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Unaffordable TV

TheCatWoman

I've asked AI how much it would cost to have all the common streaming channels and the answer is £120 per month minimum, that dosent' include Sky, the licence fee or any sporting channels which would add another £30-50 a month.

Given how much rubbish there is on terrestial channels, especially now with all the football and the knock on effects of how much less funding there will be for other programing, is this a hidden part of the cost of living?

I don't have any of the streaming channels or Sky and signing up to them would make a serious dent in my finances, how do people afford them and are they worth it? DO you only really use them for one big series each like GoT?

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  • if you want decent content you have to pay - Prime Movies/TV is just a side benefit part of the Prime with occasionally half decent stuff.  I love my Netflix subscription and we jump betweeen others Disney, Apple and HBO as needed (mainly my son pays for these as he like them).

    Netflix is great for Global/European TV series - which I enjoy.

    My wife pays for the TV licence - as I predominantly watch Netflx and my Spotify subscription iI listen to 12 hours a day 

    Yes like everything in life they all come at a cost - which may not be accessible to all.  But compared to a lot of other spend housing, utilities, motoring &  council tax (mine is over ~3.6k/yr), I get more value out of these subscriptions for sure.  Even if I only watch an hour or two a night.

    It's not for eveyone - some people prefer reading and podcasts, but for others Movies & Anime can be there special interest - so the cost is nothing compared to the enjoyment you get

    Each to their own - I've heard the TV licence may be extended out to cover all streaming - so this is being considered.  I personally wish it was ditched. And BBC was made to stand on its own 2 feet, and make content people would be willing to pay for, in recent years most of the content has not been to that standard - just dragging out tired formats of shows like strictly and comedy shows are sadly lacking comedy

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  • if you want decent content you have to pay - Prime Movies/TV is just a side benefit part of the Prime with occasionally half decent stuff.  I love my Netflix subscription and we jump betweeen others Disney, Apple and HBO as needed (mainly my son pays for these as he like them).

    Netflix is great for Global/European TV series - which I enjoy.

    My wife pays for the TV licence - as I predominantly watch Netflx and my Spotify subscription iI listen to 12 hours a day 

    Yes like everything in life they all come at a cost - which may not be accessible to all.  But compared to a lot of other spend housing, utilities, motoring &  council tax (mine is over ~3.6k/yr), I get more value out of these subscriptions for sure.  Even if I only watch an hour or two a night.

    It's not for eveyone - some people prefer reading and podcasts, but for others Movies & Anime can be there special interest - so the cost is nothing compared to the enjoyment you get

    Each to their own - I've heard the TV licence may be extended out to cover all streaming - so this is being considered.  I personally wish it was ditched. And BBC was made to stand on its own 2 feet, and make content people would be willing to pay for, in recent years most of the content has not been to that standard - just dragging out tired formats of shows like strictly and comedy shows are sadly lacking comedy

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