Could these be the first steps in the decline of traditional "cable" television?
Could these be the first steps in the decline of traditional "cable" television? DishNetwork lost AMC, but DirecTV is losing more than 15 channels. All of this over pricing negotiations. Greedy people being greedy. Isn't this how Wall Street destroyed the world, by encouraging greedy people to be greedier?
And what's left? Hosts of channels no one actually wants. QVC? Who watches that? Ten channels in Spanish? I don't speak Spanish. Thirty channels of sports? Oh my gods, I could care less about sports.
Originally shared by Chicago Tribune
DirecTV, the largest U.S. satellite TV provider with nearly 20 million subscribers, said its executives had approached Viacom with a new proposal and a request to continue broadcasting the channels as talks proceeded, but received no response.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-rt-us-directvbre86a05c-20120710,0,4762221.story
And what's left? Hosts of channels no one actually wants. QVC? Who watches that? Ten channels in Spanish? I don't speak Spanish. Thirty channels of sports? Oh my gods, I could care less about sports.
Originally shared by Chicago Tribune
DirecTV, the largest U.S. satellite TV provider with nearly 20 million subscribers, said its executives had approached Viacom with a new proposal and a request to continue broadcasting the channels as talks proceeded, but received no response.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-rt-us-directvbre86a05c-20120710,0,4762221.story
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The streaming service do, of course, require a broadband internet connection for about $70/month since I don't bundle with phone or cable. Even without streaming television, though, I'd want broadband for personal stuff and classwork, so I just count that as another utility like electricity.