Netflix Is Why AT&T bought Time Warner, and Comcast and Disney want Fox

Post by EADGBE » Tue, Jun 19, 2018, 3:37 PM UTC

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> We want an on-demand nexus. A single hub. That is close to existing, it'd be nice if the top players agreed to open their APIs so you could integrate it into a unified TV external like Chromecast or Firestick. Or, to go further, a unified platform that can process subscriptions and PPV across each library. > $100/month for a dozen streaming "channels" with one or two good shows and a the same crap the rest of the o…

The on-demand nexus already works on Apple TV. Say "I want to watch Billions" into the remote and it shows you all the services you can watch it on, then tap through to actually watching it. Now if only it existed on other platforms.

Post by s2g » Tue, Jun 19, 2018, 9:54 PM UTC

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These companies are obsessed with fragmenting the market for the sake of owning content from production to delivery. I have bad news for them: you're going to lose. People don't want to go back to paying $100/month for a dozen streaming "channels" with one or two good shows and a the same crap the rest of the other "channels" have. We want an on-demand nexus. A single hub. Just the other day I had the urge to watch g…

People don't want to pay $100 a month for cable TV either, but they did it anyway (for decades) and continue to do so. Now we're being asked to buy a bunch of streaming services and we'll bitch and moan, but ultimately we'll pay because every major platform will have at least one show that justifies their existence. I associate CBS with bland procedural crime dramas and awful three-camera sitcoms. CBS All Access woul…

Post by virusduck » Thu, Jun 21, 2018, 5:22 PM UTC

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$12/mo on modem rental??!! A cable modem only costs like $30--I can't believe that's what they're charging for rental.

It is a gateway rather than just a normal modem. I understand the charge. Their default router is a Cisco DPC3939 with the voice option which already retails at a high price. They buy it in bulk, but it's still likely in the upper double-digit range on a year-long contract. They probably don't make an actual profit until you're 75% through your initial contract then it's just cash. Overall, I think a lot of people go…