{"id":33891,"date":"2020-09-06T00:00:46","date_gmt":"2020-09-06T07:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macradio.net\/blog\/?p=33891"},"modified":"2020-10-08T11:18:32","modified_gmt":"2020-10-08T18:18:32","slug":"newsletter-issue-1004-free-tv-is-not-dead-at-least-not-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technightowl.live\/blog\/2020\/09\/newsletter-issue-1004-free-tv-is-not-dead-at-least-not-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter Issue #1004: Free TV is Not Dead \u2014 At Least Not Yet!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It makes sense to want to save money on entertainment even in the best of times. The concept of \u201ccutting the cord\u201d resulted from all those regular increases in the price of cable and satellite TV. Of course, having 300 channels and nothing to watch was no incentive to continue to pay.<\/p>\n<p>In 2007, when Netflix first offered the option to steam movies and TV shows, things began to change. Even though the early offerings consisted of older product, it wasn\u2019t long before Netflix began to invest in original programming, such as \u201cHouse of Cards,\u201d and demonstrate it could beat traditional entertainment companies at their own game.<\/p>\n<p>Netflix helped pave the way towards other streaming services, and it wasn\u2019t long before you had Hulu, and even Amazon\u2019s Prime Video, which was offered as a perk for Prime members. There were even streaming versions of HBO and Showtime, and nowadays entrants include Disney+, Apple TV+ and many others.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Wait! There's more than meets the eye!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.technightowl.live\/newsletter\/2020\/09\/newsletter-issue-1004\/#yet\"><strong>Continue Reading\u2026<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It makes sense to want to save money on entertainment even in the best of times. 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