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The beginning of a la carte TV is here, soon.
Posted on 1/6/15 at 11:11 am
Posted on 1/6/15 at 11:11 am
EDIT: Having now read some other articles about this, it is NOT in fact, a la carte. However it is a step in the right direction.
ESPN now available for $20 a month streaming. Still bundled with TNT, CNN, etc, but much smaller bundle and 100% streaming.
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ESPN now available for $20 a month streaming. Still bundled with TNT, CNN, etc, but much smaller bundle and 100% streaming.
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the new service is called Sling TV, and provides live and on-demand television delivered via an Internet connection to television sets, computers and mobile devices.
Dish executives said that the service was cheaper and more convenient than traditional cable service. And they boasted that it delivered more choices for viewers looking to pay for a slimmed-down group of television networks and programs they want to watch, as well as more options as to when, where and how they want to watch them.
This post was edited on 1/6/15 at 1:11 pm
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Posted on 1/6/15 at 11:25 am to cokebottleag
Hbo is suppose to offer a stand alone subscription sometime this year too.
FREEDOM!
FREEDOM!
Posted on 1/6/15 at 11:25 am to cokebottleag
I could get on board with that.
Posted on 1/6/15 at 11:43 am to cokebottleag
Just a matter of time really.
Posted on 1/6/15 at 12:15 pm to cokebottleag
I've always thought if I could get espn and a few other channels with Netflix, I'd be good. Looks like that could be a possibility.
Realistically you could do this at 20, Netflix @ 15, and HBOGo for 30 or whatever and for about $65 a month and internet, you're set.
Realistically you could do this at 20, Netflix @ 15, and HBOGo for 30 or whatever and for about $65 a month and internet, you're set.
Posted on 1/6/15 at 12:30 pm to cokebottleag
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The cornerstone of Sling TV's programming is ESPN, home of the college football playoffs, Monday Night Football and a number of other popular sports broadcasts. Also in the main Sling TV tier are 11 other networks owned by Disney, Time Warner's Turner Broadcasting and Scripps networks, including ESPN2, the Disney Channel, CNN, TNT, the Food Network and Cartoon Network. The company also plans to include original online programming, although the only source announced at launch is Disney-owned Maker Studios.
Notably absent are local broadcasters, national over-the-air networks (such as CBS and Fox) and some of the most popular sources of original programming on cable, including USA, Nickelodeon, History, FX, AMC and HBO. There will be no A&E at launch either, but that's coming, said Roger Lynch, chief executive of Sling TV.
ESPN for me, Food Network for the misses, what's not to like? Just get CBS, FOX, etc. with the antennae.
This post was edited on 1/6/15 at 12:31 pm
Posted on 1/6/15 at 1:07 pm to cokebottleag
It's long past due but ... but, what has yet to be ironed-out is how this a la carte deals are going to clog-up the bandwidth pipeline for everyone else.
Think about it. ESPN, HBO, et al., it's no skin off their teeth. It will, however, seriously affect bandwidth providers.
Think about it. ESPN, HBO, et al., it's no skin off their teeth. It will, however, seriously affect bandwidth providers.
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