True, Netflix had the first mover advantage, but that's about it. Netflix will not have most of the entertainment content that is available in the world. As long as people have diverse interests, they have to continue paying subscription costs in one way or the other; instead of cable subscriptions it will be streaming subscriptions.
Re:Netflix is now worth more than Comcast
by scarface74 on Thursday May 24, 2018 @01:00PM
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Is that a straight $20 or $20 + Broadcast fee, regulatory fee, cable box rental, "HD Technology Fee"....
Re:Netflix is now worth more than Comcast
by ocdtrekkie on Thursday May 24, 2018 @01:02PM
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Inclusive. It used to be cheaper to have TV than to not have TV because of the bundle discount (which is why I had initially gotten it, despite never watching TV on the actual box), particularly before I upgraded to HD. The broadcast and regional sports fees are really what brought it up to costing an extra $20 or so, they raised those fees a lot in the last couple years.
(Insert pet peeve about paying a regional sports fee if I don't watch sports here.)
To get the equivalent channel access as such a service, you've got to pay for YouTube TV or PlayStation Vue or the like, and you're looking at $40 a month there.
Obviously, prices vary by where you are, but in a lot of cases, cord cutting actually removes efficiency. And note that Netflix is rapidly abandoning the "buy all content" model in favor of just having it's own shows. So you'll need Netflix + Hulu + CBS All Access + Disney's new service, etc.