(10-22-2014 04:21 PM)Miami (Oh) Yeah ! Wrote: Motley Fool telling investors that "Cable is Collapsing" right in front of you:
http://www.fool.com/investor-alert/stock...irect=true
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Is Comcast going out of business?
Nope.
Let's say you call Comcast and tell 'em keep their stupid cable you don't want it.
So I feel so much better having "cut the cord". So what do I a do for TV? Rabbit ears!!!! In Little Rock there are nine broadcast licenses and with digital sub-channels I've "potentially" got 14 channels. Of course the obvious ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, PBS, CW that produce and distribute new content. Two run old shows (Retro and ME). Two have religious programming. One plays country music videos. One has WeatherNation. One offers "lifestyle" programming including a cooking show with Joey Fatone. One is targeted at African-American audiences.
So if I get the antenna positioned right I get at most six I would actually tune in and watch. That would put me at about 1/3rd the number of channels the average American watches.
I could watch Netflix or Hulu or Amazon Prime but that would require internet access.
While Motely Fool touts the miracle of Google Fiber I don't live in KC, Provo or Austin nor the nine metro areas they maybe possibly could be considering adding service in. If they were here I could get "free" internet for $300 but it would half as fast as my current internet service. For $70 I could get speeds 100X faster than my current service. For $120 I can get TV as well.
But that's not an option so $45 from ATT is my best choice but that price rises to $61 after a year and I get ESPN3 which is carrying more shared content with the ESPN Family (watched FSU-ND last weekend). But they are paying a carriage fee for that and it will likely rise.
I'm not going to kill Comcast because Comcast is also selling net access.
Eventually Comcast will free up bandwidth by going with a straight IPTV delivery technology.
Then they will offer me carrots. Pay for more bandwidth and they'll throw in access to more programming.
Beyond all that, Comcast is a content creator. They own a large number of channels and studios and broadcast rights. Even if I cut and go to ATT, odds are I'm still paying Comcast for content.