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Femoyer Hokie Femoyer Hokie OP
Aug 17, 2023 at 11:45 AM ET
Comcast…..
Comcast is Getting Hit Hard By Cord Cutting As It Lost Over 1.15 Million TV Subscribers In Just 6 Months. ** Edited by Femoyer Hokie at 8/17/2023, 11:45:22 AM

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hokieZ71
Lol..I bet they buy ESPN from Disney.
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Mercury
my bet is apple
or apple snaps up disney (or just by the content side) so much content.... and apple imagination (and cash) Comcast is doing well on the internet side, its just like all the media companies.
Femoyer Hokie Femoyer Hokie OP
Yep. And put it on the Peacock App.
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tarheelblue
Maybe they can swap their share of Hulu for ESPN.
Vienna_Hokie Vienna_Hokie
AWWWW....since they own a large stake in all the streaming services..
and own a lot of the channels, it really doesn't impact them. They're still getting theirs..but it gives them an excuse for raising internet service rates, so you end up paying more. YAAAY Monopolies!!!!!
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Stech
Bingo this is why we need checks and balances, like the Founders created.
On the branches of government and business monopolies, although the monopoly laws came later. Competition has been a great thing to keep things affordable! ** Edited by Stech at 8/17/2023, 1:55:37 PM
Old Line Hokie Old Line Hokie
I switched from DTV to YouTube TV 3 years ago...
and I can say I don't miss the high DTV bills. Like DTV, I only watch about a dozen channels on YouTube TV. I actually spend more time watching FrndlyTV which is $9/month. If YouTubeTV didn't have live sports, I would get rid of that today. I guess cable and satellite services will all be streaming in a decade or less since most of them also provide internet service. DTV already has a streaming service.
VaTechHokiesACC VaTechHokiesACC
Amen
reestuart reestuart
I dumped DTV a few years back leading into summer and fall
and picked up YTTV to see if I'd miss it. My thought was see how the first couple weeks of football season went. I didn't miss DTV at all, and the bill was 1/2. I haven't looked back. I think I'm the only one that watches YTTV with any regularity in my house, though.
Old Line Hokie Old Line Hokie
I think I watch YouTube more than YouTube TV on my television.
Vienna_Hokie Vienna_Hokie
well yeah, especially since I got hooked on 3dbotmaker
thanks to whichever one of you posted that...
Maroon Baboon Maroon Baboon
Wonder how people are watching live sports?
Live sports is probably the main reason why people still stick with cable I would think. Might be wrong tho. Is live sports viewing down across the board? I don't know. How will VT and the ACC make its money in the future? How with this change the P2's view of VT as an expansion candidate?
Vienna_Hokie Vienna_Hokie
bigger question, what percentage of cord cutters are getting live streaming
in reality it's just wireless cable. Biggest advantage is you don't pay all the local concession fees and the a huge chunk of junk channels that no one watches anyway aren't included because you are correct, I believe most people that cut cable get live streaming for live sports and could care less about any of the rest of it.
reestuart reestuart
also don't have to pay for equipment. When I finally dumped DTV, about
half the bill was equipment.
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JohnsonCItyHokie
I have YouTube TV and it has all the conference networks as well as
Fox Sports and all the ESPN's. For us streaming is just easier than having cables and wires running all over the place. Plus you can put your TV wherever you want, and don't have install new cable outlets.
Vienna_Hokie Vienna_Hokie
And Comcast owns part of Youtube (and all the streaming services)
plus they own a bunch of the channels and Youtube pays them carriage fees for those....
reestuart reestuart
yep. Want to watch football outside on the deck? Just carry a TV out and
plug it in. So much better.