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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
The point stands that a lot of older people aren't going to jump onboard getting new devices and new services every five years. They know cable, they're comfortable with cable, and they'll stick with it so long as it's delivered. I'd guess cable is going to be around for 20 more years.
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Things change fast these days. CDs died pretty quickly, DVD/Blu-rays died even quicker.
Older people are also among the grumpiest when it comes to expensive cable bills, equipment charges, rate increases etc. Cable sports got too greedy. ESPN is the first to show signs of hurting with their subscribers down about 10%. I can see them being down 30% in 2-3 years. RSNs will go down by the same amount as well, and all those rich tv contracts are either not going to get renewed or will bankrupt some channels.
The model where ESPN and other sports channels can charge ~$20/month to every cable subscriber, whether they watch sports or not, is going to fall apart quicly once consumers have choices.