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Future of Cable TV
| April 23rd, 2017 at 10:15:03 PM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
There are enough OTT streaming services that it seems logical that the smaller cable companies may just offer internet today. Despite the profit that can be made from offering television channels, you need a much bigger support staff to handle the complaints and install the equipment. It seems like it would be a lot simpler to run one cable into the house and connect it to a modem. Let the customer decide if he wants Utube, Direct TV Now, Sling TV, Playstation Vue, Hulu, Netflix, etc. |
| April 25th, 2017 at 4:00:39 PM permalink | |
| AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 135 Posts: 18212 | 'Bloodbath' in Bristol: ESPN could cut 70 people To have that many anchors making seven figures is insane in any climate, but to do so many cuts so fast, well the wolf may not be at the door, but he is walking down the street looking for the house number. Down from 100MM to 88MM in 5 years. 126MM households in the USA currently give or take. 71% penetration at the moment, if the losses continue in 5 years that falls to about 60%. However, I would expect the fall to be more steep. In a decade they could fall to 50%. Then you have to wonder if the NFL for one wants their product on a network just 1 in 2 households might see? The President is a fink. |
| April 26th, 2017 at 11:08:40 AM permalink | |
| terapined Member since: Aug 6, 2014 Threads: 73 Posts: 11799 | I saw the layoffs at ESPN Yawn Just a bunch of meaningless sports analysts I never watch these guys anyway Some of the analysis is absurd Evaluating a draft right after the draft is meaningless analysis. Nobody knows how well a team drafted till 5 years down the road. PTI program is perfect, just 30 min daily review of the sports topics of the day. Hours and hours of analysis is meaningless. ESPN just needs to concentrate on live sports, PTI short 30 min program and 30 for 30 films. I have no problem cutting back on all the rest of the programming. Right now watching tons on TNT because thats where the Nba playoffs are on TV. Too me its about live sports. Who ever broadcasts live sports gets my eyeballs Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World" |
| May 15th, 2017 at 10:27:38 AM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
The article reports that live streaming internet television has expanded from (1) Sling TV, (2) Play Station Vue by three more (3)ATT&T's Direct TV Now, (4)Hulu, (5) Youtube TV. They said that cord cutting or never signing up for cable has resulted in a loss of customers only partly made up by new streaming services. Traditional cable channels like Turner's CNN, TNT, TBS, Cartoon Network which were mainstays are not always included (as in YouTube TV for example). The conclusion was that basic cable TV must break it's channel list into three parts (A) re-transmission of broadcast networks (B) Sports, (C) Entertainment. In order to compete with so called skinny bundles of internet protocol television, customers should be able to order A,B, or C individually. While such a tripartite division has been discussed for decades, resistance is starting to crumble as streaming service basic packages are starting at $20-$40. |
| May 15th, 2017 at 2:12:34 PM permalink | |
| AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 135 Posts: 18212 |
Sensible way to split them up. The sports market is perhaps 1/3 of the total market. As I have been saying here forever now, when sports can be split off the whole sports channel and sports leagues themselves will see their model crack and crumble. The President is a fink. |
| May 15th, 2017 at 3:07:34 PM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
My cable company is billing us by the following line items $99.99 Signature Cable/Phone/Internet $9.03 Broadcast TV Surcharge $7.82 Sports Programming Surcharge $7.10 Entertainment Networks Surcharge $22.00 Equipment Rental $18.12 Other taxes and fees (mostly associated with phone) The first line is: If you purchase Phone & Internet with no TV it would be $49.99 (guaranteed for first 12 Months) If you purchase Phone & Internet with broadcast TV only it would be $74.99 (guaranteed for first 12 Months) + unknwon surcharges Although contractually they are not allowed to put ESPN as a higher tier, it looks like they are preparing for the day when they can break them out. Otherwise, they are continually at a disadvantage when competing with streaming services which can offer only basic entertainment channels for $25/month. Even if they jack up internet only price, they will still lose out. |
| May 18th, 2017 at 7:01:31 PM permalink | |
| Dalex64 Member since: Mar 8, 2014 Threads: 3 Posts: 3687 | You might consider sharing a google doc or something similar to offer more readable info with less work. "Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts." Daniel Patrick Moynihan |
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| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 | The Sling TV "blue " option for $25 is the cheapest option with reasonable all around entertainment (minimal sports) Youtube is the almost complete opposite, for $35 it eschews the basic cable options in most other packages.
Notes ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC networks only available in certain cities. Most RSNs (Regional Sports Networks) not listed; varies per locality PREMIUM = Available for an additional monthly fee beyond base package DirecTV Now package key: Live a Little = $35/month (Local ABC, Fox, NBC broadcasts included in select markets) Just Right = $50/month Go Big = $60/month ($35/month introductory price) Gotta Have It = $70/month Sling TV package key: Orange = $20/month Blue = $25/month other ""extras"" = another $5 /month each (Sports extra with Blue is $10) Broacast Extra: ABC, Univision and Univision Mas available to Sling Orange subscribers in select cities PlayStation Vue package key: (for New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas, San Francisco, Miami ONLY) Access (Base) = $40/month Core = $45/month (includes Access channels, some Regional Sports Networks) Elite = $55/month (includes Access and Core channels) Ultra = $75/month (includes Access, Core and Elite channels, plus HBO and Showtime) (for other cities, where ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC are available via VOD only) Access Slim (Base) = $30/month Core Slim = $35/month (includes Access channels, some Regional Sports Networks) Elite Slim = $45/month (includes Core and Access channels) Ultra Slim = $65/month (includes Access, Core and Elite channels, plus HBO and Showtime) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| May 23rd, 2017 at 5:07:56 AM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 | It is rumored that Comcast is going to try and have all new installs by the end of the year Internet Protocol Television instead of QAM (quadrature amplitude modulation) tuners which were installed in all televisions sold in the USA since 2005. In cable systems, a QAM tuner is linked to the cable in a manner that is equivalent to an ATSC (Advanced Television Systems Committee) tuner which is required to receive over-the-air (OTA) digital channels broadcast by local television stations when attached to an antenna |
| May 23rd, 2017 at 6:03:40 AM permalink | |
| ams288 Member since: Apr 21, 2016 Threads: 29 Posts: 12533 | I had a little 20 inch TV in my home office that just died last week. So I replaced it with a 28 inch Roku TV. The remote has a button for Sling. I had no idea what Sling was until I browsed through this thread. I'm going to stick with cable. I can't ever imagine ditching cable. “A straight man will not go for kids.” - AZDuffman |