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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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  • I have a Roku Stick and watch all the "free" channels, BBC, C4, U, and ITV. I get around the annoyance by just muting the ads when they are on, or making a drink, or visiting the bathroom.  I only watch TV after 6pm for 2 hours, usually some drama or series that relaxes me before my bedtime routine. I prefer audio books for escapism.  But I had to get a TV licence in order to watch Strictly, my guilty secret.  

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  • I have a Roku Stick and watch all the "free" channels, BBC, C4, U, and ITV. I get around the annoyance by just muting the ads when they are on, or making a drink, or visiting the bathroom.  I only watch TV after 6pm for 2 hours, usually some drama or series that relaxes me before my bedtime routine. I prefer audio books for escapism.  But I had to get a TV licence in order to watch Strictly, my guilty secret.  

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  • in reply to P0w3rPlut0

    I think theres way to much stigma around watching tv, I love strictly too, and bake off and property programs. The world often feels full of human hairballs who snootily say they never watch telly and imply that those of us who so are intellectually inferior. I do enjoy a good drama too. I don't listen to audio books, but I read loads.

    Sorry to anyone who's not into tv, I've not encountered the attitudes mentioned above from anyone on here.