Pay TV Takes Worst-Ever Cord-Cutting Hit In Q1 2019

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"While traditional services continue to decline, MoffettNathanson looks to past history to forecast that media companies will raise rates to make up for its losses, which could further accelerate declines."

Just like the newspapers. Keep jacking up rates until you go out of business.

 

[ncted]

Yeah, I was about to post this, in the same vein:

Report: Cord Cutters Not Turning to Streaming vMVPD Alternatives in Big Numbers - Telecompetitor

 

[lparsons21]

I've been saying this was the case. The cable/sat replacement IP services are just no real bargain now unless you really want less or can tolerate it. While I probably don't watch any more channels than many, because of the channels I want I would need more than one service and then the price starts rising pretty quickly. Because of bundling my TV portion of the bill is around $77/month for nearly all of the channels my cable company has, including the 4 Premiums. I haven't found a way to pay less than that with any other service or combination of services. So why change?

The bigger problem for cable/sat and the replacement services is that the younger folks just don't watch TV the way us older folks have. They don't hang around the water cooler at work discussing last nights shows. They much prefer just watching something they enjoy watching but less of it and not most of it from cable channels or even OTA

 

[navychop]

You still have a water cooler at work? You work at Cogswell Cogs or Spacely Sprockets?





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[lparsons21]

You still have a water cooler at work? You work at Cogswell Cogs or Spacely Sprockets?





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I haven’t worked since 2006!


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[ncted]

Even the startups I worked at had water coolers (or the equivalent). And yes, some people still hang out and talk about TV there. Shows like GoT get discussed, but mostly it is just sports talk. Anything to avoid talking politics at work.

 

[harshness]

The problem being that they can't really offer the key channels that people want without buying the crappy bundles.

I expect that over time, people will return somewhat to the MVPD model as it becomes too troublesome to maintain all the individual subscriptions.

 

[navychop]

I haven’t worked since 2006!


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Does your boss know that?


We had some guys in the Navy on the ROAD program. Retired On Active Duty.


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[Zookster]

Just like the newspapers. Keep jacking up rates until you go out of business.

And as what happened with the news, you'll end up with a bunch of junk ad-supported online content (akin to free ad-supported news websites with clickbait articles written by underpaid or unpaid writers) on the one side, versus premium subscription-based content created by experienced and well-paid professionals (akin to major newspapers and journals that have a paywall).

 

[ncted]

And as what happened with the news, you'll end up with a bunch of junk ad-supported online content (akin to free ad-supported news websites with clickbait articles written by underpaid or unpaid writers) on the one side, versus premium subscription-based content created by experienced and well-paid professionals (akin to major newspapers and journals that have a paywall).

This is one of the reasons I don't mind paying to get my local channels (as long as I can FF the commercials). If I am going to use their content, and I don't watch the commercials that are supposed to pay for said content, then I don't mind paying a small fee to the station(s).

 

[comfortably_numb]

Retired On Active Duty

Better than RED (Retired Extremely Dangerous)

 

[lparsons21]

Does your boss know that?


We had some guys in the Navy on the ROAD program. Retired On Active Duty.


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I’m a widower, so no boss either!


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