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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 don't watch 'terrestrial tv' - the channels that you need a license for - and only watch streaming services I pay for. This is mostly due to finding adverts intrusive, and having interests that aren't well reflected in mainstream stuff. 

    Apologies if I missed another person saying this, however there will be extensive duplication of programming across various services. 

    One thing that might be helpful is if you make a list of stuff you like to watch (maybe a dozen different titles) and see which streaming service has the most of these? 

    Many have or definitely had free trial periods. 

    If you choose a single streaming service, and check the cancellation to see if you are locked into a year or if you can cancel with a month notice, you could always pick one service and swap to a different one if you find out after time that you don't like it. 

    I totally get the drive to have everything. I'm not sure how much real value it adds to choice. It probably ends up like owning every music album from an HMV in the specific sense that there'll be masses you don't enjoy.

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  • I don't watch 'terrestrial tv' - the channels that you need a license for - and only watch streaming services I pay for. This is mostly due to finding adverts intrusive, and having interests that aren't well reflected in mainstream stuff. 

    Apologies if I missed another person saying this, however there will be extensive duplication of programming across various services. 

    One thing that might be helpful is if you make a list of stuff you like to watch (maybe a dozen different titles) and see which streaming service has the most of these? 

    Many have or definitely had free trial periods. 

    If you choose a single streaming service, and check the cancellation to see if you are locked into a year or if you can cancel with a month notice, you could always pick one service and swap to a different one if you find out after time that you don't like it. 

    I totally get the drive to have everything. I'm not sure how much real value it adds to choice. It probably ends up like owning every music album from an HMV in the specific sense that there'll be masses you don't enjoy.

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