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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 was just thinking more about everyone's habits and reflecting the the TV doesn't get used a lot.

    The kids like their games consoles, they also like a bit of YouTube kids on the tablet, which is restricted to half an hour and it auto turns off. My daughter will watch things if she's asked to have a break from gaming, and then watches the same shows over and over, and most are iPlayer these days. My sons main TV time is when his sister goes upstairs and he gets to stay up a bit longer, then it's wherever we recommend him a show/film to watch. 

    My husband watches the most and subscribes to whatever provider has a show he wants to watch, then when they don't have anything else he's interested in he'll switch.  But quite often he watches on the tablet with headphones while washing up. He mainly only gets to watch in the evenings when the kids are in bed, and that's getting later and later.

    When I've finished work between 11-12, I might come in and watch a bit of something fairly easy like some comedy show to unwind before bed. I think my interests are quite narrow though of what I'll want to watch. A lot of shows make me anxious, worrying about the characters/ people. 

    I was just thinking most people will have one service at least, and a lot probably just spend more time on their phones these days. I think a lot of TV companies might be struggling to compete with the internet. 

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  • I was just thinking more about everyone's habits and reflecting the the TV doesn't get used a lot.

    The kids like their games consoles, they also like a bit of YouTube kids on the tablet, which is restricted to half an hour and it auto turns off. My daughter will watch things if she's asked to have a break from gaming, and then watches the same shows over and over, and most are iPlayer these days. My sons main TV time is when his sister goes upstairs and he gets to stay up a bit longer, then it's wherever we recommend him a show/film to watch. 

    My husband watches the most and subscribes to whatever provider has a show he wants to watch, then when they don't have anything else he's interested in he'll switch.  But quite often he watches on the tablet with headphones while washing up. He mainly only gets to watch in the evenings when the kids are in bed, and that's getting later and later.

    When I've finished work between 11-12, I might come in and watch a bit of something fairly easy like some comedy show to unwind before bed. I think my interests are quite narrow though of what I'll want to watch. A lot of shows make me anxious, worrying about the characters/ people. 

    I was just thinking most people will have one service at least, and a lot probably just spend more time on their phones these days. I think a lot of TV companies might be struggling to compete with the internet. 

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