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I'd say the DVR killed ads rates which made life harder for locals.

I wish it'd stop being called "cutting the cord", unless it is on Dish's new 5G streaming service, exclusive to Boost Infinite subscribers. ;) People didn't cut the cord, they went a la carte (older people) or they never got the cord (younger people). A great deal of people want access to...

One thing I hated about Sling was the ad insertions. I tried sub'ing to Willow on Sling because you need the live TV angle to get access to some of the things like the IPL. And when watching on demand, trying to fast forward, because some cricket requires that (!), it'd hang up on me and I had...

Channels used to have a niche. Now only Food Network/Cooking (kind of), Cartoon Network, ESPN, Comedy Central, and TCM remain in that niche. The History, Science, and Arts channels don't exist anymore. Anyone remember what TLC / Bravo used to be like? I think I might reuse that line in another...

With the recent college playoff announced, got to wonder how long the YTTV model will survive. Sports costs are exploding.

It left a massive void. They tried to temper that by making the last two seasons nonsensical, but in the end Game of Thrones was just huge and impossible to replace.

Welcome Pack died years ago as a bargain. Dish has Flex, which blows away the competition, as you can sub to ESPN for a day! Add in half-off movie pack, and for the price of YTTV, you get the Hopper 3, the potential of 2+ TB of additional programming storage, a good slate of channels, cheap...

I think Game of Thrones was simply too big.

Odd, I was getting the vibe that you hated streaming and thought the traditional cable/sat TV model was destined to be the go to for the next several decades. Meanwhile, Discovery et al has the MotorTrend thing going, and they announced and began their WEC coverage. They showed the Dubai 1812k...

Okay, so the cups that happen so often, and the continental cups in the Western Hemisphere of which only one really matters. They used to have everything that mattered from Serie A, Premier League, FA Cup, Champions League, Europa League, I think Scottish Premiership too.

What soccer does Fox have? For the most part gave soccer up. They had so much of it.

Problem for me is the costs are getting higher. Disney+ is likely not going to be resubscribed in our home once the annual is done. These side gigs are becoming more premium and unless you cut the metaphorical cord, it is becoming too much.

At 10%, you've saved enough since 2016 to pay for the tvs you've purchased... maybe.

I think this is the critical part. It is effectively a monopoly advantage. The trouble, still will be the probably wise and weaselly inclusion of the TBS, TNT like channels, which make this a "bundle" instead of a "sport bundle". And a court could be likely to let that weaselly plan get past the...

First HDTV was a cheapo Vizio over 10 years ago. Still works. Not the best image, but back in the day any HDTV was awesome! Got a nicer but also not expensive 4K with HDR Vizio which reviews indicated was the best HDR at the price point. Still liking it, though it does like to reboot sometimes...

Wait what?! The DVR was the beginning of the end. Advertising dropped, rates went up, consolidation, rates went up more due to bargaining power 10x'ing in channel's favor, and then sports got insane, with companies leveraging ridiculous amounts of money to broadcast most sports. Even the EPL is...

That is near $200 million a game (assuming 7 games a playoff)!

$2 for FS2?! What is even on FS2 these days?

Isn't this cart before the horse, streaming rights are great, but you need a produced program to stream first.

For a true HD stream (via Plex), thing can't Wi-Fi to save its life. *sigh* That said, going between apps is not as easy as flipping channels (yet). I remember during the Olympics setting up a dedicated channel list. Going from Fox Sports streaming to Paramount+ is a hassle. Goodness help me if...

$35 seems kind of "cheap". Wouldn't pay it, but it seems kind of cheap. Again, trying to thread an impossible needle there. That would seem to be a necessity, but I'm uncertain how another service with it being a part of wouldn't break the rules either. Unless they count this as a Philo for...

But think of all that money aren't saving anymore! Totally worth it.

But that includes the people who don't watch it. Those people aren't buying this bundle. Not forgetting, their existing linear already has ads. Most of their programming already has ads. It'd be the on demand that'd include new ad revenue. Unless they are planning adding ads into live events...

I get that, but they'll be trading off some revenue for other revenue. They are trying to get the people who don't already have sat/cable, but they'll be trading off the revenue for people who have those but don't watch it. Yes, but lawyers. That'd imply permanent ads. Indeed, I think one...

I'm not saying it'd be to rip people off. Disney has a problem with having bought a ton of sports rights for huge premiums. They have bills to pay. If Dish / Directv / Comcast all switch ESPN to a la carte, Disney loses all of the money people who don't want sports. That'd mean at $40, they'd...