http://www.businessinsider.com/cable-companies-cut-ads-because-of-netflix-2015-11 It is nice to finally have some competition. The cable companies really are scared of the cord cutters.
We already cut our cord years ago. This is great though. Had to stay in a hotel the last few days and the TV was ridiculous.
Now if only the non cable folks would see the light. Right now an "hour" show has only about 40 minutes of real show time.
If I were a TV company, I'd simply starve out Netflix. No license for our series and that's that. Netflix can't survive on its self-produced content alone. Of course that's hypothetical. If I were a TV executive I'd run to my competition and plead for a unified internet platform. Nobody will pay for 20 different subscriptions (even if they are cheaper than the mad American cable prices). Oh wait, they already have one: Hulu. It's owned by a few big hitters who promptly forgot it's even there. Stuff will change fast in the coming years. All the filler material between great shows and movies will IMHO vanish. I mean, who watches that dreck? People want to see GoT, TWD and never-changing CSI-ish stuff, not the 400th idiotic talk show or mindless soap opera. THAT kind of 'entertainment' can be had on youtube.
The television channels stagger releases between distributors. Popular network TV shows are available at a per show fee usually the next day from Amazon. Seasons show up a 6 months or a year later on Netflix. It's a good model: I wasn't hooked on "Gotham" until I watched the first season on Netflix recently. I didn't hesitate to purchase season 2 on Amazon for $40 to be able to watch it commercial free one day after an episode airs. Even though I can record and watch Gotham over-the-air it really isn't worth the hassle of commercials especially since they obtrusively overlay the media throughout the shows. Netflix has more to worry from Showtime and HBO. These companies are now selling their content for very reasonable prices for streaming on almost any Internet connected device. They're $10.99 and $15.99 per month respectively. Netflix streaming is $8.99/mo (I think). These three really compliment each other. Four if you include Amazon. There's enough pie for everyone (except maybe the cable companies).
We dropped cable when we moved out here in 2012. Then Comcast got me to agree to take a cable box in return for doubling my speed and giving me free cable for a year free HBO for two. I never hooked up the box, just took the higher speed and HBO Go. Then HBO NOW came out and I dropped cable, moved to 100mbps fiber and HBO NOW + Neflix + Prime. Saved 50 bucks a month, have 4x the speed and more selection (didn't have Netflix before).
Indeed. Netflix has also (seemed to) slowed down its new/newer movie library. I see far fewer top-tier movies released every month, and more bottom barrel films along with a sprinkling of TV shows and a few documentaries. Honestly, I happily pay the $8 a month for full access to Star Trek, MASH, Cheers, SeaQuest, and MLP. Now if only they'd get their hands on WKRP in Cincinnati, and Night Court.
Hahahhaa!! I remember when streaming people called themselves "cord cutters". What stuck up douche nozzles!!
