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US pay-TV subscriber base eroding at record pace (www.lightreading.com)
submitted 11 months ago by L4s to c/technology
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US pay-TV subscriber base eroding at record pace::undefined

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[–] Dkarma 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Why would I pay $120-140 for cable every month and be forced to watch tons of ads when. I can pay <$20 for Hulu or NFLX a month and watch none?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Give it time, forced advertising is inevitable.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

🏴‍☠️

[–] ikidd 2 points 10 months ago

Because of every asshole I've seen say things like "it's only a couple ads, I don't mind that. Get over yourself."