Dankry@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years 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-square41linkfedilinkarrow-up1533arrow-down112
arrow-up1521arrow-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 · 2 years agomessage-square41linkfedilink
minus-squareBowtiesAreCool@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down2·2 years agoBasic cable has always had commercials along with the over the air channels. Premium channels didn’t.
minus-squaredogslayeggs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years 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.