Amazon Prime is on pace to become more popular than cable TV

[kevindavis007]

Someday soon, more U.S. households will be subscribers of Amazon Prime than cable or satellite TV, according to recent estimates of Amazon's popular shipping and entertainment service.


According to estimates from Morningstar, nearly 79 million U.S. households now have an Amazon Prime membership, up from around 66 million at the end of last year.


That compares to a projected 90 million U.S. households that will pay for cable or satellite TV this year, according to S&P Global.


According to these estimates, more U.S. households may have an Amazon Prime subscription than a pay TV subscription as soon as next year.


The implication here is not that Amazon's Prime Video service is more popular than TV; the main reason most people subscribe to Amazon Prime is still the fast delivery of products.


But it is an indication that Prime is moving toward becoming a "no-brainer" for more than just wealthy Americans. To that end, Amazon has been courting lower-income American households with discounts for those on government assistance, as well as a monthly payment option for those who don't want to cough up $99 for an annual subscription.


Read More: http://www.cnbc.com/2017/07/10/amazon-prime-may-become-more-popular-than-cable-tv.html

[Free Vulcan]

With internet live services coming on fast, cable TV is going to go the way of the buggywhip industry.

[Cripplecreek]

Looks like I can combine Amazon Prime, Sling TV and maybe Roku for a fraction of the cost of comcast or direct TV and get more of what I actually want to watch.

[kevindavis007]

With internet live services coming on fast, cable TV is going to go the way of the buggywhip industry.

I wouldn't shed a tear if they all go away.  The big problem I have with cable is this.. Why should I pay for $100 for 50 channels that I don't watch or even thinking of watching for just 1 channel that I want to watch.

[Cripplecreek]

And as I type this a popup shower between my sat dish and the satellite takes out my signal.

[kevindavis007]

Looks like I can combine Amazon Prime, Sling TV and maybe Roku for a fraction of the cost of comcast or direct TV and get more of what I actually want to watch.

Not counting Amazon Prime, Sling TV, and Hulu will cost us $40 per month alone.. That is either on either Amazon Fire Tv or Chromecast.

[endicom]

With internet live services coming on fast, cable TV is going to go the way of the buggywhip industry.

Anyone remember minicomputers? That the minicomputer industry was huge and worldwide? From dust to nearly dust in just a few decades.

[Frank Cannon]

I find this an odd comparison. An entertainment platform and a free two day shipping club.

[Suppressed]

Looks like I can combine Amazon Prime, Sling TV and maybe Roku for a fraction of the cost of comcast or direct TV and get more of what I actually want to watch.

What do you use to get the Internet to view them?

[ConstitutionRose]

Looks like I can combine Amazon Prime, Sling TV and maybe Roku for a fraction of the cost of comcast or direct TV and get more of what I actually want to watch.

We have big bandwidth for the office and mostly watch Amazon Prime or Netflix.  There is NOTHING to watch on cable TV but we keep it for the mother-in-law.  I'm not sure there is anything we want from TV.  If MIL were not in residence, we would kill the cable.  I don't think we would even subscribe to Hulu. 

I wear Amazon Unlimited Music out when I am in the house or the office.  I love having access to so much music.

[Cripplecreek]

What do you use to get the Internet to view them?

I have comcast internet

[Smokin Joe]

I find this an odd comparison. An entertainment platform and a free two day shipping club.

With the two day shipping comes access to a pile of movies, series, and original series. There is a lot included besides free shipping, which actually pays for membership around here. I have had better entertainment options with a good internet connection, a 30 dollar kindle fire, and Prime membership than with cable. The only thing I can't get on amazon is local news, and I can use the kindle fire to surf and find that from local websites.

The change is surprising.

[Cripplecreek]

https://www.amazon.com/Prime-Video/b?node=2676882011

[Frank Cannon]

With the two day shipping comes access to a pile of movies, series, and original series. There is a lot included besides free shipping, which actually pays for membership around here. I have had better entertainment options with a good internet connection, a 30 dollar kindle fire, and Prime membership than with cable. The only thing I can't get on amazon is local news, and I can use the kindle fire to surf and find that from local websites.

The change is surprising.

They offer entertainment, but mostly it is used for shipping costs. The only reason I got it was to optimize my Echo. Most of the movies we want to watch are not on Prime. My kid had to pay 3 clams to watch the 2nd Pirates movie the other day on Amazon. That movie is 4 or 5 years old for crying out loud. Eff Bezos.

[truth_seeker]

Internet streaming video has really come on strong recently. YouTube has a lot, including news live, or almost live.

[InHeavenThereIsNoBeer]

With the two day shipping comes access to a pile of movies, series, and original series. There is a lot included besides free shipping, which actually pays for membership around here. I have had better entertainment options with a good internet connection, a 30 dollar kindle fire, and Prime membership than with cable. The only thing I can't get on amazon is local news, and I can use the kindle fire to surf and find that from local websites.

The change is surprising.

And the ability to support WaPo!

[Smokin Joe]

And the ability to support WaPo!

I just read their freebies. (I got what I paid for!) When they wanted me to pay, I declined.

[InHeavenThereIsNoBeer]

I just read their freebies. (I got what I paid for!) When they wanted me to pay, I declined.

And yet, you're still supporting them (WaPo) through your payments to amazon/bezos.

It's your money.  I can't tell you how to spend it.  But it does sadden me seeing people contributing their hard earned money to a Commie Pinko Bastard.

[Smokin Joe]

And yet, you're still supporting them (WaPo) through your payments to amazon/bezos.

It's your money.  I can't tell you how to spend it.  But it does sadden me seeing people contributing their hard earned money to a Commie Pinko Bastard.

On cable there are:
ABC
CBS
NBC
CNN
VICE
and a host of other networks I don't want to watch or support, full of commie pinko (and homo) bastards.

Guess what? you support them anyway, unless you shut everything off and live under a rock.

Watch a movie? Watch TV?
Support the communists and homosexuals in Hollywood and New York. Pay taxes? Guess what? Same show, different town.

Sorry, there is no way to get out of it, only minimize it.

Wapo goes behind a paywall fast.
I don't pay. It's optional. I'll take that opt out and not pay. I read a few free articles and that, as they say, was that. End of story.

Bottom line is that I got this as a part of a package that saves me money on shipping. I can get products I can't find in NW North Dakota, and have them shipped to my house in two days, free.

I also have access to a huge library of books for free. Some I can download for free. And while I know I can do that from other sites, that little 30 dollar (on sale) kindle fire is a lot easier to lug around than a library or my computer.

[InHeavenThereIsNoBeer]

Wapo goes behind a paywall fast.
I don't pay. It's optional. I'll take that opt out and not pay. I read a few free articles and that, as they say, was that. End of story.

Yes, you do.  You can put your money in his right pocket via amazon, or his left pocket via WaPo, but you're paying either way.

[Smokin Joe]

Yes, you do.  You can put your money in his right pocket via amazon, or his left pocket via WaPo, but you're paying either way.

I would wager that very little goes to Wapo. They'd get more if I bought a paper (which I won't, we read the Baltimore Sun or the Washington Star when I lived out there, long ago).

You didn't address my other points. Besides, I use up a lot more than 99 dollars worth of shipping in a year.

[InHeavenThereIsNoBeer]

I would wager that very little goes to Wapo. They'd get more if I bought a paper (which I won't, we read the Baltimore Sun or the Washington Star when I lived out there, long ago).

You didn't address my other points. Besides, I use up a lot more than 99 dollars worth of shipping in a year.

The CEO of amazon owns the WaPo.

If you're sticking it to him on shipping, good for you, keep it up!

But, if it turns out he's a shrewder businessman that you gave him credit for...

As I said, it's your money.

[Smokin Joe]

The CEO of amazon owns the WaPo.

If you're sticking it to him on shipping, good for you, keep it up!

But, if it turns out he's a shrewder businessman that you gave him credit for...

As I said, it's your money.

Like I said

On cable there are:
ABC
CBS
NBC
CNN
VICE
All of Oprah's networks
Lifetime, et fricking cetera. About the only conservative thing on is Beck, because the weather channels keep yabbling on about global warming and a host of other networks I don't want to watch or support, full of commie pinko (and homo) bastards.

Guess what? you support them anyway, unless you shut everything off and live under a rock.

Watch a movie? Watch TV?
Support the communists and homosexuals in Hollywood and New York. Pay taxes? Guess what? Same show, different town.

Sorry, there is no way to get out of it, only minimize it.

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I'm sure that there is a liberal who owns a big chunk of the internet, and the companies that connect us to it.

[roamer_1]

The only thing I can't get on amazon is local news, and I can use the kindle fire to surf and find that from local websites.

Buy a good digital antenna. Shoot, out there in the flats you can probably pick up everything from KC to Chi-town - Well, that is probably exaggerated but ask around... A hunred bucks will probably get you a bunch of local channels for free after the investment.

The change is surprising.

Ain't it tho?

[Smokin Joe]

Buy a good digital antenna. Shoot, out there in the flats you can probably pick up everything from KC to Chi-town - Well, that is probably exaggerated but ask around... A hunred bucks will probably get you a bunch of local channels for free after the investment.

Ain't it tho?

3 stations in close, another 6 or so within a 100 miles (by air). They're all network or PBS. Still, it would likely bring in NBC and SeeBS affiliates and that would get the local snooze. Internet is faster, but it could be done. The curvature of the earth comes into play here...