The end of sat. TV?
AT&T just launched its "last" television satellite... AT&T’s top boss, chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson, (during a meeting) “We’re kind of done.” ATT declares the end Pushing their new Dir...
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Mickeyfan0805 wrote:lynndiwagon wrote:
With over 19 million subscribers, it seems unlikely that they would shut down service without a viable alternative......viable.
The statistic presents data on the number of DirecTV video subscribers in the United States from the first quarter of 2014 to the third quarter of 2018. According to the data, DirecTV had 19.63 million pay TV subscribers in the last measured quarter.
Yes, but this article in Variety talks about quarterly losses of 300k+ in the traditional tv-subscriber model. They are holding on to some by bundling, and gaining overall through streaming services, but they are losing in the satellite market. This articlefrom Fortune, this April, shows a similar theme.
Overall, traditional TV providers are struggling with cord-cutting. Satellite will hang on for a while because there is a rural market not met by high speed internet or cell networks, but I'm not sure how long that will last. 5 years - yes. 15 - I don't know!
No doubt about it, streaming video will become the choice in the future. I've tried streaming Directv and it was not a satisfying experience. I think things will change, but I still think satellite will be around for a while. I can remember when secure messages were sent using morse code...I did it. I remember "C" band and built my own redwood dish from plans out of popular mechanics, I used a cellphone that was in a big bag, so I sure understand change. Things WILL change for sure.
