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Why DO we even pay for channels we don't even want in TV/cable packages? Like, all my family watches like, 10 channels. Why isn't there a company that charges you a small amount for different channels and then that's it?

Is this too hard to come up with? People would jump on this train in the business.

 
 
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At least you don't have to purchase a licence in order to watch T.V.

The revenues of said licence going to government-controlled media, too.

 
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Because cable companies.

No, granny doesn't watch ESPN, but they want the $3/mo that is built into her contract with Time Warner [or whatever cable co]

Sling is headed in the right direction. $20 for some of the most popular networks, streaming online. $5 for sports channels. $5 for...other stuff? I don't remember.

No on-demand watching yet, though.

What I want is the convenience of online, on-demand streaming without the hassle of being subscribed to a cable company. Let me pay $20 for access to AMC, FX, CW, and a couple others, and I'm good. Throw in $5 for all the ESPN channels. $100 for MLB.tv and $x for HBO and Showtime, and I'm in. LET ME GIVE YOU MY MONEY!
Last Edit: February 12, 2015, 03:46:27 PM by Mad Max

 
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Quote from: Meta Cognition on February 12, 2015, 01:37:06 PM
At least you don't have to purchase a licence in order to watch T.V.

The revenues of said licence going to government-controlled media, too.

According to a roommate who checked this out, (upon moving to uni, everyone got letters for TV licenses...) that counts for live TV only.

Apparently BBC/ITV/[Insert channel here] catch up (which can be half an hour to an hour after the live screening) on a computer doesn't qualify, so you could always do that as a work-around if you/your family hate paying.

And to refer back to OP, it's probably bunched together so you pay more for it, and in return the unwatched TV channels continue to exist and get revenue not normally possible with their otherwise small audience.
Last Edit: February 12, 2015, 04:00:36 PM by SuperIrish

 
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