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re: Sling TV Releases Sports Package - $5 Per Month
Posted on 2/9/15 at 1:31 pm to rintintin
Posted on 2/9/15 at 1:31 pm to rintintin
Because those are new companies who offered the same thing in a more convenient way.
They weren't selling movies or books at a cheaper cost.
ESPN and other networks are the content providers. They are like the movie or book companies. They are making too much money to change. The cable and satellite companies are making too much money to change.
A new company can't just come along and offer ESPN and TNT and other networks for $15 or whatever on their own. They need ESPN and the other networks to be on board.
You know what this "Sling TV" is? It's Dish Network. Dish Network is trying to pick up some "cord cutters" who dropped them. Cord cutters are a very small minority, relatively speaking, but Dish saw an opportunity to cut into the business of other streaming services like Hulu.
This is Dish Network trying to reach every last customer they can... they aren't revamping the whole system. They are getting the few "cord cutters" plugged back in so that they can make some money off of them when they were previously unreachable.
They weren't selling movies or books at a cheaper cost.
ESPN and other networks are the content providers. They are like the movie or book companies. They are making too much money to change. The cable and satellite companies are making too much money to change.
A new company can't just come along and offer ESPN and TNT and other networks for $15 or whatever on their own. They need ESPN and the other networks to be on board.
You know what this "Sling TV" is? It's Dish Network. Dish Network is trying to pick up some "cord cutters" who dropped them. Cord cutters are a very small minority, relatively speaking, but Dish saw an opportunity to cut into the business of other streaming services like Hulu.
This is Dish Network trying to reach every last customer they can... they aren't revamping the whole system. They are getting the few "cord cutters" plugged back in so that they can make some money off of them when they were previously unreachable.
This post was edited on 2/9/15 at 1:34 pm
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Posted on 2/9/15 at 1:34 pm to PrimeTime Money
Posted on 2/9/15 at 1:42 pm to PrimeTime Money
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They weren't selling movies or books at a cheaper cost.
Uh, yes they were. That's basically Amazon's entire business model, undercut everyone. Netflix was also much cheaper than renting individual movies at Blockbuster.
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ESPN and other networks are the content providers. They are like the movie or book companies. They are making too much money to change. The cable and satellite companies are making too much money to change.
Do you think ESPN is the only media outlet capable of videoing sports?
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A new company can't just come along and offer ESPN and TNT and other networks for $15 or whatever on their own. They need ESPN and the other networks to be on board.
They could make a deal with ESPN, or just provide their own content. ESPN doesn't own sports. Yes, it's a big undertaking, but if the demand is there and there is money to be made, someone will do it.
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Cord cutters are a very small minority, relatively speaking,
For now. Almost non existent 5 or so years ago. My how things change quickly.
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