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Old 07-11-2018, 09:22 AM   #28
CliffFletcher
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Content creators delivering that content through their own platforms is the new normal. That's why Netflix is frantically building up its own content library - the day is coming when that's pretty much all they have.

It's a hassle to manage multiple accounts, but it's still cheaper than cable. A fairly basic cable package runs $90/mo. You can have five $9 a month streaming services and still pay half the monthly video content bill that you had with cable.

The problem is the perceived value of digital contents keeps declining.

10 years ago, here's what I was paying: $90/mo cable, $50/mo movie rentals, $80/mo buying DVD box sets. Total $220/mo.


Here's what I pay today for a vastly larger selection of content: $9/mo Netflix; $7/mo Crave; if I assume 1/2 of my internet usage goes to TV and movie streaming, that's $45; $20/mo renting or buying movies on iTunes; $30/mo for NHL during hockey season. Total $111/mo.. About half what I used to pay.
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