of cable, not internet. Yes, we all have to pay up for the internet, but cable is a racket that people aren’t going back to.

shyt cost a grip since they force you to pay for 200+ channels when most people watch all of 5-6, they charge per box, charge extra for dvr, charge extra for high def (why are we still paying more for HD ), then it’s like $30/40 more worth of fees and taxes, plus you’re stuck on a contract at least the first year or two.

Cable can suck a dikk. Like I said, streaming TV is even a win over cable

IMO streaming tv won’t win until they get local sports. Let me watch the Braves and Hawks over a streaming service for less than what I’m paying Comcast and I’ll switch, until then it’s not an option.

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

IMO streaming tv won’t win until they get local sports. Let me watch the Braves and Hawks over a streaming service for less than what I’m paying Comcast and I’ll switch, until then it’s not an option.

Hulu youtube and fubo all offer the local NBC sports affiliate (thats what carries our local teams) for 65-75. directv stream has it too but for 99 which is starting to get to low level cable pricing, but at least that's one price for however many tv's you got in the house. i don't watch baseball so i could easily flex the plan down in the summer & fall. when i had sling a few years back, i didn't have the local affiliate but it really didn't matter too much since the warriors had so many games on TNT and ESPN (and ABC)

 

[Nero Christ]

The ways are of the open seas my brehs & brehettes

 

[SupaVillain]

Only thing I really pay for is Hulu no ads, I use my family's Netflix and Disney plus. We get HBO Max for free from their Spectrum account. Paramount stay giving month trials like candy. I just used the peacock trial and prolly won't get that frfr

 

[The_Sheff]

Hulu youtube and fubo all offer the local NBC sports affiliate (thats what carries our local teams) for 65-75. directv stream has it too but for 99 which is starting to get to low level cable pricing, but at least that's one price for however many tv's you got in the house. i don't watch baseball so i could easily flex the plan down in the summer & fall. when i had sling a few years back, i didn't have the local affiliate but it really didn't matter too much since the warriors had so many games on TNT and ESPN (and ABC)

Most people’s local baseball and basketball teams are stuck on those old regional Fox Sports channels that Disney had to sell off. Some areas of the Midwest are blacked out of the Cubs, White Sox, Cardinals, Brewers, Reds, Twins, and Guardians on mlb.tv. It’s a nightmare that local tv rights have created. Consider yourself lucky.