cable or satellite they seem to all operate similarly. Lowest cost = let's say for example 50 channels, next 125 channels, next 250 channels to which premium movie channels can be added anothe 3,4 6 or 8 channels.
Just how many does a person watch? I will make a generous guess of 10%.
So the payments being made are really expensive on a per channel viewed basis.
I would like to see a basic package that contains the local channels and then an alla carte offerring thereafter. I am not aware how the pricing is structured by the providers today. But I would guess they could be very creative allowing one to make up their own package, no doubt most would have 25-50 select channels (again being generous...nobody, I don't think, watches that or more!?).....and come in price wise substantially less than the mega number of channel marketing of today.
I suspect with the swiftly advancing streaming technologies that all current providers will have to do something. The current loos of customers is of notice to the providers but not sufficient enough numbers...YET....for them to change.
It will happen. In the mean time I think a basic package plus streaming would save anybody a lot of $$$$$ starting tomorrow.
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