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Re:ESPN subscriber losses raise questions about the TV ecosy... by matwood on Friday December 09, 2016 @11:42PM (#13144062)
Right on all points. You touched on it with your laptop comment, but there are also so many other avenues for couch entertainment. There are traditional shows on services like Netflix, but then there is also Twitch, YouTube, etc... that have compelling background content with little to no commercials.

Speaking of commercials, this is what is really killing TV. We have more things competing for our time than ever before, and commercials are the first thing to go. In addition to the time wasting, people also start doing the math. $10/month for Netflix commercial free content or cable $80-$100/month for commercial laden content.

BTW, AMC and TWD are one of the worst offenders with commercial time vs. show time.

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Re:ESPN subscriber losses raise questions about the TV ecosy... by snarfy on Saturday December 10, 2016 @05:58AM (#13145105)
I saw that Star Wars: The Force Awakens was on cable TV the other day while flipping through the guide. I almost clicked on it, but then I saw the run time - 3h40m. It is a 2h15m movie. There is no way I'm sitting through that many commercials.
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Re:ESPN subscriber losses raise questions about the TV ecosy... by forgetsusername on Saturday December 10, 2016 @06:34AM (#13145200)
>There are traditional shows on services like Netflix, but then there is also Twitch, YouTube, etc.

This article is about ESPN, which is a live sports network. Cutting the cord is difficult for a sports fan. None of the services you mention are a replacement (yet).

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Re:ESPN subscriber losses raise questions about the TV ecosy... by desireco42 on Saturday December 10, 2016 @01:06AM (#13144317)
You said something very important here, commercials are really a no-go. I pay $10/mo not to see them on youtube and especially not to be seen by my kids. Just requests for stupid toys are worth $10.
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