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Old 21-03-2015, 21:29   #190
RichardCoulter
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Re: The future for linear TV channels

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1 View Post
That article makes a good point - pay-TV is bought for a household and a single package from say HBO won't cover a household's needs. I think there's also another reason in the US - the best broadband services come bundled with cable and are priced to discourage just broadband-only purchases. Competitors to cable companies just offer poor ADSL services unless you're in a Google-cabled area or your state has invested in its own fibre network.
I suspect that a lot of cord cutters are single households. They probably won't be interested in some genresveg the childrens channels and don't have to consider the desired viewing of others.
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