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PBS "Passport". The article explains how streaming older episodes is limited to contributors. If, for example, I missed episodes 5 & 6 of "Poldark", which I did, I cannot catch up because I am no longer a PBS contributor. I've been a contributor in the past & considered it money well-spent but I don't care for their new hijack tactics. If you guys know of a way around it, please enlighten me? My sister, who is more timely & diligent than I, is growing weary of tutoring me when I miss episodes.
The government (we) granted PBS 8 billion dollars between 1969 & 2005. I don't know what the newer statistic looks like? The point is.. I support PBS already vis-a-vis my tax dollars. Now, if they want to change their name to "Private Broadcasting Service" and return my tax dollars, I won't be so offended by their distinction between me and card-carrying contributors.
My post makes it sound like I don't value PBS. I really do. And I may break down & contribute, once again. But I reserve the right to pout a little while before I do. It's my own little protest to their strong-arm tactics.
BTW, I have DISH, Apple TV & Roku. The new pricing model seems consistent across all three platforms. And, yeah, it's free to capture whatever they beam into my backyard, but that doesn't help with catching up on episodes older than 2 weeks.
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