Dankry@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoStreaming is cable now | Seventeen years after Netflix and Hulu kicked off a streaming revolution, it’s looking more like cable than ever.www.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up1496arrow-down113
arrow-up1483arrow-down1external-linkStreaming is cable now | Seventeen years after Netflix and Hulu kicked off a streaming revolution, it’s looking more like cable than ever.www.theverge.comDankry@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square31fedilink
minus-squareBowtiesAreCool@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down2·7 months agoBasic cable has always had commercials along with the over the air channels. Premium channels didn’t.
minus-squaredogslayeggs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoYou’re right. I guess I was remembering premium channels and some niche channels that were cable-only. Most channels available on early cable were just piping non-local broadcast channels down a cable.
Basic cable has always had commercials along with the over the air channels. Premium channels didn’t.
You’re right. I guess I was remembering premium channels and some niche channels that were cable-only. Most channels available on early cable were just piping non-local broadcast channels down a cable.