I think when talking about the current and future state of television we really have to take into account all aspects around us. The world around us is changing quickly, therefore television is obviously changing with it. I can’t even catch up with myself sometimes. In my eyes, soon enough it will be a crime to have cable television with platforms such as Netflix, Hulu, Bet+, and AT&T TV Now being as big as they are. These platforms also have competition still in this day and age. People still enjoy going to restaurants and bars to enjoy their favorite sports games. People also enjoy going to the movie theaters as well. Although competition is prevalent, in the next five years television will be transformed in ways unimaginable. Take a look at Netflix, who has already implemented an interactive factor to parts of their platform. More content will be created leaving endless room for change.
Many people have deemed it necessary to participate in cable cutting. Do I think we will have cable television in the next few years? It’s honestly hard to say. I think it all depends on how many advancements are really made. One thing that is fascinating as stated by BGR is that “by 2030, the “traditional” pay-TV market — think cable and satellite TV — will have shrunk by 26%, leaving only 60% of households subscribing to traditional pay-TV.”
I feel like it’s going to depend on how audiences receive all of these new streaming platforms. After all the audience is the biggest critic in all of this. Soon enough people may feel like they are paying for all these subscriptions that may add up to the cost of a cable television package or even cheaper. There also are some problems that come with cable cutting. People don’t understand that they may not get all of the channels they have with cable TV. Streaming platforms also requiring internet service which is hit or miss in itself. Some may not want to deal with the buffering.
Personally, my family has just now decided to cable cut. In place of cable TV, we have Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video, and AT&T TV Now. I feel as though so far in the new use of all of these services, I’m not missing out on much. The only time I ever ran into an issue with not having cable was trying to watch a specific football game that wasn’t a season game for Morehouse because I didn’t have the NFL Network on any of my platforms. Although these platforms may lack some things, I still like using them more because I can watch anything on these platforms anywhere I go.
Like I said before my family subscribes to Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video, and AT&T TV Now. We didn’t choose to get any of these platforms based on looking at them as a whole; we chose them by being intrigued by some of the features they had to offer. The first platform we ever started using was Netflix because it was a new big thing to watch old movies. I think we decided to buy into Hulu when they first released their Live TV feature. We also decided to get AT&T TV because of its live TV ability. When choosing that we were deciding whether or not to eliminate Hulu because it is $45/month compared to AT&T TV’S low $15/month.
We ultimately decided to keep both because of the different channels available. The last platform, Prime Video, we didn’t have by choice. We had it because we subscribe to Amazon Prime. We quickly figured out we liked it because you can subscribe.
Honestly, I feel like more than one platform is always going to be necessary when streaming television content. Take me for example, I can’t decide what to watch or where to watch anything to save my life. Even NBC talked about how people are having “decision paralysis” with all of these new platforms out. Once everyone figures out what platforms they like maybe they will choose one, but I don’t think that will ever happen.
Overall, whether or not cable will exist in the near future is hard to tell. People are gonna do what they want to do anyway. There are so many variables that can impact it; therefore the time will tell.
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