Yes, Netflix And Hulu Are Starting To Kill Cable

By the end of 2017, over 15.4 million people in the US will cut their cable. Who can blame them? Cable has not evolved in last 10 years and is becoming increasingly more expensive annually. Nevertheless, several individuals are still electing cable as their content provider, when streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon exists. Streaming services are a superior alternative to cable because they are convenient, offers a wide variety of content for a reasonable price, provides content options based on viewer’s preference, and they do not have any commercials.

Streaming services are convenient for the customers because they can stream the content from anywhere and anytime, and Netflix offers audio description. Cable subscribers can only

Streaming services cost consumers about $12 a month plus internet fees. In contrast, cable cost my family approximately $44 per month excluding taxes and other fees, and cable is not getting cheaper any time soon. In the article “Yes, Netflix and Hulu Are Starting to Kill Cable” Stenovec states “The average cable TV bill, not including fees, promotion or taxes, has increased by whopping a 97 percent over the past 14 years, according to the media research firm SNL Kagan. That bill could reach whopping $200 per month by 2020, one study found.” (1). For $12 per month streaming services’ subscribers get access to a wide variety of content from these streaming sites. Subscribers have the freedom to binge-watch their beloved old and new TV show and movies anytime they desired. In contrast, cable forces their subscriber to watch whatever network decide to air. “Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon also offer far more than cable does. People can watch a wide variety of movies, from comedies to documentaries, which may never air on the TV. Netflix subscribers can also choose among a range of different TV shows as many times as they want, even if it has been taken off the original channel it aired on” ("Binge or Bust? Netflix Vs. Cable TV" 1). Streaming services do everything to make the consumer’s experience worth their

Cable is the only place where customers can watch the latest episodes of their favorite shows. In contrast, on streaming services customers must wait for new episodes to arrive. “Childers Loves Netflix because of the wide variety of shows that [it] offers. The only downside, Childers believes, is that people have to wait a long time for a show’s next season.” ("Binge or Bust? Netflix Vs. Cable TV" 1). Every month streaming services are adding and deducting content from their catalog because streaming services must license TV shows. Thus, once the license agreement expires, they must remove the content from their catalog. Networks own the rights to the shows that they air, so this would not happen on cable. Also, streaming service remove the show or movie. If, enough people are not watching that content. In a YouTube video “Netflix Quick Guide: How Does Netflix Decide What’s on Netflix | Netflix” made by Netflix employee, McCabe states, “We can’t license everything and also, maintain our low prices, so we look for those titles that deliver the biggest viewership relative to the licensing cost, this also means that Netflix will forgo or choose not to renew some titles that aren’t watched enough relative to their cost.” For a sports fan, streaming services are not a superior alternative because streaming services do not offer live sports