Will free TV disappear in the future?
By aubrey
@averygirl72 (37763)
Philippines
June 22, 2021 8:26pm CST
I found a discussion in a forum site that says streaming is now defeating free television industry. I get interested because that is what is actually happening in our home. We don't watch TV so much anymore. We use to watch a variety show in noontime but now we no longer watch. We are contented watching Netflix on our phones.
We watch news at night now but we don't even finish it. We spend a lot of time more on Netflix and YouTube on our phone than watching TV shows
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@LadyDuck (459583)
• Switzerland
24 Jun 21
@averygirl72 Cable is expensive, for serious streaming you have to pay, if you pay nothing it is illegal streaming and if you catch you here it is a serious crime.
@averygirl72 (37763)
• Philippines
25 Jun 21
@rakski That's cheap. What is the name of the cable provider?
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@ShyBear88 (59303)
• Sterling, Virginia
23 Jun 21
Streaming service are not for free. Actually YouTube has two versions one where it’s free but it’s for like bloggers YouTube plus or whatever you want to call if you pay for. Netflix is also paid for monthly, Hulu if you don’t pay for Hulu live you don’t get live tv. Most people don’t want cable any more because the prices keep going up and up.
@averygirl72 (37763)
• Philippines
25 Jun 21
Many now enjoy a lot of YouTube videos. Cable subscriptions are expensive. If internet service becomes cheaper many will choose to stream shows than free tv
@ShyBear88 (59303)
• Sterling, Virginia
25 Jun 21
@averygirl72 internet for me is $65 a month that’s cheap. Plus then whatever my stream service is. YouTube when you think of it isn’t for free your paying for the internet but not al of YouTube is free. Like I said YouTube is more for bloggers yes you’d an find movies and shows but to all. Also the quality might not be that good. There is also paid subscription of YouTube TV that shows Shows and movies that YouTube them selves have hired real actors to play in. A lot of them sound pretty good but I don’t need another streaming thing.
@averygirl72 (37763)
• Philippines
27 Jun 21
But I think there will be competition. I think more and more people will be spending their time in streaming services than free TV. But I think it will not happen soon. It make take more years to come. This is just a probability
@averygirl72 (37763)
• Philippines
25 Jun 21
That's so many paid subscriptions so you don't watch free TV with that
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@KityCat (7589)
• India
23 Jun 21
I agree. TVs channels aren't has good anymore. With streaming services we csn watch the shows anytime we want and don't have to worry sbout missing the shows 
I have 2. Prime video (which i happened to get when I signed of for their prime membership not knowing i would get prime video too . Lol) and Disney+ cause that's where all the disney/marvel stuff are there
I have 2. Prime video (which i happened to get when I signed of for their prime membership not knowing i would get prime video too . Lol) and Disney+ cause that's where all the disney/marvel stuff are there@averygirl72 (37763)
• Philippines
25 Jun 21
There are more good shows in cable and streaming services
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@averygirl72 (37763)
• Philippines
25 Jun 21
@KityCat I didn't know that. I thought there are many shows in cable
@KityCat (7589)
• India
25 Jun 21
@averygirl72 i kind of got bored with the cable services cause they show the same thing again and again most of the time.
@prashu228 (37525)
• India
23 Jun 21
Even I am not watching TV, I think it's the same everywhere these days
@Letranknight2015 (51537)
• Philippines
25 Jun 21
Free? we have a cable subscription for more than twenty years and we paid eleven dollars. Whats worst is that they removed the cool channels and pressured us to upgrade subscription. But we didn't. If it's free tv with only antenna not cable you were referring to, not much channels to be watch anyways. yeah, netflix was only one month free trial. next it's 10$ a month.
@RasmaSandra (73802)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
23 Jun 21
I get my entertainment online, on YourTube, I watch DVDs and videos,
@averygirl72 (37763)
• Philippines
25 Jun 21
Most of my entertainment is online now
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@averygirl72 (37763)
• Philippines
25 Jun 21
Many here can't afford monthly internet connection and cable subscription so I think it will not disappear easily
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@averygirl72 (37763)
• Philippines
23 Jun 21
I think free TV will still exist but have less viewers unlike before
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@averygirl72 (37763)
• Philippines
23 Jun 21
Not all people here in my place have internet so many will still watch free TV
