08-12-2013, 17:16
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Analyst: End of Bundled Cable Will Kill Over 80 Channels
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08-12-2013, 18:00
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The very reason I cancelled cable/satellite a few years ago and went with Netflix / HuluPlus.
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08-12-2013, 18:10
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08-12-2013, 18:26
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I believe DirectTV has at least that many Spanish speaking channels that I really need badly....oh and the never ending infomercial channels etc.
Love/hate deal right now...if anyone in my rural AO has a system where I pay for only my choices...I'm in yesterday.
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08-12-2013, 18:48
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I believe DirectTV has at least that many Spanish speaking channels .
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We got rid of Direct TV, mostly due to the cost and our ability to get out of the contract. As I also have Spanish-speaking direct reports, I took a liking to watching Sabado Gigante but my wife saw the women on that show and put the kibosh on it.
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08-13-2013, 05:11
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I agree with the bazillion trash channels,, but fear that un-bundiling will not save a penny for the SELECT home owner..
What they will do is scale the price of each channel..
- Telemundo 10 cents a yr,, free with your SNAP food card
- FOX news,, 10 cents a minute,,
- MSNBC, FREE
- NFL prime,, 100 USD per seat per game
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08-15-2013, 07:48
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Originally Posted by JJ_BPK
I agree with the bazillion trash channels,, but fear that un-bundiling will not save a penny for the SELECT home owner..
What they will do is scale the price of each channel..
- Telemundo 10 cents a yr,, free with your SNAP food card
- FOX news,, 10 cents a minute,,
- MSNBC, FREE
- NFL prime,, 100 USD per seat per game
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It's been about 3 years since we cancelled Direct TV and I have not missed any of the 'News' or sporting stuff. We had hundreds of channels too choose from and we probably watched 7-10. After that it has been Hulu Plus and Netflix, since then RedBox and Amazon Prime have become available and recently I have found some old shows on YouTube.
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08-15-2013, 16:59
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Originally Posted by sinjefe
The very reason I cancelled cable/satellite a few years ago and went with Netflix / HuluPlus.
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The wife did just this while I was deployed last year and this year. I have never enjoyed watching TV and I'm very selective in what I actually see (nature shows are about my limit of sanity). We pick and choose what we see and I average about 5 hours of TV watching on HULU and Netflix per month, she gets a little more out of it. The occasional movie is watched from my HD or DVD.
I don't miss it, nor do I miss the $145 bill each month.
I won't shed a tear for a racket being pushed out. Sad that it may affect good hard working people, but the corporations can suck it.
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08-15-2013, 22:04
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FWIW, Ms. Martin's report is attached to this post. IMO, it makes a slightly more complicated argument than suggested in the piece linked in the OP. YMMV.
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