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<blockquote data-quote="RonJohn" data-source="post: 955915" data-attributes="member: 2426"><p>Subscribers to linear TV packages are going down. You have to be very careful in looking at numbers provided in articles/blogs/Twitter/etc. If you don't understand where the numbers come from and specifically what the represent, it can lead to conclusions that aren't valid. Some people who post numbers don't understand them, and some do but intentionally skew the numbers to make points. Some people do post numbers and give actual explanations about what those numbers are and what they represent.</p><p></p><p>I think that the word "streaming" is used for multiple things and the discussion about streaming being the future is muddled by that. Linear TV will probably go away, but it won't be in the next few years. The business model for YoutubeTV and DirecTV Stream is exactly the same business model as cable/sat TV. The method of distribution is different. It is also good that the streaming linear companies don't lock people into contracts and use high-pressure tactics to keep people subscribed. However, they do pay for content the same way as cable/sat, and charge customers in the same way as cable/sat.</p><p></p><p>From what I have seen live sports and awards type programs are the only reason to have linear channels at all, and those could be accomplished without a linear channel.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RonJohn, post: 955915, member: 2426"] Subscribers to linear TV packages are going down. You have to be very careful in looking at numbers provided in articles/blogs/Twitter/etc. If you don't understand where the numbers come from and specifically what the represent, it can lead to conclusions that aren't valid. Some people who post numbers don't understand them, and some do but intentionally skew the numbers to make points. Some people do post numbers and give actual explanations about what those numbers are and what they represent. I think that the word "streaming" is used for multiple things and the discussion about streaming being the future is muddled by that. Linear TV will probably go away, but it won't be in the next few years. The business model for YoutubeTV and DirecTV Stream is exactly the same business model as cable/sat TV. The method of distribution is different. It is also good that the streaming linear companies don't lock people into contracts and use high-pressure tactics to keep people subscribed. However, they do pay for content the same way as cable/sat, and charge customers in the same way as cable/sat. From what I have seen live sports and awards type programs are the only reason to have linear channels at all, and those could be accomplished without a linear channel. [/QUOTE]
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