Whether you are mostly a fan of the Alphabet, the Peacock, or the Eye, referring to, respectively, the US networks of ABC, NBC, and CBS, let me tell you, in ten or 20 years they most likely will no longer be the leaders, if they are even alive at all. The same fate for Fox, which after 30 years or so, still hasn’t quite matured as the Big Three have. Despite having sports for many years, their primetime is only 2 hours, and there is no 6:30 pm newscast to compete with the other Big Three’s national news programs. And just like foxes, the company that owned Fox was sly enough to create an entire cable network over 20 years ago. As to quality, well, let’s just say it reports outside the typical pale of the media.
People would rather go to Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, and countless other platforms that present movies, shows, etc. (typically exclusive to a given service), come through the internet. But this wastes a lot of moolah, because to get a full range of entertainment, I would recommend a digital cable, satellite, or similar service to get the potential for one to watch more. Even if you don’t frequent key cable channels, they’re there for you, lest you want to watch one of their programs.
Even PBS has a rival of sorts now: Curiosity Stream. Yet, just like the other online TV platforms, this online TV service is of course, for profit. Takes the “public” out of “Public Broadcasting Service,” doesn’t it? LOL
At the other extreme, still others “cut the cord.” They stick to the tradition of the airwaves, with some bonuses: namely, a number of specialists in certain areas like movies, classic TV, etc., in addition to the master networks. (read: the Big 3 or 4) While it is not a clone of cable, it has some interesting programs that could be competent enough. In a sense, it could be called “the poor man’s cable.” And all you need to access the treasures thereof is a digital TV and antenna, or an analog TV with a “converter box,” as a “middleman” to re-process the signals into an analog format. Even though analog TVs are no longer on the market (they left it in 2009 due to government order), they are able to attach directly to connections through non-broadcast TV systems, including cable, satellite, and others.
Whatever quality or quantity of television you watch, be a smart buyer. That’s it in a nutshell, the decision is yours.
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