Juli Clover writing for MacRumors:
Introduced in January by United States Federal Communications Commission chairman Tom Wheeler, the proposal initially called for content providers to allow cable and satellite subscribers to access and watch cable content on any set-top box of their choosing, including the Apple TV, rather than being forced to lease a set-top box provided by cable companies like Comcast and Time Warner Cable.
That’s too bad. The pressure from cable companies against this proposal must have been incredible.
Yeah, the pressure of that much money would weigh anyone down. 🙂
They are kicking and screaming. They won this battle but the war against traditional cable tv is not over. Cable companies are going to lose.
i cut cable over a decade ago. at this point I’m not even interested in ala cart TV — the commercial breaks aren’t worth it. I’m too used to on demand and streaming services…i tried some of the cable apps w/ free episodes but commercial breaks and its just to hellish — several minutes of often-repeated commercials. the same commercials every break, sometimes repeated 2 or 3 times in a row. screw that.
i won’t be doing any more commercial television. id just rather buy my shows or pay a subscription to netflix, hbo, etc.