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We have cable. Get 300 stations, wi Fi and landlines. We old folks prefer real phones to cell. Those are for out of the house travel etc. Plus we live where the cell service can be sketchy.
As for streaming I have Netflix Peacock..Prime and Max are free to us
Prefer up to date shows. Documentary and hubby very fussy about his sports.
Cable is better than streaming. I use my IPad for streaming, hubby uses TV
Yes it adds up each month.
We kept our old land line when I closed my business. $23.00 a month. Family usually calls that number. I have had it since 1992.
Can someone clarify how exactly streaming was supposed to affect the money that those striking actors can make?
Residuals were based upon broadcast. There being no set broadcast but rather individuals ordering up a showing left no reporting function so the artist could claim their share of either the subscription fees or advertising time they sold.
Can someone clarify how exactly streaming was supposed to affect the money that those striking actors can make?
The contracts for the three major groups--directors, actors, writers--didn't adequately cover streaming residuals. For example, if you are in a TV drama, and it gets syndicated, you are specified and guaranteed certain residual payments. But if it goes to Netflix, you could get as little as nothing.
You had cases where actors had very successful series, and then later those series ended up on Netflix/Disney/Hulu etc. And they were getting no money for these shows.
I have friends who get checks every month for thousands of dollars for shows they made years ago, that are shown an TV and cable. And get pennies for those same shows when Netflix shows them.
The strike was to force the big streamers to have guaranteed minimums they had to pay the actors and writers and directors.
Here's a price comparison between streaming vs cable.
"The price comparison is not always so simple
Although it’s undeniable that streaming services have grown more expensive in recent years, it’s certainly not the case that any combination of streaming services is going to be cheaper or more expensive than traditional cable. For one thing, cable costs can vary pretty wildly depending on what region of the country you live in (and numerous other factors), whereas streaming costs are the same for everyone in the same tier. For another, you can choose which streaming services to subscribe to, which allows you to choose which costs you incur. Cable has some selectivity, but the base costs are always much higher than they are with streamers.
As a result, it’s not really fair to say that streaming is always the more expensive option, although it’s now true that it can be the more expensive option. If you’re the kind of person who has trouble managing subscriptions and gets charged for services you never or rarely use, then the streaming era may even be costing you substantially more than you would have paid before."
I predicted about five years ago that streaming would eventually cost the same as cable, if you let it. I got eye rolls.
Personally, I'm watching less television than ever before. I don't pay for any streaming services. I watch the Roku Channel, PlutoTV, FreeVee, and Tubi. But, mostly PlutoTv and the Roku Channel. All free.
I decided it's cheaper to own all the movies and shows I watch than to pay to stream it, so I've been buying more DVD's and bluray's of movies and tv shows. It costs more up front (though buying used can mitigate some of the expense), but it's nice not having to figure out which streaming service has what I'm looking for, because the rights are always changing hands. That, and not everything I watch is available to stream.
That's sort of like me only I buy DVDs because, first, what passes for entertainment these days is unacceptable to me and secondly, I have decided I am through with going through media format change after change and stopped at DVDs.
BUT, between DVDs and the players, it's not the world it use to be. Such as being able to get a player these days.
So if streaming becomes unacceptable.....what's left? What can be used instead?
That's sort of like me only I buy DVDs because, first, what passes for entertainment these days is unacceptable to me and secondly, I have decided I am through with going through media format change after change and stopped at DVDs.
BUT, between DVDs and the players, it's not the world it use to be. Such as being able to get a player these days.
So if streaming becomes unacceptable.....what's left? What can be used instead?
I guess you mean paying for a streamer is unacceptable
Either wait for the free ad supported streamer to pick a specific movie up, assuming its not locked away as an exclusive like a Star Wars movie, or the cable TV syndicators to rotate the movie onto the broadcast schedule just like the early 70s before the VCR hit the market.
I guess you mean paying for a streamer is unacceptable
Either wait for the free ad supported streamer to pick a specific movie up, assuming its not locked away as an exclusive like a Star Wars movie, or the cable TV syndicators to rotate the movie onto the broadcast schedule just like the early 70s before the VCR hit the market.
Well, whatever users of streaming decide is unacceptable.
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